This dissertation is dedicated largely to the contradictory nature of what the literary reservation space means in primarily the works of Sherman Alexie, but also including N. Scott Momaday, Leslie Marmon Silko, and Louise Erdrich. All of these authors focus on the importance and function of landscape in relation to their stories and characters. The concept "reservation of the mind" describes an imposed worldview. The reservation system was and is in theory a modern concept that seeks to contain and designate ethnicity and culture. I discuss at length the historical implications of this system and its effects on Indians and more specifically Indian authors. I return often to this concept, which was brought to light by Adrian Louis and other authors, and attempt to draw parallels between the physical and mental consciousness of native experience and assert the social importance and sacredness of land to Indians. My dissertation explores other issues involved with Alexie's own translations of his work such as film and music to continue the discussion of the "reservation of the mind" and show the dynamic nature of storytelling and landscape.