Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
A Seminole legend A Seminole legend Betty Mae Jumper "With A Seminole Legend, Betty Mae Jumper joins the ranks of Native American Women who are coming forward to tell their life experiences. This collaboration between Jumper and Patsy West, an ethnohis… OL16515861W
Arapaho Women's Quillwork Arapaho Women's Quillwork Jeffrey D. Anderson "More than a hundred years ago, anthropologists and other researchers collected and studied hundreds of examples of quillwork once created by Arapaho women. Since that time, however, other types of P… OL16645900W
The Sacred Hoop The Sacred Hoop Paula Gunn Allen This pioneering work documents the continuing vitality of the American Indian tradition and of women's leadership within that tradition. In her new preface to this edition, Allen reflects on the rema… OL1890408W
Cherokee Women Cherokee Women Theda Perdue Theda Perdue examines the roles and responsibilities of Cherokee women during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, a time of intense cultural change. While building on the research of earlier his… OL2702845W
American Indian women, telling their lives American Indian women, telling their lives Kathleen Mullen Sands,Gretchen M. Bataille A study of American Indian women's autobiographies demonstrates their distinct status as literature, analyzing important works in the genre and examining their cultural and political significance. In… OL2972821W
Viola Martinez, California Paiute Viola Martinez, California Paiute Diana Meyers Bahr "The life story of Viola Martinez, an Owens Valley Paiute Indian of eastern California, extends over nine decades of the twentieth century. Viola experienced forced assimilation in an Indian boarding… OL3916577W
Native American women Native American women Rayna Green Annotated bibliography on works about North American native women. Includes citations of Canadian works. OL4094925W
Conquest Conquest Andrea Smith "In this revolutionary text, prominent Native American studies scholar and activist Andrea Smith reveals the connections between different forms of violence -- perpetrated by the state and by society… OL5723744W
I Send a Voice I Send a Voice Evelyn Sybil Mary Eaton Evelyn Eaton describes her journey through Amerindian healing ceremonies; reflecting on their meaning in the quest for wisdom; connecting them to oneness consciousness; describing her own spiritual g… OL8522360W