Description: In this fascinating work, associate professor of American studies at the University of Minnesota and Red Lake Ojibwe Nation member Brenda J. Child spotlights the remarkable women of the Ojibwe Nation. A stunning look at a too-seldomly explored subject in history, Holding Our World Together shows how American Indian women have profoundly influenced Native American life-from the days of the European fur trade to the present, in activism, community, and beyond.
Brief description:
Brenda J. Child is the author of Boarding School Sessions: American Indian Families, 1900-1940 and Hiding Our World Together: Ojibwe Women and the Survival of the Community. Child received her BS in history and social sciences from Bemidji State University and her MA and PhD in history from the University of Iowa. She was a Minnesota Book Award Nominee in 1999 and won the President's Multicultural Research Award from the University of Minnesota in 2002, where she is currently an associate professor of American studies.
Review Quotes:
"Meticulous...As Child makes wonderfully clear in this important and inspirational narrative, it's been a long struggle for Ojibwe women, and that struggle continues unabated."
-- "Minneapolis Star Tribune"