Indigenous Activism

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

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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: 437g
• ISBN-13: 9781793645401
• ISBN-10: 179364540X
• Artikelnr.: 60899670

Autorenporträt

Clifford Trafzer is distinguished professor of history and Rupert Costo chair in American Indian affairs at the University of California, Riverside. Donna Akers is associate professor at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Amanda Wixon is Ph.D. candidate at University of California, Riverside.

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-Sa, 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 S