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 ...
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 ...
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 ...