Spider Woman's granddaughters : traditional tales and contemporary writing by Native American women

Allen, Paula Gunn. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780449905081 (pbk.)
ISBN: 044990508X (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
viii, 279 p. ; 21 cm.
Publisher: New York : Fawcett Columbine, c1990.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Originally published: Boston : Beacon Press, 1989.

First Nations interest.

Formatted Contents Note:

Warriors: Woman's fight / Pretty Shield -- Warrior's daughter / Zitkala-Sa -- Oshkikwe's baby / Delia Oshogay -- American horse / Louise Erdrich -- Warrior maiden / Oneida traditional -- Woman who fell from the sky / Iraquois (Mohawk) traditional -- As it was in the beginning / E. Pauline Johnson -- Clearing in the valley / Soge Track -- Blue Bird's offering / Ella Cara Deloria -- Warriors / Anna Lee Walters -- Beginning and the end of the world / Okanogan traditional -- Casualties: Coyote kills Owl-woman / Okanogan traditional -- Story of green-blanket feet / Humishima -- Disposal of Mary Joe's children / Mary TallMountain -- Grace / Vickie L. Sears -- Making Do / Linda Hogan -- Resistance: Power of horses / Elizabeth Cook-Lynn -- Evil Kachina steals Yellow Woman / Cochiti Pueblo traditional -- Sun steals Yellow Woman / Cochiti Pueblo traditional -- Whirlwind man steals Yellow Woman / Laguna Pueblo traditional -- Yellow Woman / Leslie Marmon Silko -- Deep purple / Paula Gunn Allen -- American in New York / LeAnne Howe -- Stories don't have endings / Misha Gallagher.