Dakota Women's Work: Creativity, Culture, and Exile
- ISBN-10
- 0873518586
- ISBN-13
- 9780873518581
- Category
- Dakota Indians
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-01-01
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press
- Author
- Colette A. Hyman
Description
Examines how the decorative work of Dakota women--and the changes in that work--embodies the culture, spirit, and history of the Dakota people.
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