As a part of Chinese culture, Yi ethnic group''s literature has significant ethnographic attributes and community narrative function. First of all, it is a cohesive structure to construct the basis of cultural memory, As a carrier and representation of the historical memory and knowledge map of the Yi ethnic group. Secondly, it is a blending memory field related to the community. With the narrative logic from inside to outside, from abstract to concrete, it shows the Yi ethnic group''s recognition of the Chinese national community in a multi-dimensional, multi-level and all-round way, and expresses their consciousness of Chinese national community. At present, in order to strengthen the identity of the Chinese nation community and strengthen the consciousness of the Chinese nation community, we should not ignore the conscious expression in this kind of minority literature. We should constantly expand and deepen the research on them, so as to provide richer experience support and stronger cultural pillar for strengthening the consciousness of the Chinese nation community.