Empowerment of North American Indian girls : ritual expressions at puberty / Carol A. Markstrom.

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Main Author: Markstrom, Carol A.
Language:English
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2008], ©2008.
Subjects:
Indigenous peoples of North America > Social life and customs.
Indigenous girls > United States > Social life and customs.
Puberty rites > United States.
United States > Social life and customs.
Physical Description:xvii, 425 pages, 9 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Contextual and methodological considerations
  • Contemporary youth concerns in historical perspective
  • North American Indian perspectives on human development
  • Menstruation, cosmology, and feminism
  • Historical overview of coming-of-age practices
  • The Apache Sunrise Dance
  • Interpretation of the Apache Sunrise Dance
  • Contemporary Navajo, Lakota, and Ojibwa puberty customs
  • Broader perspectives on coming-of-age.