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Cherokee Women in Charge: Female Power and Leadership in American Indian Nations of Eastern North America

Cherokee Women in Charge: Female Power and Leadership in American Indian Nations of Eastern North America - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Karen Coody CooperPublish date:2022-03-25Pages:245
Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476688183ISBN-10:1476688184UPC:9781476688183Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Ethnic Studies, Women's Studies, AnthropologyBook Topic:American, Cultural & SocialSize:9.92 x 6.93 x 0.63 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC7ZT6ZNKS

Cherokee women wielded significant power, and history demonstrates that in what is now America, indigenous women often bore the greater workload, both inside and outside the home. During the French and Indian War, Cherokee women resisted a chief's authority, owned family households, were skilled artisans, produced plentiful crops, mastered trade negotiations, and prepared chiefs' feasts. Cherokee culture was lost when the Cherokee Nation began imitating the American form of governance to gain political favor, and white colonists reduced indigenous women's power.

This book recounts long-standing Cherokee traditions and their rich histories. It demonstrates Cherokee and indigenous women as independent and strong individuals through feminist and historical perspectives. Readers will find that these women were far ahead of their time and held their own in many remarkable ways.

Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476688183ISBN-10:1476688184UPC:9781476688183Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Ethnic Studies, Women's Studies, AnthropologyBook Topic:American, Cultural & SocialSize:9.92 x 6.93 x 0.63 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC7ZT6ZNKS
Karen Coody Cooper was born in 1946 in Oklahoma where her grandmother grew melons on a Cherokee allotment. After studying anthropology Cooper worked at museums in three states before employment at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. Retired, she has written or co-authored half a dozen history books. She lives in Lake Worth Beach, Florida.
Publisher: McFarland & Company

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