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Indigenous activism : profiles of Native women in contemporary America

"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...

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Contributors: Trafzer, Clifford E., (Editor), Akers, Donna, (Editor), Wixon, Amanda K., (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2021]
Subjects and Genres:
Indian women > Political activity > United States.
United States > Politics and government.
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Table of Contents:
  • Red power in the northwest : Ramona Bennett / Vera Parham
  • Being Mary Crow Dog : It isn't easy : Mary Crow Dog / Renae M. Bredin
  • Power of voice, power in the land : Ada Deer / Theodor Gordon, Michael Seager
  • Cheyenne and Hodulgee Muscogee activist : Suzan Shown Harjo / Michelle Lorimer
  • Strikes with Puha
  • power! Comanche activist, LaDonna Harris / Clifford E. Trafzer
  • Tribal community and national activist : Wilma Mankiller / Jeffrey Allen Smith
  • Numakshi Mihe : the lead woman of the three affiliated tribes : Alyce Spotted Bear / Daniel Archuleta
  • Navajo judge, Ramah, and Crownpoint districts : Irene Toledo / Thomas Long
  • "In unity there is strength," writer and activist : Marie Potts / Daniel Stahl-Kovell
  • Cultural activist : Zitkala-Sa, Gertrude Simmons Bonnin / Benjamin Jenkins
  • Where is victory? Harriette Shelton Dover / Richard A. Hanks
  • Ending termination in Indian country : Lucy Covington / Benjamin Jenkins
  • Good-hearted woman : Cecilia Fire Thunder / Joshua Thunder Little
  • The necessary evil : Dolly Smith Cusker Akers / Shannon M. Smith
  • Champion of the National Congress of the American Indian : Ruth Muskrat Bronson / Julia Coates
  • Seeking justice through storyteller : Leslie Marmon Silko / Amanda K. Wixon
  • Native American scholar activist : Bea Medicine / Elvia Rodriguez
  • Literary activist, political voice of Native America : Elizabeth Cook-Lynn / Susan M. Wood.

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