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In striking counterpoint to the conventional account, Pocahontas is a bold biography that tells the extraordinary story of the beloved Indian maiden from a Native American perspective. Dr. Paula Gunn Allen, the acknowledged founder of Native American literary studies, draws on sources often overlooked by Western historians and offers remarkable new insights into the adventurous life and sacred role of this foremost American heroine. Gunn Allen reveals why so many have revered Pocahontas as the female counterpart to the father of our nation, George Washington.

A chronicle of Margaret's journey as she creates three of her award-winning masterpieces from design inspiration to finished product. Complete with full instructions, patterns, valuable tips, and insight on how the quilts were designed and created so you can make your own Learn how Margaret blends color, piecing, and quilting together to create winning quilts. Full of tips, tricks, and techniques, along with thread recommendations for each type of quilting, detailed binding instructions, and lessons Margaret has learned through her quilting adventures. These three award-winning quilts will...

This extraordinary collection of goddess stories from Native American civilizations across the continent, Paula Gunn Allen shares myths that have guided female shamans toward an understanding of the sacred for centuries.

Reflections on Boundary-Busting, Border-Crossing Loose Canons Off the Reservation gives us the best of Allen's work, from powerful critiques of Western social constructs to astute analyses of Native American literature of the late twentieth century, as well as the deeply personal history from which her feminist-centered spiritual wisdom emerges.

This pioneering work, first published in 1986, documents the continuing vitality of American Indian traditions and the crucial role of women in those traditions.