Kenneth Lincoln
Indi'n Humor: Bicultural Play in Native America
New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.
In this thorough and scholarly work, Lincoln illuminates,
entertains and explores this most subtle humor born of centuries
of hurt. On page 313 he says about Indi'n humor, "It signals a
spirit of renewal with teeth to mark the enemy and bark him out.
It evinces a humanity to integrate with allies. It keeps faith in
renewal." Lincoln leads us to the discovery of the rich and complex
comic spirit that has always been present in Native American
culture.
