Southwestern American Indian Literature: In the Classroom and Beyond addresses several
challenges that teaching Southwestern American Indian literature presents and suggests
innovative ways of teaching the material. Drawing on the author's experiences teaching
literature - both in the classroom and in the canyons of the Southwest - the book covers works
ranging from the famous (Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony) to the underappreciated (George Webb's
A Pima Remembers). One chapter discusses teaching Sherman Alexie's Smoke Signals along with
Silko's «Yellow Woman» as world literature another functions as a guide to organizing a travel
seminar that will enable students to experience American Indian literature and culture in
potentially life-changing ways. This book provides a practical approach to the teaching of
Southwestern American Indian literature without simplifying its inherent challenges.
