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

Object Details

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

Data Source

Smithsonian Libraries

Date

2008

C2008

Author

Markstrom, Carol A

Type

Books

Physical description

xiii, 425 p. : ill ; 24 cm

Place

United States

Topic

Social life and customs

Indian girls--Social life and customs

Puberty rites

Record ID

siris_sil_899463

Usage

CC0