What This Awl Means: Feminist Archaeology at a Wahpeton Dakota Village

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WHAT THIS AWL MEANS i ii WHAT THIS AWL MEANS Feminist Archaeology at a Wahpeton Dakota Village Janet D. Spector With essential contributions by Chris C. Cavender, Diane M. Stolen, Mary K. Whelan, and Randall M. Withrow MI N N E SOTA HISTORICA L S0CIET Y PRESS iii 01993 by the Minnesota Historical Society.All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, write to the Minnesota Historical Society Press, 345 Kellogg B1vd.W.. St. Paul, MN 55102-1906. www.mhspress.org The Minnesota Historical Society Press is a member of the Association of American University Presses. International Standard Book Number: ISBN 10 0-87351-278-2 ISBN 13 978-0-87351-278-7 Printed in Canada 10 9 8 7 6 5 @ The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences-Permanence for Printed Library Materials, ANSI 239.48-1 984. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Spector,Janet. Janet D. Spector. What this awl means: feminist archaeology at a Wahpeton Dakota village 1 p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-87351-278-2 (pbk.) 1. Little Rapids Site (Minn.). 2. Wahpeton Indians- Antiquities. 3. Wahpeton Indianc- Women. 4. Feminist criticism. I. Title. EW.Wl35S64 1993 977.6'54-dc20 92-46737 iv This book is dedicated with love to the memory and the spirit of my mother, Harriet Dizon Spector (1916-1982). v vi ...