Reproduction on the Reservation: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Colonialism in the Long Twentieth Century Mi'kmaq on the shore of Gichigaming

on the shore of Gichigaming

the renewal of life--in myth and in art

this enchanting memoir traces the author’s life from her difficult childhood growing up in the Tlingit community

In this stunning collection

including well-known ethnographers

Reproduction on the Reservation: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Colonialism in the Long Twentieth Century Mi'kmaq on the shore of GichigamingThis 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