Daughters of Aataentsic highlights and connects the unique lives of
seven Weⁿdat/Waⁿdat women whose legacies are still felt today.
Spanning the continent and the colonial borders of New France, British
North America, Canada, and the United States, this book shows how
Wendat people and place came together in Ontario, Quebec, Michigan,
Ohio, Kansas, and Oklahoma, and how generations of activism became
intimately tied with notions of family, community, motherwork, and
legacy from the seventeenth to the twenty-first century. The lives of
the seven women tell a story of individual and community triumph
despite difficulties and great loss. Kathryn Magee Labelle aims to
decolonize the historical discipline by researching with Indigenous
people rather than researching on them. It is a collaborative effort,
guided by an advisory council of eight Weⁿdat/Waⁿdat women,
reflecting the needs and desires of community members. Daughters of
Aataentsic challenges colonial interpretations by demonstrating the
centrality of women, past and present, to Weⁿdat/Waⁿdat culture
and history. Labelle draws from institutional archives and published
works, as well as from oral histories and private collections.
Breaking new ground in both historical narratives and community-guided
research in North America, Daughters of Aataentsic offers an
alternative narrative by considering the ways in which individual
Weⁿdat/Waⁿdat women resisted colonialism, preserved their culture,
and acted as matriarchs.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780228006886
Publisert
2021
Utgiver
ACP - McGill Queen's University Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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