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reaching the age when Kaw Indians take part in Ta-Na-E-Ka. Well, not all Kaws. But my grandfather stuck to the old ways. He was one of the last living Indians who’d fought the U.S. Army. (He died in 1953, when he was eighty-one.) At age eleven, he was wounded at Rose Creek. Eleven was a magic word among the Kaws.
The story of Ta-Na-E-Ka is presented in an easy-to-understand language so that almost all students can easily comprehend and get the main points being asked in the study. The theme of Mary Whitebird’s Ta-Na-E-Ka is placed as the first point asked to the students.
This paper proposes Mary Whitebird’s Ta-Na-E-Ka to be used as the teaching material to raise students’ ecological awareness based on the research conducted in the English Department,...
Ta-Na-E-Ka Character change In“Ta-Na-E-Ka” by Mary Whitebird, Mary is a dynamic character who changes from the beginning to end. In the beginning Marry is really stubborn she says, “None of the other tribes make girls go through the endurance ritual,” (pg. 136). During her Ta-Na-E-Ka though she changed when she realized culture is
Mary Whitebird’s Ta-Na-E-Ka, which depicts the relationship of an Indian tribe with nature is proposes to be used as authentic teaching material to raise students’ ecological awareness.
It successfully probes the readers' understanding of the elements of the story, e.g., characters and characterization and theme; it also shows that students are able to capture the issue of nature, physical environment and their relationship with the Kaws as it is proposed by ecocriticism.
Mary Whitebird’s Ta-Na-E-Ka, which depicts the relationship of an Indian tribe with nature is proposes to be used as authentic teaching material to raise students’ ecological awareness.
