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Indigenous Representations of Birthing and Mothering in The Painted Drum, Faces in the Moon, The Way We Make Sense, The Marriage of Saints, and Once Were Warriors

@inproceedings{Boyer2015IndigenousRO,
  title={Indigenous Representations of Birthing and Mothering in The Painted Drum, Faces in the Moon, The Way We Make Sense, The Marriage of Saints, and Once Were Warriors},
  author={Michelle Nicole Boyer},
  year={2015}
}
06 INTRODUCTION 07 CHAPTER 1: OJIBWE BIRTHING AND MOTHERHOOD IN LOUISE ERDRICH’S THE PAINTED DRUM 24 CHAPTER 2: CHEROKEE BIRTHING AND MOTHERHOOD IN BETTY LOUISE BELL’S FACES IN THE MOON 46 CHAPTER 3: CREEK BIRTHING AND MOTHERHOOD IN DAWN KARIMA PETTIGREW’S THE WAY WE MAKE SENSE AND THE MARRIAGE OF SAINTS 68 CHAPTER 4: MAORI BIRTHING AND MOTHERING IN ALAN DUFF’S ONCEWEREWARRIORS 87 CONCLUSION 104 WORKS CITED 118 
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