Indigenous Activism: Profiles of Native Women in Contemporary America - Paperback
by Donna L. Akers (Contribution by), Daniel Archuleta (Contribution by), Renae M. Bredin (Contribution by)
Indigenous Activism profiles eighteen American Indian women of the twentieth century who distinguished themselves through their political activism. Authors analyze the colorful careers of selected Indigenous women of North America during the last century, including Ramona Bennet, Mary Crow Dog, Ada Deer, LaDonna Harris, Wilma Mankiller, Alyce Spotted Bear, Irene Toledo, Marie Potts, Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, Harriette Shelton Dover, Lucy Covington, Dolly Smith Cusker Akers, Leslie Marmon Silko, Bea Medicine, and Elizabeth Cook-Lynn.
Author Biography
Clifford Trafzer is distinguished professor of history and Rupert Costo chair in American Indian affairs at the University of California, Riverside.
Donna Akers is associate professor at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Amanda Wixon is Ph.D. candidate at University of California, Riverside.