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Witchery, Indigenous Resistance, and Urban Space in Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David A. Rice
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 4, Winter, 2005, pp. 114-143
Description
Examines how Laguna Pueblo author Leslie Silko encourages looking at tradition and ceremony in relation to the global community, with the belief change must begin person by person, and be vigilantly maintained so as to ultimately revolutionalize cities, energy sources, foreign policy and interethnic interactions. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 114.
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Within the Hidden Epidemic: Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV/AIDS Among American Indians Indians and Alaska Natives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol E. Kaufman
Laura Shelby
Debra J. Mosure
Jeanne Marrazzo
David Wong ... [et al.]
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, vol. 34, no. 5, May 2007, pp. 1-11
Description
Reviews causes, transmission and prevention programs for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and HIV/AIDS. Recommends incorporating frameworks of existing health and healing into prevention programs, increasing local involvement and cultural content and further research for STDs.
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Without Reservation

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Suzan Shown Harjo
Native Peoples, Spring, 1998, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the "Indian Humor" exhibition mounted at the National Museum of Native American.
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Wolf and the Winds. Frank Bird Linderman.

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Márgara Averbach (Margara Averbach)
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 14, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 2002, pp. [49]-51
Description
Book review of: Wolf and the Winds by Frank Bird Linderman. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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A Woman For all Seasons

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ellen L. Lutz
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 1, Passing the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Spring, 2007
Description
Describes the petition, against the United States, Sheila Watt-Cloutier is taking to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, regarding greenhouse gas emissions.
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Woman Looking: Revis(ion)ing Pauline's Subject Position in Louise Erdrich's Tracks

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Cornell
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 4, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1992, pp. 49-64
Description
Examines the character of Pauline in Tracks and how the reader discovers how she becomes Sister Leopolda of Love Medicine. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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The Woman Who Married a Beaver: Trade Patterns and Gender Roles in the Ojibwa Fur Trade

Alternate Title
The Woman Who Married a Beaver Trade Patterns and Gender Roles in the Ojibwa Fur Trade
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce M. White
Ethnohistory, vol. 46, no. 1, Winter, 1999, pp. 109-147
Description
Analysis of roles and contributions of Southwestern Ojibwa (Anishinaabeg), particularly women, to the fur trade from the 17th century until recent times.
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Women Aging Into Power: Fictional Representations of Power and Authority in Louise Erdrich’s Female Characters

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Castillo
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 8, no. 4, Series 2; European Writings on Native American Literatures, Winter, 1996, pp. [13]-20
Description
Traces the manifestations of power in four generations of fictional women: Pauline Puyat, Marie Lazarre, Zelda Kashpaw and her daughter Albertine. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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“Women and 2spirits”: On the Marginalization of Transgender Indigenous People in Activist Rhetoric

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kai Pyle
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 3, [Indigeneity, Feminism, Activism], 2019, pp. 85-94
Description
A discussion on how use of the term "women and 2spirit" has been used to advocate gender issues but is also problematic because it can marginalize transgendered people from larger Indigenous activist causes.
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Women and Tribal Politics: Is There a Gender Gap in Indian Elections?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce G. Miller
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 1, Winter, 1994, pp. 25-41
Description
Based on his research involving the Skagit River Tribe (approximately 540 band members) in what is now Washington state, the author offers anthropological analysis on the gender gap in political engagement surrounding Indigenous tribal council elections, and compares it to contemporary (1980s – 1990s) mainstream political engagement in the United States.
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Women Finding the Way: American Indian Women Leading Intervention Research in Native Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart
Josephine Chase
Jennifer Elkins
Jennifer Martin
Jennifer Nanez
Jennifer J. Mootz
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 23, no. 3, Strength-based Approaches to Wellness in Indian Country, 2016, pp. 24-47
Description
Looks at literature about community engagement in research and the traditional roles of American Indian women.
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Women of the Dawn

Alternate Title
[North American Indian Thought and Culture]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Bunny McBride
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Women on the Run by Janet Campbell Hale

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Norma C. Wilson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 2000, pp. 113-116
Description
Book review of: Women on the Run by Janet Campbell Hale. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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The Women's Warrior Society

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Barbara Rose
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 1, 2010, pp. 161-163
Description
Book review of: The Women's Warrior Society by Lois Beardslee.
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