Uninvited Guests and Awkward Hospitality: Unsettling Mormon Claims in Dawn Dumont's Nobody Cries at Bingo.

  • Published In: Canadian Literature, 2024, n. 258/259. P. 204 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Judkins, Jaron 3 of 3

Abstract

The article focuses on how Dawn Dumont's "Nobody Cries at Bingo" unsettles Mormon colonial narratives by contrasting Cree territorial identity with the religious land claims of "The Book of Mormon." Topics include the historical use of Mormon theology to justify Indigenous land theft, Dumont's use of humor to reframe guest–host relations between Mormons and the Okanese First Nation, and the broader critique of assimilationist missionary practices in Indigenous communities.

Additional Information

  • Source:Canadian Literature. 2024/07, Issue 258/259, p204
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Religion and Philosophy
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0008-4360
  • Accession Number:187016072

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