Empowerment of North American Indian girls : ritual expressions at puberty /
Markstrom, Carol A.
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press,
c2008.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [367]-397) and index.
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.
Indians of North America
Indian girls
Puberty rites