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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 95 19:24:40 0800
From: David Cunningham <dunnet@unixg.ubc.ca>
To: dbain@unixg.ubc.ca
Subject: mags
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> From (fellow Choctaw) Don Birchfield
BarkingPup@aol.com
NATIVE AMERICAN PERIODICALS
Today, some of the best writing by Native authors, both fiction and
nonfiction, covering a wide range of Native issues, is to be found in the
wealth of Native American periodicals currently being published. The
following list is a sample of the wide variety of magazines, journals, and
newsletters currently available (list compiled by D.L. Birchfield, updated
February 1995; note: many Native publications which do not regularly feature
creative work by Native writers or which are not largely devoted to the study
of Native literature have not been included).
AKWE:KON: A JOURNAL OF INDIGENOUS ISSUES, 300 Caldwell Hall, Cornell
University, Ithaca, NY 14853. Formerly NORTHEAST INDIAN QUARTERLY, now in
its 11th year; wide range of articles, legal issues, Native agriculture,
history, reviews, poetry, fiction, photos; quarterly, $18 per year.
> From bonna@selway.umt.eduWed Mar 1 11:25:10 1995
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 1995 10:51:31 -0700 (MST)
From: Daniel E Bonadurer <bonna@selway.umt.edu>
Reply to: NATIVELIT-L@cornell.edu
To: NATIVELIT-L@cornell.edu
Subject: Re: Native Periodicals (fwd)
AKWESASNE NOTES
MOHAWK NATION
P.O. Box 196
Rooseveltown, N.Y. 13683-0196
Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall issues. USA $25; Canada $30; Foreign $35.
This has been around, I believe, since the early 70s with printing
suspended at some time. Apparently they are activated today. And they
"welcome you to speak."
AMERICAN INDIAN CULTURE AND RESEARCH JOURNAL, American Indian Studies Center,
3220 Campbell Hall, UCLA, 405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1548.
Now in its 18th year; professional, scholarly quarterly, interdisciplinary;
lots of excellent, meaty reviews; $20 per year.
AMERICAN INDIAN LIBRARIES NEWSLETTER, American Indian Library Assoc. (AILA),
c/o Lotsee Patterson, School of Library and Information Studies, University
of Oklahoma, 401 W. Brooks, Norman, OK 73019. Quarterly, now in its 17th
year; job announcements, spot news, AILA minutes; excellent short book
reviews by Lisa Mitten of the University of Pittsburgh; $10 per year to:
American Indian Library Association, c/o Joan Howland, Law Library,
University of Minnesota, 229 19th Avenue, South, Minneapolis, MN 55455.
THE FOUR DIRECTIONS: AMERICAN INDIAN LITERARY QUARTERLY, Snowbird Publishing
Co., P.O. Box 729, Tellico Plains, TN 37385. Relatively new, independent,
Indian-owned quarterly, packed with poetry, short fiction, essays, all by
Native writers; Vol I issues #1, 2, & 3 are sold out; some copies of #4 (an
All-Native
Womens issue) might still be available; Vol II, #1 has also been published;
GATHERINGS: THE EN'OWKIN JOURNAL OF FIRST NORTH AMERICAN PEOPLES, Theytus
Books LTD, P.O. Box 20040, Penticton, B.C., Canada V2A 8K3. Published
annually by the En'owkin Centre International School of Writing, a Native
writers school in Canada, affiliated with the University of Victoria, but
operated by Native people; packed with creative work (poetry, fiction) by
Native writers from throughout North America; Vol V (Fall, 1994) is 284
pages; write for current catalogue, also publishes many other excellent works
by Native authors.
GREAT PROMISE MAGAZINE, 1103 Hatteras, Austin, TX 78753. Brand new Native
children's magazine, edited by Native people, has now published its inaugural
issue.
INDIAN YOUTH OF AMERICA NEWSLETTER, P.O. Box 2786, Sioux City, IA 51106. Now
in its 9th year; quarterly; each issue showcases fiction or poetry from some
of the best Native authors (Carter Revard, Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, Beth
Brandt, etc); sample copy, $2.50.
THE INDIGENOUS EYE, Tahlequah, OK, has suspended publication.
MOCCASIN TELEGRAPH, 2951 Ellenwood Drive, Fairfax, VA 22031-2038. Now in its
3rd year; combined newsletter (irregular, sometimes monthly or bi-monthly,
sometimes quarterly) of the Native Writers' Circle of the Americas and
Wordcraft Circle of Native American Mentor & Apprentice Writers; showcase of
original poetry, fiction, and essays by emerging Native writers; reports on
Native writer's conferences and workshops; Market Report features calls for
submissions for anthologies, guidelines for submission to Native publications
and book publishers, other opportunities for Native writers to find outlets
for their work; profiles of Native authors; $24 per year, $2 sample copy.
NATIVE AMERICAN AUTHORS DISTRIBUTION PROJECT, The Greenfield Review Press, 2
Middle Grove Road, P.O. Box 308, Greenfield Center, NY 12833. Funded, in
part, by a grant from the Bay Foundation; distributes work only by Native
American authors, more than 360 titles from 80 different publishers, mostly
books, but also including audio tapes; 48-page catalog is free upon request.
All books from all of the different publishers in the catalog can be ordered
directly from the Greenfield Review Press.
NATIVE NATIONS has suspended publication.
NATIVE PEOPLES MAGAZINE, Suite C-224, 5333 N 7th St., Phoenix, AZ 85014-2804.
Full color quarterly magazine devoted to arts and lifeways of Native people;
NATIVE PLAYWRIGHTS NEWSLETTER, c/o Paul Rathbun, Director of Theater, Bravard
Community College, 1519 Clearlake Road, Cocoa, FL 32922. Now beginning its
3rd year; published March, July, & November; interviews with Native
playwrights (Bruce King, LeAnne Howe, Carlotta Kauffman, etc.); news and
reviews; history of Native theater. $20 per year.
NATIVE PRESS RESEARCH JOURNAL has suspended publication. Back issues are
available, and the Native Press Archives still publishes a very informative
newsletter. Professor Daniel F. Littlefield Jr., Native Press Archives,
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Stabler Hall 502, 2801 South
University, Little Rock, AR 72204.
NEWS FROM INDIAN COUNTRY, Rt. 2, Box 2900-A, Hayward, WI 54843. National,
Independent, twice-monthly Native newspaper; frequent interviews with Native
authors; book reviews; $18 for six months.
NEWS FROM NATIVE CALIFORNIA, P.O. Box 9145, Berkeley, CA 94709. Now in its
9th year; quarterly magazine covering a wide range of issues, exclusively
concerning Indigenous peoples of California; articles, events calendar,
reviews, history, photos; $17.50 per year.
THE RAVEN CHRONICLES, P.O. Box 95918, Seattle, WA 98145. Now in its 4th
year; multi-cultural journal of the arts and literature, including Native
American literature; poetry, fiction, essays, reviews; winner of Washington
State Bumbershoot Awards for literary excellence; $12 per year, $3 sample
copy.
SPIRIT TALK, Postal Drawer V, Browning, MT 59417. A new, Indian-owned
magazine devoted largely to Plains Indian culture, but covering other Native
topics as well; debut issue has been published, second issue due out in March
1995; $19 per year.
STUDIES IN AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURES, c/o Robert M. Nelson, Box 112,
University of Richmond, Richmond, VA 23173. Quarterly scholarly journal
focusing exclusively on American Indian literatures; reviews, interviews,
bibliographies, scholarly and theoretical articles; often has special theme
issues and occasional special issues of original Native poetry; $25 per year.
TURTLE QUARTERLY, Native American Center for the Living Arts, 25 Rainbow
Boulevard S., Niagara Falls, NY 14303. Now in its 7th year; quarterly
magazine; wide range of articles, emphasis on Native environmental and legal
issues; fiction, reviews, photos; special children's section; $15 per year.
WICAZO SA REVIEW, Route #8, Box 510, Rapid City, SD 57702. Bi-annual, since
1985; Native-edited academic journal by American Indian Studies
professionals; reviews, scholarly articles and essays, literary criticism,
occasional poems, short
stories, and humor; $20 per year.
from the masthead:
"The Wicazo Sa Review, a bi-annual journal of Native American Studies since
1985, is devoted to the development of Native American Studies as an academic
discipline. We are interested in receiving short manuscripts (10-40
double-spaced pages) or scholarly articles and essays, poems and short
stories by American Indian Studies professionals, book reviews, literary
criticism, critiques of texts, course outlines and syllabi, curriculum
designs, discussions of pedagogical techniques and teaching apparatuses
useful to the development of the discipline. We wish to serve as a publishing
outlet and as a resource for Native American scholars and readers."
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Comments from NativeNet listowner, Gary Trujillo (gst@gnosys.svle.ma.us):
And don't forget _Daybreak_ magazine. Here's some information on that
publication from an article that its editor, Prof. John Mohawk, posted
on NATIVE-L a few months ago:
From: mohawk@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu
Subject: DAYBREAK CONTENTS
Sender: native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 18:47:58 GMT
DAYBREAK MAGAZINE BACK ISSUES TABLE OF CONTENTS
WINTER 1993: "Guardians of the Land: Indigenous Peoples and the
Health of the Earth," by Alan Thein Durning; "Uses of Tropical
rainforests by Native Americans," by Darna L. Dufour, "Up in
Smoke? A Report on New York State's On-Reservation Taxing
Authority," by Jennifer Smith; "James Bay II -- A DAYBREAK
interview," by staff; "Dances with Sharks: Why the Indian Gaming
Experiment's Gone Bust," by David Segal; "Reflections on Rio
1992," by Oren Lyons.
SPRING 1993: "Indian Rights and the Environment," by Armstrong
Wiggins; "What Americans Don't Know About Indians," by Jerry
Mander; ""Nuking Native America," by Valerie taliman; "Talking to
My Granddaughter," by Henry Likkers, "Why are the Pima Indians
Sick?" by Wendy Melillo, "Onondaga Nation: Three Businesses
Closed for Non-Payment of Taxes," by staff.
SUMMER 93: SOLD OUT
VOLUME 4 #3. "Colonialism in North America: The Experience of
Alaska Native Peoples" by Dalee Sambo; "Development or
Decolonization in the Andes," by frederique Affffel-Marglin;
"Subsistence: A Complex System," by Rebecca Adamson; "Indigenous
Peoples, Self-determination, and the Unfounded Fear of
Secession," by Steven Tullberg; "The Draft UN Declaration on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples: What is it? What Does it Mean? ' by
Robert T. Coulter; "Basta! Mexican Indians Say Enough!" by
Gustavo Esteva.
VOLUME 4 #4. "Yours Truly From Indian Country," by Chellis
Glendenning; "Indians and the New Age: No Quick or Easy Road," by
John Mohawk; "Many Maya Return to Traditional Medicines," by
Third World Resurgence; "Political Dispute Turns Deadly: Three
Killed, One Injured in Gunfight at Seneca Nation," by John
Mohawk; "Replaying the Native Experience: Through Native Eyes,"
by Beverly Singer; "Sustainability and the Global Economy: Beyond
Bretton Woods," by David C. Korten; "Playing By Whose Rules? A
Challenge to Environmental, Civil Rights and Other Activists," by
Richard Grossman; "Did a North American Banking Consultant Urge
Mexico to Make War on the Chiapas Indians," by John Mohawk;
"Suicide Before Eviction," by Abya Yala News.
VOLUME 5 #1. "In the Andes, Nurturance is at the Very Heart of
Life," by Grimaldo Renfigo Vasquez; "PRATEC's Message challenges
the Ideology of Modernism," byLawrence W. Chisolm, "The Human
Genome Project: Hunting for Indigenous Peoples' Genes," by Marcus
Colchester; "Peru: Development Project at Cachi river Does Not
Respect Our Lives," by Association Bartolome Aripaylla;
"Columbia: Cries of Golden Tears," by Arturo Escobar; "Lubicon
Lake Crees and Friends Boycott Daishowa Paper Company," by John
Mohawk (ed.); "Strengthening Sovereignty Through Peacemaking --
The Seneca Nation Experience," by Robert B. Porter; "Seneca
Nation Land Claims: Grand Island," by staff; "Black Mesa: Peabody
Mine Permit," by Julian W. James; "Brazil: Indian Rights Under
Attack," by CIMI; "A Visit to Sept Isles Quebec," from Peace
Brigades International.
DAYBREAK MAGAZINE is produced four times a year by the Native
Studies Component of the American Studies Department at the State
University of New York at Buffalo. Individual back issues: $3.00 each.
Subscription by donation:
DAYBREAK, Box 315, Williamsville, NY 14231-0315. Some DAYBREAK
articles are drawn from NATIVE-L and other lists. Some, since VOL
5 #1, are posted to NATIVE-L.