Native American Rhetoric [Paperback]

Native American Rhetoricis the first book to explore rhetorical traditions from within individual Native communities and Native languages.Lawrence W. Grossis Anishinaabe and an enrolled member of the White Earth Reservation in northwestern Minnesota. He is the author ofAnishinaabe Ways of Knowing and Being.Native American Rhetoricis a substantive analysis of rhetorical sovereignty and a valuable contribution to the fields of rhetoric, cross-cultural communication, and Native American studies. Rather than revisiting the tired tropes of political activism and postcolonial 'resistance'--which ultimately amounts to recentering the dominant culture--Larry Gross and the contributors situate their studies in tribally and culturally specific contexts: in religions, in linguistic communities, and more. This book takes Indian cultures seriously.--Scott Richard Lyons, editor ofThe World, the Text, and the Indian: Global Dimensions of Native American LiteratureThis beautifully fitting tribute to the life and work of Inés Talamantez explores the poetics, politics, and sacred power of Native North American rhetoric, exemplifying what Dr. Talamantez taught her students to do: theorize from within. Contributors reveal how rhetorical practices emerge from communities' own interior logic, moral thinking, core values, religious practices, and strategies for listening. From oration, to poetry, to visual narrative and performance, the book is an affirmation of the vital and continuing presence of rhetorical sovereignty in North America and the transformative potential of attending to another's voice.--Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, author ofReligion and Culture in Native AmericaThis beautifully fitting tribute to the life and work of Inés Talamantez explores the poetics, politics, and sacred power of Native North American rhetoric, exemplifying what Dr. Talamantez taught her students to do: theorize from within. Contributors reveal how rhetlÓé