Indigenous activism : profiles of Native women in contemporary America edited by Clifford E. Trafzer, Donna L. Akers, and Amanda K. Wixon

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Trafzer, Clifford E., editor.

Akers, Donna, editor.

Wixon, Amanda K., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indian women--Political activity--United States.

United States--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xiv, 176 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2021]

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."--Provided by publisher

Contents:

Red power in the northwest : Ramona Bennett / Vera Parham

Being Mary Crow Dog : It isn't easy : Mary Crow Dog / Renae M. Bredin

Power of voice, power in the land : Ada Deer / Theodor Gordon, Michael Seager

Cheyenne and Hodulgee Muscogee activist : Suzan Shown Harjo / Michelle Lorimer

Strikes with Puha

power! Comanche activist, LaDonna Harris / Clifford E. Trafzer

Tribal community and national activist : Wilma Mankiller / Jeffrey Allen Smith

Numakshi Mihe : the lead woman of the three affiliated tribes : Alyce Spotted Bear / Daniel Archuleta

Navajo judge, Ramah, and Crownpoint districts : Irene Toledo / Thomas Long

"In unity there is strength," writer and activist : Marie Potts / Daniel Stahl-Kovell

Cultural activist : Zitkala-Sa, Gertrude Simmons Bonnin / Benjamin Jenkins

Where is victory? Harriette Shelton Dover / Richard A. Hanks

Ending termination in Indian country : Lucy Covington / Benjamin Jenkins

Good-hearted woman : Cecilia Fire Thunder / Joshua Thunder Little

The necessary evil : Dolly Smith Cusker Akers / Shannon M. Smith

Champion of the National Congress of the American Indian : Ruth Muskrat Bronson / Julia Coates

Seeking justice through storyteller : Leslie Marmon Silko / Amanda K. Wixon

Native American scholar activist : Bea Medicine / Elvia Rodriguez

Literary activist, political voice of Native America : Elizabeth Cook-Lynn / Susan M. Wood.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Indian Rights Association Complimentary Collection

Other Format:

Online version: Indigenous activism.

ISBN:

179364540X

9781793645401

OCLC:

1227270758