List of Illustrations
Introduction
Hearing, Reading, and Remembering James Welch (1940–2003)
Kathryn W. Shanley Interview
Owen Perkins Interview
Cindy Heidemann Interview
From James Welch’s The Marseille Grace
On Researching Marseille Grace/Heartsong, 1994–96
Lois M. Welch
Welch Relations: Uncovering the History, Recovering the Story
John Purdy
Reprinted Essays
“A World Away from His People”: James Welch’s The Heartsong of Charging Elk and the Indian Historical Novel
James J. Donahue
Ghost Dance Literature: Spectrality in Heartsong
Ulla Haselstein
Tribal or Transnational? Memory, History, and Identity in Heartsong
Hans Bak
Original Essays
The Unexpected Indian in Heartsong
Amanda Cobb-Greetham
“Looking for the Way Back”: Displacement, Diaspora, and Desire in Heartsong
Kathryn W. Shanley
Issues of Identity
Arnold Krupat
The Fatal Blow Job
Craig Womack
History, Language, and Culture in Heartsong
Arnold Krupat
Native Presence and Survivance in Heartsong
James Ruppert
Contributors