Annie Wauneka: The Story of an American Indian.

Autor/in	Nelson, Mary Carroll
Titel	Annie Wauneka: The Story of an American Indian.
Quelle	(1972), (75 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adolescent Literature; American Indian Reservations; American Indians; Aspiration; Books; Childrens Literature; Disease Control; Elementary Education; Family Life; Females; Health Education; History; Leadership; Politics; Reading Materials; Self Determination; Tribes; New Mexico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescents; Literature; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; literatur; Indianerreservat; American Indian; Indianer; Streben; Book; Buch; Monographie; Monografie; 'Children''s literature'; Kinderliteratur; Elementarunterricht; Weibliches Geschlecht; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Führung; Führungsposition; Politik; Selbstbestimmung; Tribal society; Stammesgesellschaft
Abstract	Annie Dodge Wauneka, daughter of a great Navajo leader, is in her own right a respected leader of her people. The first woman ever to be elected to the Navajo Tribal Council, she has worked tirelessly to improve the health and welfare of the Navajos. Ever since she, as a young schoolgirl, helped nurse her classmates through a disastrous flu epidemic, Annie Wauneka has fought the diseases that were killing so many of her people. The fact that tuberculosis is no longer the main cause of death on the reservation is largely due to her efforts. Because she emphasizes the importance of preventing disease as well as curing it, much of her work is aimed at improving the Navajo's living conditions and educating them on the causes and prevention of disease. In 1963 she was awarded the Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor. This biography is written for grades five and up and is part of a series on famous Indian people. While summarizing her years of growing up on the Reservation and her political involvement and service to her Navajo people, this document also explores the customs, history, and religious beliefs of the Navajo, while providing a sensitivity to the problems encountered by the Navajo as they have been forced to adjust to the ways of the white man's world that surrounds them. (Author/DS)
Anmerkungen	Dillon Press, Inc., 500 South Third Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415 ($5.95)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC