native american women

During the last Ice Age, a young Native American woman embarks on a personal quest for survival and revenge.

A seventeen-year-old, Navaho Indian girl, rejected and isolated from white society, faces life in a mental institution until a young doctor takes an interest in her case.

Readers gain insight into the lives of Native American women through short, surprising, and often amusing facts about the role of Native American women in their tribes across North America, emphasizing their daily lives, clothing, marriage customs, role in tribal leadership and introduces important female figures in history.

"... an eclectic collection of poems, essays, interviews, and art that combine to express the experience of being a Native woman. Stories of abuse, humiliation, and stereotyping are countered by the voices of passionate women making themselves heard and demanding change."--Provided by publisher.

Evolution is running backwards and women are giving birth to babies who resemble more primitive species. Into this environment, Cedar Hawk Songmaker is raised by Minneapolis-based liberals who encourage Cedar to seek out her Ojibwe roots. But a sinister new government kidnaps pregnant women off the streets to study the infants, and Cedar contends with a disintegrating world while trying to protect her unborn baby.

"... an eclectic collection of poems, essays, interviews, and art that combine to express the experience of being a Native woman. Stories of abuse, humiliation, and stereotyping are countered by the voices of passionate women making themselves heard and demanding change."--Provided by publisher.

Provides brief biographical information on eleven Native American women writers and discusses their work through critical excerpts. Includes a bibliography of works written by each featured author.

Provides an introduction to Sacagawea, a young Native American woman who joined the Lewis and Clark expedition as a translator and guide, and played an important role in the mission's success.

This graphic novel tells the story of a Native American woman who is transformed into a legendary Thunder Being.

Describes Sacagawea, the Shoshone Native American who served as a guide on the Lewis and Clark expedition, her personal traits, her life, the clothes she wore, her contributions to the expedition, and the life of her son.