Iroquoian Women : The Gantowisas (American Indian Studies, V. 4)

Iroquoian Women: The Gantowisas provides a thorough, organized look at the social, political, economic, and religious roles of women among the Iroquois, explaining their fit with the larger culture. Gantowisas means more than simply > - gantowisas is > as fire-keeping woman, faith-keeping woman, gift-giving woman; leader, counselor, judge; Mother of the People. This is the light in which the reader will find her in Iroquoian Women. Barbara Alice Mann draws upon worthy sources, be they early or modern, oral or written, to present a Native American point of view that insists upon accuracy, not only in raw reporting, but also in analysis. Iroquoian Women is the first book-length study to regard Iroquoian women as central and indispensable to Iroquoian studies.Barbara Alice Mann is the author of 'Iroquoian Women : The Gantowisas (American Indian Studies, V. 4)', published 2006 under ISBN 9780820441535 and ISBN 0820441538.