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Article: Messengers of the wind: Native American women tell their life stories.
- Article from:
- Wind Speaker
- Article date:
- January 1, 1996
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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For too long, the stories of Native women have been distorted, our voices silenced. A new book, Messengers of the Wind, confronts this imbalance and provides a glimpse into the histories and present-day realities of a diverse group of Native women within what is now called the United States.
The chapters, grouped into six main categories with titles such as "Daughters of the Dispossessed" and "Mending the Tears, Weaving the Strands," provide a loose framework for the stories - tales of tradition, oppression, healing and home.
The stories of the older women are among the most compelling. Fran James, a Lummi (or Coast Salish) from north of Seattle, speaks ...