Searching for a Place in Between: The Autobiographies of Three Canadian Metis Women.

Autobiography and Identity

As many critics have noted, the mixed-blood Indian's search for an identity, a community, and a place constitutes the major theme in twentieth-century Native American literature. This search is also the particular focus of virtually every autobiography written or narrated by mixed-blood Indian women since the beginning of the last century. Louise Erdrich explains, "One of the characteristics of being a mixed blood is searching. You look back and say, 'Who am I from?' You must question. You must make certain choices. You are able to. And it's a ...

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