Jenny L. Davis

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Talking Indian

Identity and Language Revitalization in the Chickasaw Renaissance

The University of Arizona Press

Talking Indian explores community, tribal identity, and language during rapid economic and demographic shifts in the Chickasaw Nation. These shifts have dramatically impacted who participates in the semiotic trends of language revitalization, as well as their motivations. Jenny L. Davis uncovers how such language processes are intertwined with economic growth.

  • Copyright year: 2018
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Trickster Academy

The University of Arizona Press

Trickster Academy is a collection of poems that explore the experience of being Native in Academia—from land acknowledgement statements, to mascots, to the histories of using Native American remains in anthropology. This collection illuminates the shared experiences of Indians across many regions, and all of us who live amongst Tricksters.

  • Copyright year: 2022
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