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Sto caricando le informazioni... Upon Her Shoulders: Southeastern Native Women Share Their Stories of Justice, Spirit, and Communitydi Mary Ann Jacobs
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"This book documents the autobiographical stories and poems of Southeastern American Indian women whose hard work and daily fight to keep their communities well and safe is all too often disregarded by mainstream publications and the general public. At the end of each section, the editors provide questions for reflection. Aimed at general readers and especially American Indian women themselves, this book celebrates the voices of those in native communities in the US Southeast, a region rarely covered in other publications. The editors, with deep roots in the scholarship and culture of Indian women, have collected original stories, narratives, and poems. Featured prominently is the Lumbee Indian community, where two of the editors (one of them active in the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina) teach at the nearby University of North Carolina at Pembroke College, a center for scholarship about the Lumbee people. Traditional American Indian culture places high value on teaching and passing down knowledge through story and oral history, and this volume honors that tradition with the written narratives and poetry of a variety of Native women. Through this work, provided by professional and everyday writers, readers learn about the societies that have raised girls from an early age to be independent and competent leaders, to access traditional Native spirituality despite religious oppression, and to fight for justice for themselves and Native peoples across the nation in the face of legal and societal oppression. Included in this volume is Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle who documents the work of Cherokee linguist Marie Junaluska"-- Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)810.80928708997075Literature English (North America) American literature Anthologies and CollectionsClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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I was blown away by the diversity of experiences represented in this volume, from young women to elders alike. The justice section was particularly moving, especially the back to back stories of Ruth Dial Wood's trip to the 1969 Alcatraz Occupation and Mary Ann Jacob's and her daughter's experiences at a Black Lives Matter march in Pembroke, NC during summer of 2020. The book contains thought provoking and well-crafted discussion questions in the back, which make it an ideal selection for book club settings. I cannot recommend Upon Her Shoulders enough, especially to those interested in storytelling and the experiences of Indigenous women. ( )