Reproduction on the Reservation: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Colonialism in the Long Twentieth Century

by Brianna Theobald

Book Overview

This 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 Indigenous...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469653168
• ISBN13: 9781469653167
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"