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Ohitika Woman
Contributor(s): Brave Bird, Mary (Author), Erdoes, Richard (With)
ISBN: 0802143393     ISBN-13: 9780802143396
Publisher: Grove Press
OUR PRICE:   $12.60  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 2009
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Annotation: This sequel to the bestselling, American Book Award-winning Lakota Woman continues the dramatic story of Mary Brave Bird's life as a Native American in white-dominated society. Brave Bird shares the sorrow of her divorce from American Indian Movement leader Leonard Crow Dog, and her present happiness asa new wife and mother.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Native American & Aboriginal
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies
Dewey: B
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.54" W x 8.2" (0.61 lbs) 304 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Native American
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
 
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Publisher Description:
"Ohitika Woman might be the nonfiction find of the year." --Houston Chronicle
The beloved sequel to the now-classic Lakota Woman, Ohitika Woman follows Mary Brave Bird as she continues her powerful, dramatic tale of ancient glory and present anguish, of courage and despair, of magic and mystery, and, above all, of the survival of both body and mind. Coming home from Wounded Knee in 1973, married to American Indian movement leader Leonard Crow Dog, Mary was a mother with the hope of a better life. But, as she says, "Trouble always finds me." With brutal frankness she bares her innermost thoughts, recounting the dark as well as the bright moments in her always eventful life. She not only talks about the stark truths of being a Native American living in a white-dominated society but also addresses the experience of being a mother, a woman, and, rarest of all, a Sioux feminist. Filled with contrasts, courage, and endurance, Ohitika Woman is a powerful testament to Mary's will and spirit.