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Life Stages and Native Women: Memory, Teachings, and Story Medicine

By Kim Anderson , Maria Campbell

Book information

Publisher
University of Manitoba Press
Year
2011
ISBN
0887557260, 9780887557262
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6225559 bytes)
Series
Critical Studies in Native History
Edition
Third
Pages
223\233
Time added
2015-12-01 06:38:45
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Description

Life Stages and Native Women explores how life stages and responsibilities of Métis, Cree, and Anishinaabe women were integral to the health and well-being of their communities during the mid- 20th century. The book is rich with oral history conducted with fourteen Algonquian elders from the Canadian prairies and Ontario. These elders share stories about the girls and women of their childhood communities at mid-century (1930–1960), and customs related to pregnancy, birth and post-natal care, infant and child care, puberty rites, gender, and age-specific work roles, the distinct roles of post-menopausal women, and women's roles in managing death. The book concludes with a consideration of how oral historians' memories can be applied to building healthier communities today. It is a fascinating and powerful book that will speak to all women.

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