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Association for the Study of American Indian Literatures

The Association for the Study of American Indian Literatures (ASAIL)

began publishing "Studies in American Indian Literatures" (SAIL) in

1977. The purpose of the organization is to:

"... promote study, criticism, and research on the oral traditions and

written literatures of Native Americans; to promote the teaching of

such traditions and literatures; and to support and encourage

contemporary Native American writers and the continuity of Native oral

traditions."

By visiting the ASAIL homepage you can access on-line copies of the

journal. Articles published in SAIL are generally about works of

fiction for an adult audience, many of which are used in high school

English classes (e.g. Silko's Ceremony).

The Spring 2000 issue was devoted to children's literature. Among the

articles is "A Lingering Miseducation: Confronting the Legacy of

Little Tree" by Daniel Heath Justice.