Native American Women
Labriola Center
Autobiography
Autobiography of Delfina Cuero: A Diegueno Indian, Delfina Cuero. Dawson’s Book Shop, 1968.
Crying Wind, Crying Wind (Kickapoo). Moody Press, 1977.
Life Among the Paiutes: Their Wrongs and Claims. Sarah Winnemucca (Paiute). G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1883.
Looking for Lost Bird: A Jewish Woman Discovers her Navajo Roots, Yvette Melanson with Claire Safran. Bard, 1999.
Mankiller, A Chief and Her People: An Autobiography by the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller. St.
Martin’s Griffin, 1994.
Me and Mine: The Life Story of Helen Sekaquaptewea, Helen Sekaquaptewa (Hopi). University of Arizona Press, 1969.
Mountain Wolf Woman, Sister of Crashing Thunder: The Autobiography of a Winnebago Indian, Mountain Wolf Woman (Winnebago). University of Michigan Press, 1961.
Mourning Dove: A Salishan Autobiography, -edited by Jay Miller. University of Nebraska Press, 1990.
No Turning Back: A True Account of a Hopi Girl’s Struggle to Bridge the Gap Between the World of Her People and the World of the White Man, Polingaysi Qoyawayma [Elizabeth Q. White] (Hopi). University of New Mexico Press, 1971.
Old Father the Story Teller, Pabilita Velarde (Santa Clara Pueblo). D. S. King, 1960.
Papago Woman, Maria Chona. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1979.
A Pima Past, Anna Moore Shaw (Pima). University of Arizona Press, 1974.
Pomo Basketmaking: A Supreme Art for the Weaver, Elsie Allen. Naturegraph Publishers, 1972.
Pretty Shield, Medicine Woman of the Crows, Pretty Shield (Crow). University of Nebraska Press, 1972.
Walking Thunder: Diné Medicine Woman, edited by Bradford Kinney. Accompanied by CD-ROM. Keet’s Island Books,
Sanapia, Comanche Medicine Woman, Sanapia (Comanche). Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972.
Voice in Her Tribe: A Navajo Woman’s Own Story, Irene Stewart (Navajo). Ballena Press, 1980.
Waheenee: An Indian Girl’s Story, Told by Herself, Waheenee [Maxi’diwiac, Buffalo-Bird Woman] (Hidatsa). University of Nebraska Press, 1978.
Biography
Daughters of the Earth: The Lives and Legends of American Indian Women, Carolyn Niethammer. Collier Books, 1977
Essie’s Story: the Life and Legacy of a Shoshone Teacher, by Esther Burnett Horne and Sally McBeth, University of Nebraska Press, 1998.
Flint and Feather: The Life and Times of E. Pauline Johnson, Tekahionwake, by Charlotte Gray, HarperFlamingo, 2002
Hawk Woman: Dancing With the Moon, by Tela Star Lake, M. Evans & Company, 1996.
I’ll Go and Do More: Annie Dodge Wauneka, Navajo Leader and Activist, Carolyn Niethammer, of Nebraska Press, 2001.
Making of Sacajawea: A Euro-American Legend, by Donna J. Kessler, University of Alabama Press, 1996.
Maria Tallchief: America’s Prima Ballerina, with Larry Kaplan, Henry Holt, 1997.
Molly Spotted Elk: A Penobscot in Paris, by Bunny McBride, University of Oklahoma Press, 1995.
Native American Doctor: The Story of Susan LaFlesche Picotte, by Jeri Ferris, Carolrhoda Books, 1991.
Susan La Flesche Picotte, M.D: Omaha Indian Leader and Reformer, University of Oklahoma Press, 1999.
Tending the Fire: The Story of Maria Martinez, by Juddi Morris, Northland Publishing, 1997.
Oral Interviews
American Indian Oral History Collection, Clearwater Publishing Company, 1977-1981.
Thirty half-hour interviews features a number of women from Plains tribes. On audio Cassette. Ask for guide.
American Indian Oral History Transcripts, 1967-1972. Eleven microfilm reels of transcripts held at the Southwest Research Center, University of New Mexico. Contains over 800 interviews (many women) from the Navajo Nation and New Mexico Pueblos. Ask for guide.
Listening to Indians, New York Times Oral History Program, 1979. The set contains 144 interviews of individuals representing numerous tribes. Ask for guide or search the American Indian Index for a list of women contributors.
University of South Dakota Indian Oral History Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1960-1970. Contains taped series of interviews with Plains Indians, mainly from Sioux tribes. Many women are represented. Ask for guide.
Wisdom’s Daughters: Conversations with Women Elders of Native America, HarperCollins, 1993. Eldewrs represented are Tewa, Chumash, Northern Cheyenne, Seminole,Ojibway, Oneida, Senecxa, Hoh, Cowichan, and Mohawk,.
General Works
American Indian Grandmothers: Traditions and Transitions, edited by Marjorie M. Schweitzer, University of New Mexico Press, 1999.
Apache: the Sacred Path to Womanhood, by John Annerino, Marlowe, 1998.
Ceremony, by Leslie Marmon Silko, Penguin Books, 1986.
Cherokee Women: Gender and Culture Change, 1700-1835, Theda Perdue. University of Nebraska Press,1998
Kinaalda: A Navajo Girl Grows Up, by Monty Roessel, Lerner Publications, 1993.
Many Tender Ties: Women in Fur-Trade Society, 1670-1870, by Sylvia Van Kirk, University of Oklahoma, 1983.
The Native American Woman: A Perspective, by Beatrice Medicine, ERIC/CRESS, 1978.
Sister Nations: Native Women Writers on Community, edited by Heid E. Erdrich & Laura Tohe. Innesota Historical Society Press, 2002
Weaving New Worlds: Southeastern Cherokee Women and Their Basketry, by Sarah H. Hill, University of North Carolina Press, 1997.
Women and Power in Native North America, edited by Laura F. Kleig and Lillian A. Ackerman, University of Oklahoma Press, 1995.
Women in American Indian Society, by Raine Green, Chelsea House Publishers, 1992.
Wynema: A Child of the Forest, Sophia Alice Callahan (Creek). University of Nebraska Press, 1997.
Video Recordings
Elegant Visions [videorecording]: Native American Women’s Clothing, Bartlesville Indian Women’s Club, 1993.
Honoring our Voices [videorecording],
Leslie Marmon Silko [Videorecording], film by Martreo Bellinelli, Films for the Humanities, 1995.
Loving Rebel: Helen Hunt Jackson, Victress Hitchock. Chariot, 1987.
Mistress Madeline [videorecording], directed by Aaron Kim Johnston. National Film Board of Canada.
Pocahontas [videorecording]: Her True Story, Jonathan Gile, Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1998.
A Season of Grandmothers [videorecording], by Phil George, Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium, [199-?].
A Song to Sing: Biography of Bonnie Jo Hunt, David Ellis. Artists of Indian America, 1982.
Wilma P. Mankiller, Chief of the Cherokee Nation [videorecording]: Woman of Power, Roeper-Scott Productions, 1992.
Internet Resources
Caution! Before using information from web sites, be certain that the source is legitimate and accurate. Following are a few recommended sites:
Storytellers: Native American authors online:
www.hanksville.org/storytellers
Native American Authors website
www.ipl.org/ref/native/aboutus.html
Culture: Native American Authors; Native American Bibliography
www.lib.cmich.edu/clarke/icu/naau.htm
Side Canyon: Indian America
www.sidecanyon.com/features/readit.htm
Native American Women Authors
http://womenwriters.about.com/cs/nativeamerican
Patricia A. Etter, M.L.S.
Fall 2003
