A To Z Of American Indian Women

Presents a biographical dictionary profiling important Native American women, including birth and death dates, major accomplishments, and historical influence.

From the 17th century to the present, over 100 entries offer biographical information and bibliographies for further research on women who were or are: political activists, filmmakers, professionals, performers, traders, warriors, spiritual leaders, scholars, educators, writers, and artists.

Provides a critical analysis of the autobiographies of Indian women

This A-Z reference contains 275 biographical entries on Native American women, past and present, from many different walks of life. Written by more than 70 contributors, most of whom are leading American Indian historians, the entries examine the complex and diverse roles of Native American women in contemporary and traditional cultures. This new edition contains 32 new entries and updated end-of-article bibliographies. Appendices list entries by area of woman's specialization, state of birth, and tribe; also includes photos and a comprehensive index.

With over 140 illustrations, this book describes the lives of North American Indian women, including their cycle of life from girlhood to old age, their handiwork, their spiritual lives, and their traditional roles and responsibilities.

Carolyn Niethammer, writer and student of Native American life, has drawn on interviews with modern Indian women and early anthropologists' writings, as well as old songs, legends, and ceremonies in her research for Daughters of the Earth. Author also of Macmillan's American Indian Food Lore, she lives in Tucson, Arizona.

Directs attention to the bravery, determination, and talents of American Indian women of the past and the present.