Daughters of the earth : the lives and legends of American Indian women

by Carolyn Niethammer

Paper Book, 1977

Description

Examines the life of American Indian women in all their variety from Apache coming of age ceremonies to Algonkian marriage taboos, childhood games of the Crows and old age among Chinook.

Status

Available

Call number

970/.004/97

Genres

Publication

New York : Macmillan, 1977.

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LibraryThing member moonbridge

Fascinating study of lives of American Indian women before reservations existed

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LibraryThing member bcrowl399

Very interesting book. Some surprises and some I already knew.

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Subjects

Indian women North America

Indians of North America social life and customs

Language

English

Original publication date

1977

ISBN

0020961502 / 9780020961505

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