...very important...should be read by all students interested in American Indian cultures and in women studies, lower-division undergraduate and up.

Choice Reviews

...offers readers both an introduction to a much neglected dimension of Plains Indian culture and 'more accurate and sophisticated explanations of female role, status and identity'... a stimulating, argumentative book and not everyone will agree with all the conclusions drawn by its authors. Nevertheless, those interested in Plains Indian culture should take time to read it.

North Dakota History: Journal Of The Northern Plains

This collection of 10 well-documented essays succeeds admirably in providing a solid foundation for and interesting perspectives on the study of Plains Indian women.

Plains Anthropologist

This collection of 10 well-documented essays succeeds admirably in providing a solid foundation for and interesting perspectives on the study of Plains Indian women.

Plains Anthropologist

...very important...should be read by all students interested in American Indian cultures and in women studies, lower-division undergraduate and up.

Choice Reviews

...offers readers both an introduction to a much neglected dimension of Plains Indian culture and 'more accurate and sophisticated explanations of female role, status and identity'... a stimulating, argumentative book and not everyone will agree with all the conclusions drawn by its authors. Nevertheless, those interested in Plains Indian culture should take time to read it.

North Dakota History: Journal Of The Northern Plains