The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions
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The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions is a groundbreaking work of Native American literary and cultural criticism that re-centers Indigenous women’s roles and feminist perspectives within tribal traditions and worldviews.
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| The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions Context triple: [Paula Gunn Allen, notableWork, The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions]
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The Road of Life and Death: A Ritual Drama of the American Indians
The Road of Life and Death: A Ritual Drama of the American Indians is an anthropological study and interpretation of Native American ritual and mythology by ethnologist Paul Radin.
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In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens is a collection of essays by Alice Walker that explores Black women's creativity, history, and resilience through literary criticism, biography, and personal reflection.
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Green Place of Many Mothers
The Green Place of Many Mothers is a once-fertile matriarchal oasis in the Mad Max: Fury Road universe, remembered as Imperator Furiosa’s lost childhood homeland.
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Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit
"Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit" is a collection of essays by Native American writer Leslie Marmon Silko that blends memoir, cultural criticism, and storytelling to explore Laguna Pueblo traditions, identity, and the power of narrative.
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The Culture of the Winnebago
The Culture of the Winnebago is an ethnographic study by anthropologist Paul Radin that documents and analyzes the traditional life, beliefs, and social organization of the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) people.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions Target entity description: The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions is a groundbreaking work of Native American literary and cultural criticism that re-centers Indigenous women’s roles and feminist perspectives within tribal traditions and worldviews.
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A.
The Road of Life and Death: A Ritual Drama of the American Indians
The Road of Life and Death: A Ritual Drama of the American Indians is an anthropological study and interpretation of Native American ritual and mythology by ethnologist Paul Radin.
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B.
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens is a collection of essays by Alice Walker that explores Black women's creativity, history, and resilience through literary criticism, biography, and personal reflection.
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C.
Green Place of Many Mothers
The Green Place of Many Mothers is a once-fertile matriarchal oasis in the Mad Max: Fury Road universe, remembered as Imperator Furiosa’s lost childhood homeland.
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D.
Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit
"Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit" is a collection of essays by Native American writer Leslie Marmon Silko that blends memoir, cultural criticism, and storytelling to explore Laguna Pueblo traditions, identity, and the power of narrative.
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E.
The Culture of the Winnebago
The Culture of the Winnebago is an ethnographic study by anthropologist Paul Radin that documents and analyzes the traditional life, beliefs, and social organization of the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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literary criticism ⓘ work of Native American studies ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
challenge dominant Western narratives about Native cultures
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recover suppressed Indigenous women’s traditions ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Paula Gunn Allen’s Laguna Pueblo heritage ⓘ |
| author | Paula Gunn Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
Native American literary studies
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feminist scholarship on Indigenous peoples ⓘ women’s studies ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
Eurocentric literary criticism
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patriarchal interpretations of Native cultures ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
centrality of women in tribal societies
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spiritual dimensions of Indigenous feminism ⓘ |
| examines |
impact of colonization on Indigenous gender roles
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relationships between gender and tribal sovereignty ⓘ representations of Native women in literature ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Native American oral traditions
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myth and storytelling ⓘ re-centering Indigenous women’s roles ⓘ tribal worldviews ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural criticism
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feminist theory ⓘ |
| influenced |
scholarship on Native women’s literature
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subsequent Indigenous feminist theorists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American Indian traditions
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Indigenous feminism ⓘ Native American spirituality ⓘ Native American women NERFINISHED ⓘ feminist literary criticism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
groundbreaking integration of feminism and Native traditions
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influential role in Indigenous feminist discourse ⓘ |
| perspective | Native feminist perspective ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| publisher | Beacon Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | collection of essays ⓘ |
| usedIn |
courses on feminist theory
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university courses in Native American studies ⓘ university courses in women’s and gender studies ⓘ |
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