Desert Hawk Books

Women of the Earth Lodges
Tribal Life on the Plains

Virginia Bergman Peters

 

 

240  pages
12 B&W Illustrations
1 Map
6" x 9"
Paperback

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   In Women of the Earth Lodges, Virginia Peters uses women's accounts, myths and creation stories, and anthropological and archaeological data to examine the influence and vitality of Plains Indian women. She demonstrates that village life was organized around women's labor and the women acted as partners with men in economic, social, and religious affairs-functions overlooked by contemporary observers.

"A well-argues, long-overdue case for Indian women's influence."-Glenda Riley, American Historical Review

"Women of the Earth Lodges is a welcome addition to the growing body of literature aimed at providing more accurate portrayals of Plains Indian women."-Trisha Nelson, Nebraska History

Virginia Bergman Peters received an M.A. in Anthropology from George Washington University, Washington, D.C. She is the author of The Florida Wars.