Keeping the Campfires Going: Native Women's Activism in Urban Communities

by Susan Applegate Krouse, Heather A. Howard (Editor)

The essays in this groundbreaking anthology, Keeping the Campfires Going , highlight the accomplishments of and challenges confronting Native women activists in American and Canadian cities. Since World War II, Indigenous women from many communities have stepped forward through organizations, in their families, or by themselves to take action on behalf of the growing number of Native people living in urban areas. This collection recounts and assesses the struggles, successes, and legacies of several of these women in cities across North America, from San Francisco to Toronto, Vancouver to Chicago, and Seattle to Milwaukee. These wide-ranging and insightful essays illuminate Native communities in cities as well as the women activists working to build them.

232 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2009

Reviews

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really a fantastic read, the continuity kept throughout the different perspectives was astounding the clear love, respect, and hope these women hold for their community while simultaneously fighting against multiple oppressive forces and finding ways in which to help their community thrive at every possible opportunity is a story I am so glad I got to read and appreciate.