Oglala Women Myth, Ritual, and Reality

Name: Oglala Women Myth, Ritual, and Reality
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ISBN: 9780226677491

ISBN-10: 0226677494

ISBN-13: 9780226677491

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Authors: Marla N. Powers, Catherine R. Stimpson

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Based on interviews and life histories collected over more than twenty-five years of study on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota, Marla N. Powers conveys what it means to be an Oglala woman. Despite the myth of the Euramerican that sees Oglala women as inferior to men, and the Lakota myth that seems them as superior, in reality, Powers argues, the roles of male and female emerge as complementary. In fact, she claims, Oglala women have been better able to adapt to the dominant white culture and provide much of the stability and continuity of modern tribal life. This rich ethnographic portrait considers the complete context of Oglala life--religion, economics, medicine, politics, old…

Book details

List price: $27.50
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 11/15/1988
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 258
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Elizabeth A. Kaye specializes in communications as part of her coaching and consulting practice. She has edited Requirements for Certification since the 2000-01 edition.