ORCID Identifier(s)

0000-0001-6831-3837

Graduation Semester and Year

2018

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in History

Department

History

First Advisor

Paul Conrad

Abstract

Native American women have largely been excluded from American history. Although there are a few Native female figures that are highlighted, such as Pocahontas and Sacagawea, the complexities and vastness of Native female cultures have been kept in the shadows. This is unfortunate because of the beauty and strength that lies in the many different traditional Native female cultures. I believe such information should be included in the histories of commonly remembered historical events involving Native American peoples, because it would make the histories richer, more accurate, and more inclusive. Highlighting Native female roles and perspectives in historical events would also certainly empower Native women today. That is why I have chosen three events with different Native groups in different time periods, Algonquian women in Pontiac’s War, Cherokee and Choctaw women in the Trail of Tears, and Lakota women in the Ghost Dance Movement of 1890 and the Wounded Knee Massacre, to focus on in my thesis and highlight the different Native female cultures and the complexities of Native female roles and perspectives during these different events.

Keywords

Native American, Women

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | History

Comments

Degree granted by The University of Texas at Arlington

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