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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Kaituhi matua: Markstrom, Carol A.
Hōputu: Licensed eBooks
Reo:Ingarihi
I whakaputaina: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2008.
Rangatū:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Urunga tuihono:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=219101
Rārangi ihirangi:
  • 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.