Empowerment of North American Indian Girls
Subtitle: Ritual Expressions at Puberty
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: March 1, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 456
ISBN-13: 9780803232570
Subjects: Ethnography; Women's studies; Social Science; History - U.S; Sociology; North America; Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies; United States - General; Women's Studies - General; Social Science / Women's Studies; Indian girls; Indians of North America; Puberty rites; Social life and customs; United States
Description: "Developmental psychologist Carol A. Markstrom reviews indigenous, historical, and anthropological literatures and conveys the results of her fieldwork to provide descriptive accounts of North American Indian coming-of-age rituals. She gives special attention to the female puberty rituals in four communities: Apache, Navajo, Lakota, and Ojibwa. Of particular interest is the distinctive Apache Sunrise Dance, which is described and analyzed in detail. Also included are American Indian feminist interpretations of menstruation and menstrual taboos, the feminine in cosmology, and the significance of puberty customs and rites for the development of young women."--BOOK JACKET.