Mountain Wolf Woman, Sister of Crashing Thunder : The Autobiography of a Winnebago Indian Paperback / softback
Edited by Nancy Oestreich Lurie
Part of the Ann Arbor Paperbacks series
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From pony to airplane, from medicine dance to Christian worship, Mountain Wolf Woman, Sister of Crashing Thunder is the life story of a Winnebago woman, told in her own words to her adopted kinswoman, Nancy Lurie.
This retelling of more than seventy-five years of Native American life is both a candid and compelling account of how one woman lived through a period of cultural crisis. Mountain Wolf Woman tells of her childhood in Wisconsin, her brief stay at a mission school, her marriage to "Bad Soldier," and her religious experiences with peyote.
Her struggle to maintain her family against many hardships---odds that would have defeated a less vigorous and self-confident person---underscores her perseverance and tenacity.
Whether she is describing her wanderings as a child or her misfortunes later in life, Mountain Wolf Woman Sets forth her views in honest and perceptive terms, adding all the more power to her narrative. This book is a valuable companion to the story of Mountain Wolf Woman's brother, immortalized by Paul Radin in Crashing Thunder, a classic of anthropological literature.
It will also be of interest to those interested in ethnographic records, the role of women in native cultures, and Midwestern Native Americans, in general.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:176 pages, 15 Black & white photographs
- Publisher:The University of Michigan Press
- Publication Date:30/04/1961
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- ISBN:9780472061099
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:176 pages, 15 Black & white photographs
- Publisher:The University of Michigan Press
- Publication Date:30/04/1961
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- ISBN:9780472061099