Women of the dawn / Bunny McBride.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McBride, Bunny, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abenaki women.

New England--Biography.

New England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (115 pages)

Place of Publication:

Lincoln ; London : University of Nebraska Press, 2001.

Summary:

Women of the Dawn tells the stories of four remarkable Wabanaki Indian women who lived in northeast America during the four centuries that devastated their traditional world. Their courageous responses to tragedies brought on by European contact make up the heart of the book. The narrative begins with Molly Mathilde (1665-1717), a mother, a peacemaker, and the daughter of a famous chief. Born in the mid-1600s, when Wabanakis first experienced the full effects of colonial warfare, disease, and displacement, she provided a vital link for her people through her marriage to the French baron of St. Castin. The sage continues with the shrewd and legendary healer Molly Ockett (1740-1816) and the reputed witchwoman Molly Molasses (1775-1867). The final chapter belongs to Molly Dellis Nelson (1903-1977) (known as Spotted Elk), a celebrated performer on European stages who lived to see the dawn of Wabanaki cultural renewal in the modern era.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedicated Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Portage

1. Moon of Ripening Berries: Molly Mathilde (Marie Mathilde), ca. 1665-1717

2. Moon of Freezing Rivers: Molly Ockett (Marie Agathe), ca. 1740-1816

3. Moon of Blinding Snow: Molly Molasses (Mary Pelagie), ca. 1775-1867

4. Sowing Moon: Molly Dellis (Mary Alice Nelson Archambaud), 1903-1977

Methodology &amp

References

Illustrations.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781496203878

1496203879