The Women's Warrior Society

The Women's Warrior SocietyThe Womens Warrior Society is a remarkable gathering of characters and voices used to expose truths about Native American life. In tightly woven prose, Lois Beardslee tells stories about people from all over North America and from either side of the line between abused and abuser. Both individual and archetypal, Native and non Native, male and female, her characters take up arms against widely accepted stereotypes about Native people. The women

The man had earned this feast and his own deliciousness by ringing a stick

social and psychological explanations of the roots of alcoholism

But as the policy unfolded over the next decade

and the heartbreaking recollection of his beloved kokum (grandmother)

the spiritual leader Leroy Bear Red Ears

Because of Miss Densmore's deep knowledge and clear presentation

the Lost Colony of Roanoke

his research and erudition vast

and as night approaches

Momaday reminds us that the Earth is a sacred place of wonder and beauty

Native language revival efforts

one young water protector takes a stand to defend Earth's most sacred resource