Indigenous Activism

Profiles of Native Women in Contemporary America
Herausgeber: Akers, Donna L.; Wixon, Amanda; Trafzer, Cliff

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Produktbeschreibung

Indigenous Activism profiles eighteen American Indian women of the twentieth century who distinguished themselves through their political activism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 439g
• ISBN-13: 9781793645401
• ISBN-10: 179364540X
• Artikelnr.: 60899670

Autorenporträt

Edited by Cliff Trafzer; Donna L. Akers and Amanda Wixon - Contributions by Donna L. Akers; Daniel Archuleta; Renae M. Bredin; Julia Coates; Theodor Gordon; Richard A. Hanks; Benjamin Jenkins; Joshua Thunder Little; Thomas Long; Michelle Lorimer; Vera Par

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Red Power in the Northwest: Ramona Bennet
Chapter 2: It Isn't Easy: Mary Crow Dog
Chapter 3: Power of Voice, Power of Land: Ada Deer
Chapter 4: Cheyenne and Hodulgee Muscogee Activist: Suzan Shown Harjo
Chapter 5: Strikes With Puha-Power! LaDonna Harris
Chapter 6: Tribal Community and National Activist: Wilma Mankiller
Chapter 7: Numakshi Mihe, The Lead Woman of the Three Affiliated Tribes:
Alyce Spotted Bear
Chapter 8: Navajo Judge, Crownpoint District: Irene Toledo
Chapter 9: "In Unity There Is Strength," Writer and Activist: Marie Potts
Chapter 10: Cultural Activist: Zitkala-a, Gertrude Simmons Bonnin
Chapter 11: Where is Victory? Harriette Shelton Dover
Chapter 12: Ending Termination in Indian Country: Lucy Covington
Chapter 13: Good Hearted Woman: Cecilia Fire Thunder
Chapter 14: The Necessary Evil: Dolly Smith Cusker Akers
Chapter 15: Champion of the National Congress of the American Indian: Ruth
Muskrat Bronson
Chapter 16: Seeking Justice through Storytelling: Leslie Marmon Silko
Chapter 17: Native American Scholar Activist: Bea Medicine
Chapter18: Literary Activist, Political Voice of Native America: Elizabeth
Cook-Lynn