EXAMINING THE PAST: Susan Abram's research on Cherokee women reveals their critical roles in rebuilding lives across the tribe. Photo of Abram, top left, courtesy of Abram; sketch from American ...
Native American women have long been powerful leaders, organizers, storytellers, and changemakers — not only within their communities, but across the broader landscape of American history. Their ...
EDGEWOOD, N.M. (AP) — In the 1970s, the U.S. agency that provides health care to Native Americans sterilized thousands of women without their full and informed consent, depriving them of the ...
Traditional narratives and songs -- Nancy Ward (Nan-ye-hi; Cherokee, c.1738-c.1822) and Cherokee women -- May Jemison (Degiwene's, Two Falling Voices; Seneca, c.1743-1833) -- Jane Johnston Schoolcraft ...