{"product_id":"weaving-community-indigenous-women-and-leadership-in-the-twin-cities-9781681343327","title":"Weaving Community: Indigenous Women and Leadership in the Twin Cities","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling history of the often overlooked work of contemporary Native American women who took action to strengthen the bonds within and among their urban communities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the 1960s through the 1990s in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Native women activists helped build institutions that sustain urban Indigenous communities to this day. \u003ci\u003eWeaving Community\u003c\/i\u003e pays tribute to figures such as Vernell Wabasha, Winifred Jourdain, Bonnie Wallace, and Laura Waterman Wittstock, leaders in addressing the needs of Native people living in the metropolitan area. Thanks to their combined efforts, the Twin Cities gave rise to noteworthy organizations including the Indian Health Board of Minneapolis, the first off-reservation health care center for Indigenous people; MIGIZI, a nonprofit that supports the educational, economic, and cultural needs of Indigenous youth; and Project STAIRS, which addressed the mistreatment of Native students in public schools and laid the foundation for the University of Minnesota's American Indian Studies program.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on oral histories and individual interviews, Audrey Thayer and Colette Hyman share powerful testimonies of urban Native community building. The two dozen Dakota, Anishinaabe, and Ho-Chunk women who tell their stories in \u003ci\u003eWeaving Community\u003c\/i\u003e display the cultural values of strong female leadership as well as the vital importance of preserving traditions, ceremonies, and languages. At a crucial moment in history, these women persevered so that Indigenous people in the Twin Cities could lead lives of dignity and cultural integrity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Audrey Thayer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Minnesota Historical Society Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681343327\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudrey Thayer\u003c\/b\u003e is an academic instructor at Leech Lake Tribal College. She has worked as an Indian Health Service administrator and an anti-racist organizer and is the first Native woman to serve on the Bemidji City Council. She lives in Bemidji, Minnesota. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColette A. Hyman\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emerita at Winona State University, where she taught history and women's studies. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eDakota Women's Work: Creativity, Culture, and Exile\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Winona, Minnesota.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Audrey Thayer \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48685123895453,"sku":"9781681343327","price":29.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_4d9c1664-0c81-476c-a2d4-6656612d2e96.jpg?v=1784715397","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/weaving-community-indigenous-women-and-leadership-in-the-twin-cities-9781681343327","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}