How do I tell these stories in amemoir form? What kind of form will hold them withintegrity?
These questions are aspects to her community problem that need to be solved in order to deal with the problem.
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annotate.community.uaf.edu annotate.community.uaf.edu
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We may not agree with each other as Natives on issues,problems, or even stories. There are as many versions asthere are keepers of the stories and songs. We come fromover five hundred tribal nations, different clans, bands,towns, and even within those, different families. Wecannot be complicit in the erasure of our voices from thecollective story, a woven field of words, songs, stories,struggles and accomplishments of humans, plants,animals, elements, and stones. I will not allow this youngNative poet to be erased just because she spoke hertruth.
Here, she uses her knowledge from being in her position in the community to try to bring people together against the problem her community faces.
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The identity deception factor is high in thiscountry, because of the disappearance policies of theU.S. These are often the writers the American publicembraces, because they are approachable. It is oftentheir books that get featured in the Native sections ofbookstores, when there is such a section. I rememberwhen our books could only be found under
This section shows how important her position in the community is, as there are people who are deceptive, so being in her position means not only having to go against people trying to hide Native things, as well as those who actively deceive people.
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As Native writers we are aware of theresponsibility we shoulder. We are often the only voicesheard from our indigenous communities in the largerworld, though we do not represent everyone. We areconstantly aware of our history and place here, and ofJOY HARJO MENUBLOG11/10/25, 7:36 PM Erasure - Joy Harjohttps://www.joyharjo.com/erasure 1/9
This displays how she views her position in the community, she and others like her are the only ones that are able to have their voices heard, which shows the responsibility necessary to be in her position.
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Some of us older Native womenpoets had warned her against doing this. To confront thememoirist would give more attention to the book, thestory, and a confrontation would pit the word of oneagainst the other.
This sentence shows where she views herself in the community, and her reaction to this situation supports where she positions herself.
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- Apr 2026
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minio.la.utexas.edu minio.la.utexas.eduuc3
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If the inexpressible cruelties of slaverycould not stop us, the opposition we now face will surely fail. We will win our freedom because thesacred heritage of our nation and the eternal will of God are embodied in our echoing demands.
This statement is very powerful, and shows part of the reason he kept up after all he had to go through, because he knew that he just had to keep going, no matter how much effort it took, no matter the setbacks he encountered.
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In spite of my shattered dreams, I came to Birmingham with the hope that the white religiousleadership of this community would see the justice of our cause and, with deep moral concern, wouldserve as the channel through which our just grievances could reach the power structure. I had hopedthat each of you would understand. But again I have been disappointed.
The way he sets up this section, by first mentioning how his dreams had been shattered, and then showing his optimism in his situation, and finally how he was again let down creates a very impactful section in only a few sentences.
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As in so many past experiences, our hopes bad been blasted, and the shadow of deep disappointmentsettled upon us.
The language used here really helps to illustrate how he feels about this and helps to show why he did what he did next.
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- Feb 2026
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wacclearinghouse.org wacclearinghouse.org
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Taking the time to review your annotations will also teach you aboutyourself as a reader
Looking back on your annotations and comparing them to others' annotations of the same section is definitely an important part of the annotation process. If you look back at your own annotations and how it compares to the annotations of others', you will be able to get a better grasp of that section, which will enable you to be a better annotator in the future.
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Images, including gifs, function in many social annotation platforms.Sometimes writers use these humorously to illustrate their reactions, es-pecially when I ask them to annotate our syllabus and assignment sheets.Reginald, one of my students, included a gif of a man throwing a cellphone against a wall to illustrate his response to a request to keep cellphone notifications off during class.
I have never thought about how people may use annotations in this way to describe how a certain thing makes them feel. It is interesting to think about what can be accomplished with this technology, since it adds another way that you can express yourself during the annotation process.
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What experiences haveyou had with annotation? How might those experiences prepare you to read incommunity with others?
I have little experience with annotation, since I have never really thought that it would help me, and none of my previous instructors have ordered me to do so. I think annotation definitely has some benefits to it, but it just does not resonate with me, and maybe that is because I do not view reading the same ways as others.
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- Jan 2026
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liveudc-my.sharepoint.com liveudc-my.sharepoint.com
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Very few writers really know what they are doing until they've done it. Nor dothey go about their business feeling dewy and thrilled. They do not type a few stiffwarm-up sentences and then find themselves bounding along like huskies across thesnow
This quote is a good representation of what it is like to write, since most of the time, you do not know what the finished product is going to look like, and getting to that product is also not a simple and smooth path.
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