Keeping the Campfires Going
Author | : Susan Applegate Krouse |
Publisher | : University of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2009-10 |
ISBN-10 | : UCBK:C099557491 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Download or read book Keeping the Campfires Going written by Susan Applegate Krouse and published by University of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Chicago, and Seattle to Milwaukee. These wide-ranging and insightful essays illuminate Native communities in cities as well as the women activists working to build them.