"Reading Native American Literature fills a void in teaching and scholarship indigenous literature. It will prove to be a central resource in the classroom and a sustainer corrective in the field of Native studies." Sean Kicummah Teuton, University of Wisconsin-Madison

"[T]he critical framework Coulombe proposes is an ethical one that opens up the novels, allowing them to build cultural bridges." Kim Roppolo, University of Oklahomo

Native American literature explores divides between public and cultures, ethnicities and experience. In this volume, Joseph L. Coulombe argues that Native American writers use diverse narrative strategies to engage with readers are "writing for connection" with both Native and non-Native audiences.

Suggesting new ways towards a sensitive engagement with Native texts and tribal cultures, but this book provides not only a comprehensive introduction to Native American literature but also a pragmatic critical framework through which it may be read.