Includes bibliographical references.

Thunder Spirits: Reclaiming the Power of Our Grandmothers -- New Life Stirring: Mothering, Transformation and Aboriginal Womanhood -- Birthing an Indigenous Resurgence: Decolonizing Our Pregnancy and Birthing Ceremonies -- Becoming an Aboriginal Mother: Childbirth Experiences of Women from One Mi'kmaq Community in Nova Scotia -- An Anishinaabe-kwe Ideology on Mothering and Motherhood -- Power Mothering: The Haudenosaunee Model -- Dances with Cougar: Learning from Traditional Parenting Skills Programs -- Back to Basics: Mothering and Grandmothering in the Context of Urban Ghana -- Aboriginal Mothering: An Australian Perspective -- Aboriginal Mothering Under the State's Gaze -- Canada's Indian Residential Schools and Their Impacts on Mothering -- Fostering Indigeneity: The Role of Aboriginal Mothers and Aboriginal Early Child Care in Responses to Colonial Foster-Care Interventions -- Aboriginal Women vs. Canada: The Struggle for Our Mothers to Remain Aboriginal -- "They Let Their Kids Run Wild": The Policing of Aboriginal Mothering in Quebec -- Woman Dreaming: An Exploration of the Australian Aborigine's Return to Heritage -- "Confused with the Sorrow": Aboriginal Mothering in The Antelope Wife and Gardens in the Dunes -- Lost Mothers and "Stolen Generations": Representations of Family in Contemporary Aboriginal Writing.