Weaving Community: Indigenous Women and Leadership in the Twin Cities queer studies they stay with us

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containing hundreds of stunning portraits and compelling personal narratives of contemporary Native people—all photographed in clothing

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Weaving Community: Indigenous Women and Leadership in the Twin Cities queer studies they stay with usA compelling history of the often overlooked work of contemporary Native American women who took action to strengthen the bonds within and among their urban communities. From the 1960s through the 1990s in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Native women activists helped build institutions that sustain urban Indigenous communities to this day. Weaving Community pays tribute to figures such as Vernell Wabasha, Winifred Jourdain, Bonnie Wallace, and Laura