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"The founding idea of "America" has been based largely on the expected sweeping away of Native Americans to make room for EuroAmericans and their cultures. In this authoritative study, David L. Moore examines the works of five well-known Native American writers and their efforts, since the nation's early days, to redefine an "America" and "American identity" that includes Native Americans. That Dream Shall Have a Name focuses on the writing of Pequot Methodist minister William Apess in the 1830's; on Northern Paiute activist Sarah Winnemucca in the 1880's; on Salish/Me; tis novelist, historian, and activist D'Arcy McNickle in the 1930's; on Laguna poet and novelist Leslie Marmon Silko; and on Spokane poet, novelist, humorist, and filmmaker Sherman Alexie in the latter twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Moore studies these five writers' stories about the conflicted topics of sovereignty, community, identity, and authenticity--always tinged with irony and often with humor. He shows how Native Americans have tried from the beginning to shape an American narrative closer to its own ideals, one that does not include the death and destruction of their peoples. This compelling work offers keen insights into the relationships between Native and American identity and politics in a way that is both accessible to newcomers and compelling to those already familiar with these fields. "--

Indians in literature. --- American literature --- Indigenous peoples in literature. --- Indigenous authors. --- Indians of Central America in literature --- Indians of Mexico in literature --- Indians of North America in literature --- Indians of South America in literature --- Indians of the West Indies in literature --- Indian literature (American) --- Authors --- Adivasis in literature --- Indian authors. --- Apess, William, --- Winnemucca, Sarah, --- McNickle, D’Arcy, --- Silko, Leslie Marmon, --- Alexie, Sherman, --- Alexie, Sherman Joseph, --- אלקסי, שרמן, --- Aleḳsi, Sherman, --- Silko, Leslie, --- Hopkins, Sarah Winnemucca, --- Thocmetony, --- Shell Flower, --- Apes, William, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Indian authors