Changing Woman of the Apache: Women's Lives in Past and Present (The American Indian Experience) [Library Binding]

Sydele E. Golston (Author)

Book Description

Series: The American Indian Experience | Publication Date: May 1996

Offers a sensitive study of the Apache Changing Woman ceremony as it has been celebrated throughout the centuries and as it is observed today, discussing its role in traditional and contemporary Apache culture and the role of women in tribal life.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 8 Up-The first three chapters of this thorough account of the lifeways of Apache women describe the Ndee people, the legend of Changing Woman, and the Sunrise ceremony marking a girl's coming of age, making this book a wonderful companion to Tryntje Van Ness Seymour's The Gift of Changing Woman (Holt, 1993). But Golston goes beyond this one major event in an Apache girl's adolescence. The remainder of the book describes the childhood, young womanhood, adulthood, and old age of Apache women, past and present. Chapters on each stage of life are broken down into sections subtitled "The Old Times" and "The Last One Hundred Years," allowing readers to understand the similarities and differences in their lives. A special plus are the minibiographies. Excellent-quality black-and-white photographs of historical and contemporary Apache girls and women round out this well-done volume. The index is a bit weak; an up-to-date bibliography features Apache web sites. A solid addition.
Lisa Mitten, University of Pittsburgh, PA
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Gr. 8^-12. The first volume in the new American Indian Experience series explores the lives of Apache women in past and present times. Golston begins with a lengthy, detailed description of the traditional Apache ceremony marking a young woman's passage into adulthood as that ceremony is still practiced today. Subsequent chapters focus on the four stages of an Apache woman's life, comparing historical practices with contemporary ones. Numerous black-and-white photos show Jeanette Goseyun participating in her rite-of-passage ceremony, as well as other women whose experiences personalize and enliven the narrative. Although the text is somewhat choppy and at times disjointed, the volume will be of great interest to students looking for information about women in particular societies or about the Apache culture. Notes are appended. Karen Hutt

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 13 and up
  
• Library Binding: 144 pages
• Publisher: Franklin Watts; 1St Edition edition (May 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0531112551
• ISBN-13: 978-0531112557
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,954,929 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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