Grandmother's Grandchild My Crow Indian Life |
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| Author:
| Snell, Alma Hogan |
| Editor:
| Matthews, Becky |
| ISBN: | 978-1-280-36082-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2000 |
| Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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"This autobiographical work is at heart the story of a special relationship that existed between the author and her grandmother, Crow medicine woman Pretty Shield. The older woman . . . raised her granddaughter to appreciate the traditions and values of a vanishing culture. In adulthood, Snell would become a preservationist of the Crow philosophy of life and a healer who combined basic Christian teachings with native respect for and understanding of the power of nature. She writes with...
More Description"This autobiographical work is at heart the story of a special relationship that existed between the author and her grandmother, Crow medicine woman Pretty Shield. The older woman . . . raised her granddaughter to appreciate the traditions and values of a vanishing culture. In adulthood, Snell would become a preservationist of the Crow philosophy of life and a healer who combined basic Christian teachings with native respect for and understanding of the power of nature. She writes with disarming honesty about the obstacles she encountered, including poverty, illness, . . . and unwed motherhood." Library Journal."