"Paula Gunn Allen (October 24, 1939 \u2013 May 29, 2008) was a Native American poet, literary critic, lesbian activist, and novelist. Of mixed-race European-American and Native American descent, she identified with the Laguna Pueblo of her childhood years, the culture in which she'd grown up. She drew from its oral traditions for her fiction and poetry, and also wrote numerous essays on its themes."@en . . . "Paula Gunn Allen"@en . . "2008-05-29Z"^^ . "Native American writer" . . "2008Z"^^ . "1939Z"^^ . . . "Paula Marie Francis"@en . . "Allen, Paula Gunn"@en . "1939-10-24Z"^^ . .