The Maynard

fall 2016

Indian (4)

the grasp of the powerful	Indian	who directed the band, pressing
that the authority of an	Indian	chief was so little conventional
a chief to hear.” The	Indian	turned his eyes on the
Renard done?” coldly demanded the	Indian	. “What! has he not seen
until the heart of the	Indian	shall be lighter than the
the artifice he supposed the	Indian	to have practised on his
all the dignity of an	Indian	; but it was quite apparent
replies. Duncan saw that the	Indian	hesitated. In order to complete
I forgive him.” --Shylock The	Indian	had selected for this desirable
abstinence, so remarkable in an	Indian	, when he possessed the means
than at night?” asked the	Indian	, coldly. “By no means,” returned
swarthy features of the attentive	Indian	. At first it seemed as
But hush! we approach the	Indian	. Magua, the lady with whom
to speak, is here.” The	Indian	rose slowly from his seat
of Munro?” “Listen,” said the	Indian	, laying his hand firmly upon
your errors?” “Listen,” repeated the	Indian	, resuming his earnest attitude; “when
a law, that if an	Indian	wallowed the fire-water, and came
undaunted daughter. “Justice!” repeated the	Indian	, casting an oblique glance of
suit the comprehension of an	Indian	. “See!” continued Magua, tearing aside
thought,” resumed Cora, “that an	Indian	warrior was patient, and that
injustice, show him how an	Indian	can forgive an injury, and
Le Renard?” “Listen,” said the	Indian	again. “The light eyes can
maid with his gifts.” The	Indian	made no reply for near
defy your utmost malice!” The	Indian	answered this bold defiance by

These poems come from an ongoing project tentatively titled Timeless American Classic. [click to read more]

These poems come from an ongoing project tentatively titled Timeless American Classic. The pieces themselves are all derivations and creative distant readings of James Fenimore Cooper’s novel The Last of the Mohicans. This project was in part inspired by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz’s argument (in An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States) that Cooper’s novel plays a role in reinventing the colonial origins of the United States, and in creating a narrative that was “instrumental in nullifying guilt related to genocide.” Ultimately, this project seeks to disrupt the colonial logic in the novel by displacing (and reorienting) the text itself in order to expose the problematic representation of Indigenous peoples. The project is also deeply inspired by current digital humanities techniques of visualization, machine reading, and algorithmic allocation.

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