Native women : changing their worlds

Cutright, Patricia J. (author.). Burnham, Ashley Callingbull, (interviewee.). Mann, Henrietta, 1934- (interviewee.). Buffalo, Ruth Anna, (interviewee.). Cobell, Elouise, (interviewee.). Roy, Loriene, (interviewee.). Davids, Sharice, 1980- (interviewee.). Jamieson, Roberta, (interviewee.). Haaland, Debra A., 1960- (interviewee.). Knott, Elsie Marie, (interviewee.). Ross, Mary Golda, 1908-2008 (interviewee.). Thompson, Heather Dawn, (interviewee.). Washines, Emily, (interviewee.).

Summary: "Native women have filled their communities with strength and leadership, both historically and as modern-day warriors. The twelve Native American and First Nations women featured in this book overcame unimaginable hardships--racial and gender discrimination, abuse, and extreme poverty--only to rise to great heights in the fields of politics, science, education, and community activism. Such determination and courage reflect the essence of the traditional Cheyenne saying: "A nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781939053329
ISBN: 1939053323
ISBN: 9781713762027
ISBN: 1713762021
ISBN: 9781939053541
Physical Description: print
x, 117 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Summertown, TN : 7th Generation Native Voices, [2021]
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-115).
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Ashley Callingbull Burnham: Enoch Cree Nation -- Henrietta Mann, PhD: Southern Cheyenne -- Ruth Anna Buffalo: Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation -- Elouise Pepion Cobell: Blackfeet -- Loriene Roy, PhD: Anishinabe, White Earth Reservation -- Sharice Lynette Davids: Ho-Chunk Nation -- Roberta Jamieson: Kanyen'kehà:ka, Six Nations of the Grand River Territory -- Deb Haaland: Pueblo of Laguna -- Elsie Marie Knott: Mississauga Ojibwe -- Mary Golda Ross: Cherokee -- Heather Dawn Thompson: Lakota, Cheyenne River Sioux -- Emily Washines: Yakama Nation with Cree and Skokomish lineage.
Target Audience Note:	Ages 12 7th Generation. Grades 7-9 7th Generation.