Women Of The Apache Nation: Voices Of Truth - Softcover

Stockel, H. Henrietta

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0874172217 ISBN 13: 9780874172218

Publisher: University of Nevada Press, 1993

Synopsis

This study is based on interviews with Chiriccahua Apache women who emphasize the importance of ritual storytelling in preserving their culture. Ceremonies such as the puberty ritual - still practised today - are described, and stories are told of women warrior ancestors. Although many books chronicle the Apache tribes, this study concentrates on the women.

About this title

About the Author:

H. Henrietta Stockel is cofounder and member of the Board of Directors for the Albuquerque Indian Center and the author of several books.

From Library Journal:

Apache women were inspired leaders during the 19th-century raids and skirmishes spearheaded by the legendary Geronimo, and they continue to play significant roles in their communities today. In this very personal account, the first solely devoted to Apache women, the author contrasts the life of Chiricahua Apache women in the 1800s with that of four of their contemporary descendants. Women from the Chiricahua community on the Mescallero Reservation in Arizona and from Apache, Oklahoma relate their life experiences, interweaving their lives as Apaches today with their roles in the larger society. While the narratives skirt some of the very real problems women from these communities face, libraries with women's studies or Native American collections will want to acquire the volume.
- Mary B. Davis, Hun tington Free Lib., Bronx, New York
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0874172217
• ISBN 13: 9780874172218
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224