The outsider in James Welch's 'The Indian Lawyer.'

James Welch's novel, 'The Indian Lawyer,' presents the conflicts arising from family or community members who become estranged from the group. The core issue is identity of Native Americans in a post-colonial period. The treatment of the identity problem in Native American fiction is discussed along with the use of social science and psychology theories. The main character's success in a white society alienates him from his own tribe, posing as a hindrance to his search for identity.

An integral part of James Welch's The Indian Lawyer an examination of the transformation from insider to ...

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