Fiction

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Indigenous People's Literature

Louise Erdrich

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Part 1: “Revival Road”

Part 1, Chapters 1-2

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Part 1, Chapters 3-4

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Part 2: “North of Hoopdance”

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Part 2, Chapters 4-5

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Part 3: “The Little Drum Girl”

Part 3, Chapters 1-7

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Part 4: “Revival Road”

Part 4, Last Chapter

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