“I Saw All That”: A Lakota Girl's Puberty Ceremony

Details a 1925 honorary ceremony held for Nellie Zelda Star Boy Menard on the occassion of her first menstruation, an event believed to control or direct one's future life path.
Author/Creator
Marsha C. Bol
Nellie Z. Star Boy Menard
Open Access
Yes
Primary Source
No
Citation
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, 2000, pp. 25-42
Publication Date
2000
Location
Resource Type
Articles -- Scholarly, peer reviewed
Format
Text -- PDF
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