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 Shirley Sterling
Laura Tohe
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Shirley Sterling |
Works by the Author
Listed below are selected works by the author.
Sterling, Shirley. My Name Is Seepeetza. Vancouver, B.C.: Groundwood Books, 1992.
Further Readings About the Author
Books
Eigenbrod, Renate. Creating Community: A Roundtable on Canadian Aboriginal Literature. Penticton, B.C.: Theytus Books, 2002.
This collection of essays examines Native American literature and includes one essay that looks at symbolism in Shirley Sterling's novel.
Periodicals
Andrews, Marke. "Bringing a Forgotten Childhood Back to Life." The Vancouver Sun (December 18, 1992):D8.
This article describes Sterling's own experience in boarding school and talks about how she became a writer.
Ellis, Sarah. "My Name Is Seepeetza -- Book Reviews." Horn Book (May 1993):365-67.
This book review compares Seepeetza's life at school to her life at home, contrasting her emotions about the different environments.
Johnston, Ingrid and Margaret Mackey. "Multicultural Books for Readers 10-18." Emergency Librarian (November-December 1995):24-30.
The authors discuss methods of selecting multicultural literature for a classroom, suggesting My Name Is Seepeetza as a well-written novel for teaching about Native American history and culture.
Web Sites
Reading Online: "Writing 'In' Books" (Beth Matlack, November 1999)
http://www.readingonline.org/reviews/literature/writing/
This article reviews My Name Is Seepeetza and offers suggestions for bringing the novel into the classroom and for mediating discussions it may foster.
Language and Literacy: "Life in Residential Schools: A Response to Shirley Sterling's "My Name Is Seepeetza," (Desirée Pelletier, Winter 2000)
http://educ.queensu.ca/~landl/(see archives)
Pelletier expands upon the descriptions of residential school life in My Name Is Seepeetza, and advocates for the use of Sterling's book in classrooms.
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Laura Tohe |
Works by the Author
Listed below are selected works by the author.
Tohe, Laura. Making Friends with Water. Omaha: Nosila Press, 1986.
A number of Tohe's earlier poems are collected in this anthology.
---. No Parole Today. Albuquerque: West End Press, 1999.
Further Readings About the Author
Books
Bataille, Gretchen M. and Laurie Lisa. Native American Women: A Biographical Dictionary. New York: Garland, 1993.
This well-organized dictionary offers an entry about Laura Tohe with a detailed biography.
Francis, Lee. Native Time: A Historical of Native America. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996.
This reference guide to Native American history includes an informative entry about Laura Tohe and her work.
Web Sites
Dr. Laura Tohe's Web site
http://www.public.asu.edu/~ltohe/
Laura Tohe's university Web site contains her curriculum vita, contact information, and information about classes she teaches.
Laura Tohe
http://www.hanksville.org/storytellers/tohe/
This short biography of Laura Tohe offers links to her work online, a bibliography, and a list of anthologies that contain her work.
Reznet: "Survivor" (Benny Polacca, January 13, 2005)
http://www.reznetnews.org (see Culture)
In this article, Laura Tohe discusses her time as a student in a residential school, her experiences writing No Parole Today as a graduate student, and her current role as a university professor.
Periodicals
Arizona Humanities Council. "Laura Tohe: Commitment to Heritage." Arizona Insight Newsletter (May 1997):3.
The Arizona Humanities Council, an organization dedicated to promoting the recognition of the variety of cultures in Arizona, interviews Laura Tohe.
Film/Video
Distant Voices, Thunder Words. Nebraska Educational Television, 1990.
Laura Tohe is interviewed in this documentary about Native American and African storytelling traditions.
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