Empowerment of North American Indian girls : ritual expressions at puberty /
Empowerment of North American Indian Girls is an examination of coming-of-age-ceremonies for American Indian girls past and present, featuring an in-depth look at Native ideas about human development and puberty. Many North American Indian cultures regard the transition from childhood to adulthood a...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Lincoln :
University of Nebraska Press,
©2008.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=219101 |
Table of 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.