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Finding and retaining cultural identity and self identity has been
a struggle for many American Indians since the colonial era. Robert
J. Conley's compelling novel, Mountain Windsong, explores the
struggle to retain identity in the context of adversity. This issue
is still relevant today as American Indians deal with identity
issues in a dominant and always encroaching culture.Fox's analysis
is a critical examination of Conley's seminal novel and its
interpretation and an analysis of identity in the context of major
adversity: the government enforced travail known as The Trail of
Tears
The Cherokee education system, which includes the first female
secondary school west of the Mississippi River, is a compelling
topic and one that demands native voices. Assimilation is a term
most commonly used with the formal education of American Indians.
However, the Cherokee people chose to establish an independent
education system to protect their cultural and political
sovereignty. Adaption is a more accurate description for the
purpose of the institutions the Cherokee people funded and built.
This analysis is an examination of the Cherokee education system,
established and funded solely by the Cherokee Nation, and its
relationship to political and cultural sovereignty. The author is
Cherokee. She evaluates the current trend of placing American
Indian education in the Eurocentric context of acculturation and
assimilation and concludes that the Cherokee system does not fit
the popular paradigm. Originally, this manuscript was destined to
be submitted as an MA thesis, but because the author's thesis
committee members insisted that she use the more acceptable term of
assimilation and to find more acceptable sources, she elected to
pull out of the program. Instead of an MA thesis, she produced an
independent scholarly examination of the Cherokee education system.
Cuba on the Edge presents recent short stories by twenty-one of the
best writers on the island. The title refers both to Cubans'
awareness of living on the brink of an unknown future, and to the
edginess with which they negotiate their way through uncertainties.
These twenty-one perspectives reveal very diverse responses to the
challenges of daily life. Some stories are set in Havana, while
others depict rural or small town Cuba. Many analyze gender roles
and gender politics, as well as depicting economic stress and
ingenious coping strategies. Some tales are dark, while others are
hilarious. Some voices remember the past, and others imagine the
future. Many stories address contro-versial topics: prostitution,
crime, exile, disillusionment, skepticism. But the predominant tone
is of reaffirmation of human ties and survival, and of celebration
of the complex strata of Cuban experience.
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