Medicine, Education, and the Arts in Contemporary Native America

doi:10.5771/9781666907032

Medicine, Education, and the Arts in Contemporary Native America

Strong Women, Resilient Nations

1. Edition 2022

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ISBN print: 978-1-6669-0702-5
ISBN online: 978-1-6669-0703-2
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Abstract

This book offers twenty original scholarly chapters featuring historical and biographical analyses of Native American women. The lives of women found her contributed significantly to their people and people everywhere. The book presents Native women of action and accomplishments in many areas of life. This work highlights women during the modern era of American history, countering past stereotypes of Native women. With the exceptions of Pocahontas and Sacajawea, historians have had little to say about American Indian women who have played key roles in the history of their tribes, their relationship with others, and the history of the United States. Indigenous women featured herein distinguished themselves as fiction and non-fiction writers, poets, potters, basket makers, musicians, and dancers. Other women contributed as notable educators and women working in health and medicine. They are representative of many women within the Native Universe who excelled in their lives to enrich the American experience.

Schlagworte

Medicine Arts Native American Education Sovereignty Women

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Preface
- Contents
- Preface
1–12 Introduction 1–12
13–24 Ch01. American Artist, Pueblo Potter 13–24
25–30 Ch02. A Bridge between Worlds 25–30
31–36 Ch03. Premier Basket Artist 31–36
37–46 Ch04. Dancing Activist 37–46
47–54 Ch05. Native Woman, Native Voices 47–54
55–64 Ch06. Poet Warrior 55–64
65–74 Ch07. Civil Justice 65–74
75–82 Ch08. The Voice of a Generation 75–82
83–96 Ch09. A Woman of Vision 83–96
97–104 Ch10. Preserving the Memory of Snake River Country 97–104
105–112 Ch11. Cultural Historian, Linguist, and Ethnobotanist 105–112
113–122 Ch12. Community, Educational, and Cultural Activist 113–122
123–128 Ch13. Desegregating the Last Frontier 123–128
129–134 Ch14. Preserving Indigenous Cultures and Languages 129–134
135–142 Ch15. Public Historian and Sustainability Activist 135–142
143–152 Ch16. Public Health Reformer 143–152
153–166 Ch17. Navajo Health Activist and Educator 153–166
167–174 Ch18. Activism through Medicine 167–174
175–182 Ch19. Remembering What We Always Knew 175–182
183–194 Ch20. Activist Centered Healthcare 183–194
195–206 Index 195–206
207–208 About the Editors 207–208
209–212 About the Contributors 209–212

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