A to Z of Native American women

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A to Z of Native American women / Liz Sonneborn.

Summary:

From the 17th century to the present, over 100 entries offer biographical information and bibliographies for further research on women who were or are: political activists, filmmakers, professionals, performers, traders, warriors, spiritual leaders, scholars, educators, writers, and artists.

Record details

ISBN: 0816035806 (acid-free paper)
ISBN: 9780816035809 (acid-free paper)
Physical Description: xi, 228 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Publisher: New York : Facts on File, c1998.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-214) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Elsie Allen -- Paula Gunn Allen -- Owanah Anderson -- Anna Mae Aquash -- Jeannette Armstrong -- Ramona Bennett -- Gertrude Simmons Bonnin -- Beth Brant -- Molly Brant -- Mary Brave Bird -- Ruth Muskrat Bronson -- Diane M. Burns -- Maria Campbell -- Tantoo Cardinal -- Maria Chona -- Cockacoeske -- Coocoochee -- Elizabeth Cook-Lynn -- Helen Cordero -- Angel DeCora -- Ada Deer -- Ella Deloria -- Lena Frank Dick -- Maria Dorion -- Louise Erdrich -- Milly Francis -- Diane Glancy -- Janet Campbell Hale -- Helen Hardin -- Joy Harjo.

LaDonna Harris -- Charlotte Heth -- Linda Hogan -- Alice Mae Jemison -- Emily Pauline Johnson -- Maria Juana -- Betty Mae Jumper -- Minnie Kellogg -- Kenojuak -- Louisa Keyser -- Winona LaDuke -- Susan La Flesche -- Susette La Flesche -- Roberta Campbell Lawson -- Lucy M. Lewis -- Arlinda Locklear -- Otellie Pasivaya Loloma -- Linda Lomahaftewa -- Lozen -- Ramona Lubo -- Wilma Mankiller -- Maria Martinex -- Beatrice A. Medicine -- Mountain Wolf Woman -- Mourning Dove -- Mary Musgrove -- Nampeyo -- Nora Naranjo-Morse.

Natawista -- Alanis Obomsawin -- Cynthia Ann Parker -- Tonita Pena -- Helen Peterson -- Pitseolak -- Pocahontas -- Janine Pease Pretty On Top -- Pretty-Shield -- Polingaysi Qoyawayma -- Ruth Roessel -- Wendy Rose -- Running Eagle -- Sacagawea -- Buffy Sainte-Marie -- Ramona Sakiestewa -- Sanapia -- Helen Sekaquaptewa -- Anna Moore Shaw -- Leslie Marmon Silko -- Jaune Quick-to-See Smith -- Maria Tallchief -- Mary TallMountain -- Luci Tapahonso -- Kateri Tekakwitha -- Thanadelthur -- Grace Thorpe -- Pablita Velarde -- Waheenee.

Kay WalkingStick -- Nancy Ward -- Annie Dodge Wauneka -- Wa Wa Chaw -- Weetamoo -- Roberta Hill Whiteman -- Winema -- Sarah Winnemucca -- Woman Chief -- Elizabeth Woody -- Muriel H. Wright -- Rosebud Yellow Robe -- Ofelia Zepeda -- Zintkala Nuni.