Nancy M. Peterson

ISBN 0-87004-450-8, Paperback
6 x 9, 264 pages, $16.95

   Nancy M. Peterson tells the stories of twelve mixed-blood women who, steeped in the tradition of their Indian mothers but forced into the world of their white fathers, fought to find their identities in a rapidly changing world.
    In an era when most white women had limited opportunities outside the home, these mix-blood women often became nationally recognized leaders in the fight for Native American rights. They took the tools and training whites provided and used them to help their people. They found differing paths—medicine, music, crafts, the classroom, the lecture hall, the stage, the written word—and walked strong and tall. These women did far more than survive; they extended a hand to help their people find a place in a hard new future.

The Author:
Nancy Mayborn Peterson grew up in western Nebraska on the North Platte River and Oregon Trail. Moving to the Denver area in 1975, with its wealth of research materials, intensified Nancy’s interest in western history and she found herself drawn to material about Native American people and their cultures. Other books by Nancy Peterson include People of the Moonshell: A Western River Journal, People of the Troubled Water: A Missouri River Journal and People of the Old Missury: Years of Conflict. Nancy lives in Centennial, Colorado.