I have adapted this course from the Lumen shell for Introduction to Literature, originally developed by faculty at Ivy Tech Community College, using original materials, as well as materials from NDLA.

This text is intended for use in the Jefferson Community College (SUNY) ENG 245: Survey of Native American Literature class.  Here is that course’s description from the College Catalog at Jefferson:

This course will cover a range of Native American writings, from oral “tribal” stories and poems in translation, to autobiographical narratives and contemporary fiction and poetry.  Students will be exposed to a range of writings representing diverse Native American communities and will study both oral narratives transformed to writing and texts originally presented in written form.  The course will not focus on any one Native American community in depth, yet will allow this opportunity to students through paper assignments.  The course will also demonstrate how an understanding of specific cultural and historical contexts informs each selected task.

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