Medicine, education, and the arts in contemporary Native America : strong women, resilient nations

Book

Medicine, education, and the arts in contemporary Native America : strong women, resilient nations / edited by Clifford E. Trafzer, Donna L. Akers, and Amanda K. Wixon.

Trafzer, Clifford E., (editor.). Akers, Donna, (editor.). Wixon, Amanda K., (editor.).

Summary:

"This book highlights indigenous American women throughout modern American history, countering past stereotypes by offering twenty original scholarly chapters featuring historical and biographical analyses of Native American women who excelled in education, health, medicine, and the arts"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781666907025
ISBN: 1666907022
Physical Description: xi, 211 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: American artist, pueblo potter : Maria Antonia Montoya Martinez (?-1980) / Emily Molesworth-Teipe -- A bridge between worlds : Mourning Dove (c. 1888-d. 1936) / Amanda K. Wixon -- Premier basket artist : Elsie Comanche Allen (b. 1899-d. 1990) / Meranda Roberts -- Dancing activist : Maria Tallchief (b. 1925-d. 2013) / Michelle Lorimer -- Native woman, native voices : Paula Gunn Allen (b. 1939-d. 2008) / Hal Hoffman and Clifford E. Trafzer -- Poet warrior : Joy Harjo (b. 1951-) / Christie Time Firtha -- Civil justice: Louise Erdrich (b. 1954-) / Christie Time Firtha -- The voice of a generation : indigenous singer-songwriter, actor, activist and icon, Buffy Sainte-Marie (b. 1941-) / Kimberly Norris Guerrero -- A woman of vision : Vivienne Jake (b. 1939-d. 2016) / Daisy Ocampo -- Preserving the memory of Snake River Country : Mary Jim Chapman (Xínstanik) (b. 1910-d. 2000) / Benjamin T. Jenkins -- Cultural historian, linguist, and ethnobotanist : Katherine Siva Saubel (b. 1920-d. 2011) / Lisa Riggin -- Community, educational, and cultural activist : Lorene Sisquoc (b. 1960-) / Kevin Whalen -- Desegregating the last frontier : Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich (1911-1958) / Benjamin T. Jenkins -- Preserving indigenous cultures and languages : Ofelia Zepeda (b. 1952-) / Jordan Cohen -- Public historian and sustainability activist : Roberta Conner (Sisaawipam) (b. 1955-) / Benjamin T. Jenkins -- Public health reformer : Susan La Flesche (b. 1865-d. 1915) / Robert D. Miller -- Navajo health activist and educator : Annie Dodge Wauneka (b. 1910-d. 1997) / Brendan Lindsay -- Activism through medicine : Lori Alvord (b. 1958-) / Jeffrey Allen Smith -- Remembering what we always knew : Kahnawake community-based activist Terry Maresca, M.D. (b. 1958-) / Sarah Wolk FitzGerald -- Activist centered healthcare : Beverly Patchell (b. 1951-) / Robert D. Miller.