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title: "Why did scholars have problems recognizing the traditions of Native American literature?"  
description: "Why did scholars have problems recognizing the traditions of Native American literature?"  
author: "Richardson hayes"  
published: 2018-04-24  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41415/why-did-scholars-have-problems-recognizing-the-traditions-of-native-american-literature  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
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# Why did scholars have problems recognizing the traditions of Native American literature? 

Why did scholars have problems recognizing the [traditions](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/300040/what-is-behind-the-tradition-of-sun-worship) of [Native](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42781/how-did-european-attempts-to-dominate-the-americas-shape-relations-between-native-americans-europeans) [American](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41823/how-much-did-the-vietnam-war-cost-american-taxpayers) [literature](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/63553/what-are-some-benefits-of-hiring-ghostwriting-services)?


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