Storyteller : an uncommon autobiography

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Native American women’s autobiographies defy categorization and push the boundaries of literary genres.

it deviates from traditional Western autobiography in that it does not necessarily follow the chronological growth and maturation of the individual ; instead, it combines the individual's development with tribal teachings and emphasizes the importance of traditions for the survival of the community.

this article contends that Leslie Marmon Silko's storyteller is an unusual autobiography in which she experiments with multiple genres : photographs, poetry, traditional pueblo Indian stories, and personal experience, resulting in a text that celebrates and defines her multiple identities as an American woman and a person of mixed race heritage.

furthermore, the article delves into Silko's attempts to reclaim native American identity and history.