Weaving Community: Indigenous Women and Leadership in the Twin Cities queer studies Resmaa Menakem

Resmaa Menakem

and inaccurate portrayals of Native cultures are extremely hurtful

Benjamin Hugh Velaise

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

It includes contributions from nearly forty poets

Weaving Community: Indigenous Women and Leadership in the Twin Cities queer studies Resmaa MenakemA 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