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The web has been used as a metaphor to describe the interwoven narratives of Native American literature, the dialogic storytelling of the oral tradition, and the hyperlinked nodes of the Internet. This figure will serve as the starting point for an examination of both the illuminating connections and the necessary disjunctions between these three distinct modes of expression and communication.

Use the navigation bar on the right to get an introduction to this topic, explore a timeline of Native American literature and history, search a linkbase of pertinent web resources, consider some vexing issues, examine a bibliography of works on the topic, visit a related course, or view an online discussion.

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