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The strength of women : âhkamêyimowak  Cover Image Book Book

The strength of women : âhkamêyimowak / Priscilla Settee.

Settee, Priscilla. (Author). Settee, Priscilla, 1948- (Added Author).

Summary:

Ahkameyimowak is a Cree word that embodies the strength that helps women to survive, flourish and work for change. Women are the unsung heroes of their communities, often using minimal resources to challenge oppressive structures and create powerful alternatives in the arts, education and workplace. Candid, first-person stories of fifteen Aboriginal women who embody the spirit of Ahkameyimowak.

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  • ISBN: 9781550504569
  • ISBN: 1550504568
  • Physical Description: 121 p. ; 22 cm. This book is also in an e-format.
  • Publisher: Regina : Coteau Books, 2011.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
What is to be done? -- Beginnings -- Aleyna May Stene -- Vicki Wilson -- Esther Sanderson -- Waabi-bizhikiikwe/Patricia Margaret Ningewance -- Charlotte Ross -- Sally McKenzie -- Freda Ahenakew -- Sheila Pocha -- Work -- Eekwol (Lindsay Knight) -- Rita Bouvier -- Bernice Sayese -- Art -- Minaachimo-Kwe/Alice Olsen Williams -- Spirit -- Zondra M. Roy -- Judy Da Silva -- Community -- Priscilla Settee.
Subject: Indigenous women > Canada > Social conditions.
Native women > Canada > Social conditions.
Indigenous women > Canada > Biography.
Native women > Canada > Biography.
Topic Heading: First Nations Canada.
Aboriginal.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at University College of the North Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
The Pas Campus Library E 78 .C2 S736 2011 (Text) 58500000414565 Stacks Volume hold Available -
Thompson Campus Library E 78 .C2 S736 2011 (Text) 58500000433573 Stacks Volume hold Available -


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