Life stages and native women : memory, teachings, and story medicine / by Kim Anderson ; with a foreword by Maria Campbell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Kim, 1964-

Series:

Critical studies in native history ; 15.

Critical studies in native history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Algonquian women--Canada--Social conditions--20th century.

Algonquian women.

Algonquian women--Canada--Social life and customs--20th century.

Manners and customs.

Social conditions.

Canada.

Place of Publication:

Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, 2011.

Summary:

Rediscovering the stories of the past serves as a healing force in the decolonization and recovery of Aboriginal communities. Anderson shares the teachings of elders from the Canadian prairies and Ontario to illustrate how different life stages were experienced by Métis, Cree, and Anishinaabe girls and women during the mid-twentieth century. Anderson explains how this traditional knowledge can be applied toward rebuilding healthy Indigenous communities today.

Contents:

Digging up the medicines

Weaving the stories

People and places

The life cycle begins : from conception to walking

The "good life" and the "fast life" : childhood and youth

Adult years : the women's circle

Grandmothers and elders

Bundling the layers : building on the strengths of the past to take us into the future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780887557262

0887557260

OCLC:

714268769