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American Indian Women, Telling Their Lives

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Gretchen M. Bataille, Kathleen Muellen Sands
1984
Published by: University of Nebraska Press
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Indian women's autobiographies have been slighted because of the assumption that women had a secondary and insignificant role in Indian society. Gretchen M. Bataille and Kathleen Mullen Sands cogently demonstrate in this book the creative vitality of autobiographies that, despite differences in style and purpose, clarify the centrality of women in American Indian cultures. Included is a comprehensive, annotated bibliography or works by and about American Indian women.

Table of Contents

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Contents

Preface

1. American Indian Women's Narratives: The Literary Tradition

2. The Ethnographic Perspective: Early Recorders

3. Maria Chona: An Independent Woman in Traditional Culture

4. Culture Change and Continuity: A Winnebago Life

5. Two Women in Transition: Separate Perspectives

6. The Long Road Back: Maria Campbell

7. Traditional Values in Modern Context: The Narratives to Come

Notes

Selected Bibliography

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