Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i62EWSf04883; Fri, 2 Jul 2004 10:32:28 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 10:32:28 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <s0e5392c.099@mailsrv21.gsu.edu> Errors-To: listowner@nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Daphne Greenberg" <ALCDGG@langate.gsu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2963] Resources about Native American/First Nations women X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.5.1 Status: O Content-Length: 1601 Lines: 38 For those of you who are interested in reading about Native American/First Nations women, either for your own interest, or to help you understand the cultural background of your students/colleagues, here are a few resources: 1. Strong Women Stories: Native Vision and Community Survival edited by Kim Anderson and Bonita Lawrence published by Sumach Press in 2003. In the introduction, the editors write that in their goals was to look at: "What are Native women doing for themselves, their families, their communities and Nations as we recover from the past and work towards a healthier future?" The following resources are xposted from a posting that Sammie Bordeaux sent to the NIFL Povraclit listserv: 1. Devon E. Mehesuah's Indigenous American Women: Decolonization, Empowerment, Activism by University of Nebraska Press. This book addresses the issues Native women face in academia, in writing, and as tribal leaders. 2. Next Steps by Karen Swisher- a collection of essays by many Native researchers and scholars 3. Indigenous Education Models for Contemporary Practice by Maenette Kape 'ahiokalani Padeken Ah Nee-Benham (ed.) published by Laurence Earlbaum Associates-a collection of essays (many by women) about developing curriculum specific to Indigenous people in the US and New Zealand (Hopi, Maori, Lakota, etc.) which are written by Native educators. Daphne Daphne Greenberg Associate Director Center for the Study of Adult Literacy MSC 6A0360 Georgia State University 33 Gilmer Street SE Unit 6 Atlanta, GA 30303-3086 phone: 404-651-0127 fax:404-651-4901 dgreenberg@gsu.edu
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