Collection:
JDCM Reference
Accession#:
REF
Object ID:
3389
Object Name:
Book
Title:
In Sisterhood: The History of Camp 2 of the Alaska Native Sisterhook
Call#:
970.004 MET
ISBN:
978—0—9777689—1—2
Publisher:
Hazy Island Books
Pubication Date:
2008
Publication Place:
Juneau, Alaska
Summary:
Recounts the history of Alaska's Tlingit women, specifically the lives of the women of the Alaska Native Sisterhood's Camp 2. Broken down into chapters, each chapter includes both basic information and short essays written by various members of the Alaska Native Sisterhood on various topics related to the chapter. The book provides information on the origins of the Alaska Native Sisterhood, the founding of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and the Alaska Native Sisterhood, the beginnings of Camp 2, the Juneau Indian village, the Alaska Native Brotherhood hall in Juneau, the civil rights and legislative involvement of the Alaska Native Sisterhood, the discrimination of Alaska Natives, the educational gain of Alaska Natives, Tlingit culture in the classroom, and the junior divisions of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Alaska Native Sisterhood. The book also includes a small section on the gathering and preparation of traditional foods.
People:
Metcalfe, Kimberly L.
Visaya, Bessie
Kunz, Cecilia
Kunz, Edward Jr.
Soboleff, Walter
Walters, Elizabeth K.
Martin, Stella J.
Williams, Julie
Cropley, Ike
Coronell, Dorothy
Miller, Rosa
Akagi, Eunice
Wilson, Olga K.
Olson, Marie
Roberts, Harriet H.
Jackson, Nancy A.
Cadiente, Doloresa
Munro, Constance "Connie"
Thornton, Dorothy S.
Morgan, Margaret "Marge"
Franklet, Judy
Olsen, Emma
Widmark, Emma
Wallace, Dorothy
Nelson, Amy W.E.
Dauenhauer, Nora Marks
Govina, Elizabeth "Betty" M.
George, Judy B.
Martin, Elizabeth S.
Aspen, Alberta
Search Terms:
Ethnographic
Tlingit
Book
History
Childhood
Education
Organization
ANB
ANS
Home Life
Household
Recreation
Food
Subjects:
Education
Food
Women
Women's education
Civil rights
Discrimination
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