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Ohitika Woman

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Ohitika Woman
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Mary Brave Bird
With Richard Erdoes
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:304
Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 140
ISBN/Barcode 9780802143396
ClassificationsDewey:305.897073092
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Imprint Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Publication Date 27 January 2009
Publication Country United States

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.