ABSTRACT
Negotiators of Change covers the history of ten tribal groups including the Cherokee, Iroquois and Navajo -- as well as tribes with less known histories such as the Yakima, Ute, and Pima-Maricopa. The book contests the idea that European colonialization led to a loss of Native American women's power, and instead presents a more complex picture of the adaption to, and subversion of, the economic changes introduced by Europeans. The essays also discuss the changing meainings of motherhood, women's roles and differing gender ideologies within this context.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 7|19 pages
“Dear Friend and Ex-Husband”
Marriage, Divorce, and Women's Property Rights on the Southern Ute Reservation, 1887–1930
chapter 9|20 pages
Patchwork and Politics
The Evolving Roles of Florida Seminole Women in the 20th Century
chapter 10|22 pages
Mothers and Community Builders
Salt River Pima and Maricopa Women in Community Action