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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Markstrom, Carol A.
Language:English
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2008.
Subjects:
Indians of North America > Social life and customs.
Indian girls > United States > Social life and customs.
Puberty rites > United States.
United States > Social life and customs.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2008 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
EBSCO eBooks: 2008 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2008 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
Empowerment of North American Indian Girls: Ritual Expressions at Puberty
Format: Electronic eBook
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.