Reproduction on the Reservation: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Colonialism in the Long Twentieth Century trickster they send one of their

they send one of their own—a reluctant linguist named Tad—on a bloody

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Dorothy remembers an older sister coming home from boarding school

Elder Geraldine is doing her best to be supportive

Basso explores in a highly readable way the role of language in the complex but compelling theme of a people's attachment to place

Reproduction on the Reservation: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Colonialism in the Long Twentieth Century trickster they send one of theirThis pathbreaking book documents the transformation of reproductive practices and politics on Indian reservations from the late nineteenth century to the present, integrating a localized history of childbearing, motherhood, and activism on the Crow Reservation in Montana with an analysis of trends affecting Indigenous women more broadly. As Brianna Theobald illustrates, the federal government and local authorities have long sought to control