Gordon Henry
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Gordon Henry is an enrolled member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe
of Minnesota, and was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. He received his PhD in Literature from the University of North Dakota
and is currently a professor of English at Michigan State University.
Henry's first novel, The Light People (1994), explores Chippewa life and culture and the style takes some of its elements from the Chippewa style of oral story telling. He co-authored the textbook "Ojibwa" (North American Indians Today),Mason Crest Publishers (December 2003), and has recently released a book of poetry, "The Failure of Certain Charms", (Earthworks). Gordon has also published a wide array of short stories and poems in various journals and anthologies.
Secondary References:
Maceda, Maria Theresa Gilbert. "Nuevas Tendencias De La Literatura Indian de Norte Americana: Entrevista A Gordon Henry, Escritor Anishinabe." A Distancia:Revista de la Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia. Primavera. Madrid, Spain. (1995). xxxiv - xxxviii.
Arce, Mario Luce. "Henry: Los Nativos Americanos No Quieran Cargado con Imagenes del Pasado." La Nueva España de Asturias (Cultura). 27 de Mayo de 1995. Oviedo, España
Blaeser, Kimberly M. "The New "Frontier" of Native American Literature: Dis-Arming History with Tribal Humor." Native American Perspectives on Literature and History. Ed. Alan R. Velie. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1995. 37 -50.
Stirrup, David. 'Narrative Community, Community Narrative: (Anti) Academic Discourse in Gordon Henry's The Light People.' Genre (39:1/2 2006).
(See also, Contemporary Authors Detroit: Gale Research, 1995.)
White Earth Band of Ojibwe
The White Earth Band of Ojibwe, or Gaa-waabaabiganikaag Anishinaabeg, is a Native American tribe located in northwestern Minnesota. The tribe's land-based home is the White Earth Indian Reservation...
of Minnesota, and was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
. He received his PhD in Literature from the University of North Dakota
University of North Dakota
The University of North Dakota is a public university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota, UND is the oldest and largest university in the state and enrolls over 14,000 students. ...
and is currently a professor of English at Michigan State University.
Henry's first novel, The Light People (1994), explores Chippewa life and culture and the style takes some of its elements from the Chippewa style of oral story telling. He co-authored the textbook "Ojibwa" (North American Indians Today),Mason Crest Publishers (December 2003), and has recently released a book of poetry, "The Failure of Certain Charms", (Earthworks). Gordon has also published a wide array of short stories and poems in various journals and anthologies.
Secondary References:
Maceda, Maria Theresa Gilbert. "Nuevas Tendencias De La Literatura Indian de Norte Americana: Entrevista A Gordon Henry, Escritor Anishinabe." A Distancia:Revista de la Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia. Primavera. Madrid, Spain. (1995). xxxiv - xxxviii.
Arce, Mario Luce. "Henry: Los Nativos Americanos No Quieran Cargado con Imagenes del Pasado." La Nueva España de Asturias (Cultura). 27 de Mayo de 1995. Oviedo, España
Blaeser, Kimberly M. "The New "Frontier" of Native American Literature: Dis-Arming History with Tribal Humor." Native American Perspectives on Literature and History. Ed. Alan R. Velie. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1995. 37 -50.
Stirrup, David. 'Narrative Community, Community Narrative: (Anti) Academic Discourse in Gordon Henry's The Light People.' Genre (39:1/2 2006).
(See also, Contemporary Authors Detroit: Gale Research, 1995.)
External links
- http://gordonhenry.com.sapo.pt/Main_Page.html
- http://www.english.msu.edu/documents/Henry_Gordon_Jr.pdf
- http://www.english.msu.edu/staff/Detail.asp?_GroupID_3=3&AdvancedSearch=True&ContactID=15&RecPos=14