I remain alive

the long version

"In "I Remain Alive," Ruth J. Heflin explores the literary endeavors of five of the most prominent Native American writers from the turn of the century - Charles Eastman, Gertrude Bonnin, Luther Standing Bear, Nicholas Black Elk, and Ella Deloria - and challenges the traditional view of Native American literature.". "Their stories helped shape the future of America; its identity; its developing appreciation of nature; its acceptance of alternative religions and medical practices; an awareness of the oral tradition; and a sense of multiculturalism. In this book, Heflin seeks to place these writers alongside American and English modernist work and within mainstream literature."--BOOK JACKET.