Malinche, Pocahontas, and Sacagawea : Indian women as cultural intermediaries and national symbols
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Norman, OK : University of Oklahoma Press, [2015].
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Valley Cottage Free Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Indian interpreters -- Case studies.
Indian women -- Biography.
Indians of Mexico -- Government relations.
Marina, -- approximately 1505-approximately 1530 -- Influence.
National characteristics, American.
National characteristics, Mexican.
Pocahontas, -- -1617 -- Influence.
Sacagawea -- Influence.
White people -- Relations with Indians.
Indian women -- Biography.
Indians of Mexico -- Government relations.
Marina, -- approximately 1505-approximately 1530 -- Influence.
National characteristics, American.
National characteristics, Mexican.
Pocahontas, -- -1617 -- Influence.
Sacagawea -- Influence.
White people -- Relations with Indians.
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Published
Norman, OK : University of Oklahoma Press, [2015].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
viii, 356 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-342) and index.
Description
The first Europeans to arrive in North America's various regions relied on Native women to help them navigate unfamiliar customs and places. This study of three well-known female cultural intermediaries -- Malinche, Pocahontas, and Sacagawea -- examines their initial contact with Euro-Americans, their negotiation of multinational frontiers, and their symbolic representation over time. Well before their first contact with Europeans or Anglo-Americans, the three women's societies of origin -- the Aztecs of Central Mexico (Malinche), the Powhatans of the mid-Atlantic coast (Pocahontas), and the Shoshones of the northern Rocky Mountains (Sacagawea) -- were already dealing with complex ethnic tensions and social change. Using wit and diplomacy learned in their Native cultures and often assigned to women, all three individuals hoped to benefit their own communities by engaging with the new arrivals. Drawing on history, anthropology, ethnohistory, and oral tradition, Jager demonstrates their shrewd use of diplomacy and fulfillment of social roles and responsibilities in pursuit of their communities' future advantage. Jager then delineates the symbolic roles that Malinche, Pocahontas, and Sacagawea came to play in national creation stories. Mexico and the United States have molded their legends to justify European colonization and condemn it, to explain Indian defeat and celebrate indigenous prehistory. After hundreds of years, Malinche, Pocahontas and Sacagawea are still relevant. They are the symbolic mothers of the Americas, but more than that, they fulfilled crucial roles in times of pivotal and enduring historical change. Understanding their stories brings us closer to understanding our own histories.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jager, R. K. (2015). Malinche, Pocahontas, and Sacagawea: Indian women as cultural intermediaries and national symbols . University of Oklahoma Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jager, Rebecca K., 1964-. 2015. Malinche, Pocahontas, and Sacagawea: Indian Women As Cultural Intermediaries and National Symbols. University of Oklahoma Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jager, Rebecca K., 1964-. Malinche, Pocahontas, and Sacagawea: Indian Women As Cultural Intermediaries and National Symbols University of Oklahoma Press, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jager, Rebecca K. Malinche, Pocahontas, and Sacagawea: Indian Women As Cultural Intermediaries and National Symbols University of Oklahoma Press, 2015.
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