Indigenizando el canon de la literatura juvenil El viaje de la heroína en Firekeeper’s Daughter, de Angeline Boulley

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Autor/a: Silvia Martínez Falquina

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La intención tras Firekeeper’s Daughter (2021), la primera novela de Angeline Boulley, era indigenizar el canon de la literatura juvenil y ofrecer modelos positivos para las jóvenes nativas, que no están representadas adecuadamente en literatura. La novela trata de la misión para ayudar a su comunidad de una joven anishinaabe de dieciocho años, y combina creativamente relatos tradicionales indígenas como la Profecía del Séptimo Fuego con narrativas de detectives y relatos de iniciación occidentales. Acentuando su motivación política, el texto denuncia los problemas estructurales que afectan a las personas nativas, entre otros, la violencia sexista y racista, y recupera rituales y valores tradicionales—en especial la relacionalidad—de una forma que resulte útil en el contexto contemporáneo. El presente artículo pretende contribuir a la conceptualización de la literatura juvenil indígena, cubriendo las carencias de la crítica, y destacar el valor literario y político de las obras de autoras nativas contemporáneas. Por añadidura, profundiza en la definición de la resiliencia indígena (contextualizada, activista, individual y comunal), ahondando así en el campo de los estudios de la resiliencia y los estudios indígenas y decoloniales.

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Martínez Falquina, S. (2025). Indigenizando el canon de la literatura juvenil: El viaje de la heroína en Firekeeper’s Daughter, de Angeline Boulley. Cultura, Lenguaje Y Representación, 37, 111–126. https://doi.org/10.6035/clr.8124
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