NATIVE WOMEN of COURAGE

These ten biographies of outstanding Native women leaders recount the extraordinary work of women in such diverse fields as the arts, education, the environment, the media, women’s rights, and tribal leadership. The inspirational women are both heroines from the past and modern trail blazers who are making history today.

The full list of women profiled:

Winona LaDuke (Anishinaabeg)
Sarah Winnemucca (Paiute)
Maria Tallchief (Osage)
Mary Kim Titla (Apache)
Sandra L. Nicholas (Maliseet)
Pauline J. Tekahionwake (Mohawk)
Susan Aglukark (Inuit)
Wilma Pearl Mankiller (Cherokee)
Susan Rochon-Burnett (Métis)
Lorna B. Williams (Lil’wat First Nation)

Age: 12 to 16
Reading level: 6.0
Character Education
Citizenship: Courage, Strong Female Role Models
Language Arts: Biography, Strong Female Role Models
Social Studies: Native American and First Nation culture

ISBN: 
9780977918324
Author: 
Kelly Fournel
Lexile Level: 
1190L
Page Count: 
96
Width: 
6.00
Heigth: 
9.00
Price: 
12.95
Publication Year: 
2009
Publisher: 
7th Generation