Leslie Marmon Silko is a prominent figure in the Native American Renaissance. She belongs to the Laguna Pueblo, Mexican and Anglo-American heritage. Her life in Laguna Reservations and stories on the Laguna tribe has inspired her writing.

The yellow woman is a short story about experiments on the identity of a Native American Woman by going to the myths of Native American Culture. A yellow woman is a story about a woman exploring her chaos, going behind something that the myths and traditions have warned off. The story gives light on the culture, traditions, myths about the connection of the Native Americans with Nature. The story personifies a person to nature and the protagonist wanders off with the strong pull towards nature into the deep forest. The story throws light into colonialism and how the colonialists destroyed the tranquillity of the Native American Reservation. This magical realist piece of the short story is a must-read. Get to know more about Native American Literature and Culture.