Native American Verbal Art

'Native American Verbal Art: Texts and Contexts deals seriously with a wide range and sweep of materials, utilizing both a historical and a literary approach, drawing on a variety of disciplines, including folklore and anthropology, and focuses the whole endeavor onto a clearer understanding of Native American verbal art. It is the only study of its kind, and it extends the range of Native American studies.' - Brian Swann, The Cooper Union, New York.