Keeping the Campfires Going

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Title: Keeping the Campfires Going
Description: The essays in this groundbreaking anthology, Keeping the Campfires Going, highlight the accomplishments of and challenges confronting Native women activists in American and Canadian cities. Since World War II, Indigenous women from many communities have stepped forward through organizations, in their families, or by themselves to take action on behalf of the growing number of Native people living in urban areas. This collection recounts and assesses the struggles, successes, and legacies of several of these women in cities across North America, from San Francisco to Toronto, Vancouver to Chica.
Authors: Krouse, Susan Applegate
Resource Type: eBook.
Subjects: Community life--United States--History--20th century, Community life--Canada--History--20th century, City and town life--United States--History--20th century, Women political activists--Canada--History--20th century, Indigenous women--Political activity--United States--History--20th century, Indigenous women--Political activity--Canada--History--20th century, Women political activists--United States--History--20th century, City and town life--Canada--History--20th century
Categories: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women"s Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Native American Studies
Database: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
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Abstract:The essays in this groundbreaking anthology, Keeping the Campfires Going, highlight the accomplishments of and challenges confronting Native women activists in American and Canadian cities. Since World War II, Indigenous women from many communities have stepped forward through organizations, in their families, or by themselves to take action on behalf of the growing number of Native people living in urban areas. This collection recounts and assesses the struggles, successes, and legacies of several of these women in cities across North America, from San Francisco to Toronto, Vancouver to Chica.
ISBN:9780803220508
9780803226456