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N a t i v e A m e r i c a n O r a l P r a c t i c e a n d t h e P o p u l a r N o v e l ; O r , W h y M o u r n i n g D o v e W r o t e a W e s t e r n V i c t o r i a L a m o n t W r o n g ly a ssu m in g t h a t t h e d e a t h o f N a t i v e A m e r i c a n o r a l c u l ­ t u r e w a s i m m a n e n t a n d i n e v i t a b l e , e t h n o g r a p h i c r e se a r c h e r s a t t h e t u r n o f t h e t w e n t i e t h c e n t u r y a t t e m p t e d t o p r e se r v e it in p r i n t b e fo r e it d is a p p e a r e d fo r e v e r , a n a p p r o a c h Ja m e s C l if fo r d h a s t e r m e d ‘“ s a l ­ v a g e e t h n o g r a p h y ’” ( 1 1 2 ) . I t w a s in t h is c o n t e x t t h a t M o u r n in g D o v e ( O k a n o g a n ) w r o t e h e r n o v e l C o ge w e a, T h e H alf 'B lo o d ( 1 9 2 7 ) . 1 I t s e d it o r , L u c u llu s M c W h o r t e r , c o n sid e r e d C o gew ea a n im p o r t a n t w o r k b e c a u se , a s h e w r it e s in h is p r e fa c e t o t h e fir st e d it io n , h e b e lie v e d it Su sa n P o in t . S A L I S H R E V IV A L . 2 0 0 0 . A c r y lic p a in t , p o ly m e r , o il o n c an v as. 6' x 6' x 6 ". C o u r t e sy o f t h e ar tist . V i c t o r i a L a m o n t 3 6 9 t h e fir st n o v e l w r it t e n b y a N a t i v e A m e r i c a n w o m a n ( 9 ) , b u t h e a lso fe lt t h a t o n e n o v e l w a s e n o u g h a n d d isc o u r a g e d M o u r n in g D o v e fr o m w r it in g a n o t h e r o n e . I n st e a d , h e c o n v in c e d h e r t o d e v o t e h e r e...

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