Visit this thread for a succinct and negative evaluation of the novel "Hanta Yo." It is well-known in literary circles as bogus scholarship.

Hill made it up and got rich, turning Indians into pan-Indian museum pieces, misrepresenting language, culture, history, tradition, and certainly any connections to modern people. I'd be happy to post a few citations, if anyone needs convincing that this was a scam, and I'm sorry Daylia finds herself in a position of defending this novel. Publishers are rarely willing to label their books as bogus, even when they know better, if the sales are good. The Education of Little Tree (been there before, talked about it several times on Mudcat, so do a search if you're curious) is a classic example. U of New Mexico still publishes it without a disclaimer because it is one of their biggest sellers.

To tie the discussion of lactating males to real Indian literature (in the form of a novel that makes no claim to be anything but a novel) see The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich.


SRS