Indigenous Activism : Profiles of Native Women in Contemporary America

Summary: 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, Ada Deer, LaDonna Harris, Wilma Mankiller, Alyce Spotted Bear, Irene Toledo, Marie Potts, Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, Harriette Shelton Dover, Lucy Covington, Dolly Smith Cusker Akers, Leslie Marmon Silko, Bea Medicine, and Elizabeth Cook-Lynn.

Record details

ISBN: 1793645426
ISBN: 9781793645425
Physical Description: 178 pages.
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Publisher: Lanham, MD Lexington Books 2021

Content descriptions

General Note:

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 HarrisChapter 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 Silko Chapter 17: Native American Scholar Activist: Bea Medicine Chapter18: Literary Activist, Political Voice of Native America: Elizabeth Cook-Lynn

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.