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Indigenous Activism

Profiles of Native Women in Contemporary America
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 2021

Summary

Indigenous Activism profiles eighteen American Indian women of the twentieth century who distinguished themselves through their political activism. Authors analyze the colorful careers of selected Indigenous women of North America during the last century, including Ramona Bennet, Mary Crow Dog, Ada Deer, LaDonna Harris, Wilma Mankiller, Alyce Spotted Bear, Irene Toledo, Marie Potts, Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, Harriette Shelton Dover, Lucy Covington, Dolly Smith Cusker Akers, Leslie Marmon Silko, Bea Medicine, and Elizabeth Cook-Lynn.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year
2021
ISBN-Print
978-1-7936-4540-1
ISBN-Online
978-1-7936-4541-8
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
176
Product type
Edited Book

Table of contents

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    1. Contents No access
    2. Preface No access
  1. Introduction No access Pages 1 - 16
  2. Chapter One Red Power in the Northwest No access Pages 17 - 24
  3. Chapter Two Being Mary Crow Dog: It Isn’t Easy No access Pages 25 - 40
  4. Chapter Three Power of Voice, Power in the Land No access Pages 41 - 50
  5. Chapter Four Cheyenne and Hodulgee Muscogee Activist No access Pages 51 - 56
  6. Chapter Five Strikes with Puha—Power! No access Pages 57 - 68
  7. Chapter Six Tribal Community and National Activist No access Pages 69 - 74
  8. Chapter Seven Numakshi Mihe: The Lead Woman of the Three Affiliated Tribes No access Pages 75 - 84
  9. Chapter Eight Navajo Judge, Ramah and Crownpoint Districts No access Pages 85 - 92
  10. Chapter Nine “In Unity There Is Strength,” Writer and Activist No access Pages 93 - 98
  11. Chapter Ten Cultural Activist No access Pages 99 - 106
  12. Chapter Eleven Where Is Victory? No access Pages 107 - 116
  13. Chapter Twelve Ending Termination in Indian Country No access Pages 117 - 122
  14. Chapter Thirteen Good-Hearted Woman No access Pages 123 - 128
  15. Chapter Fourteen The Necessary Evil No access Pages 129 - 134
  16. Chapter Fifteen Champion of the National Congress of the American Indian No access Pages 135 - 144
  17. Chapter Sixteen Seeking Justice through Storytelling No access Pages 145 - 150
  18. Chapter Seventeen Native American Scholar Activist No access Pages 151 - 156
  19. Chapter Eighteen Literary Activist, Political Voice of Native America No access Pages 157 - 162
  20. Index No access Pages 163 - 170
  21. About the Editors No access Pages 171 - 172
  22. About the Contributors No access Pages 173 - 176

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