Mountain Wolf Woman
A Ho-Chunk Girlhood
Diane Holliday
A young readers biography of a First Nations woman born in 1884, offering a vivid glimpse into traditional Ho-Chunk life and culture.
88 pages, 7 x 9, 67 b&w photos
Paperback: $12.95 | ISBN: 978-0-87020-381-7
Ebook: $9.99 | ISBN: 978-0-87020-540-8
Publication Date: 5/8/2007
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Description
Based on her own autobiography (as told to anthropologist Nancy Lurie), this biography of Mountain Wolf Woman for young readers uses her own words throughout to capture the feelings and memories of growing up Ho-Chunk during a tumultuous time. Central to the story is the movement of Mountain Wolf Woman and her family in and around Wisconsin. Like many Ho-Chunk people in the mid-1800s, Mountain Wolf Woman's family was displaced to Nebraska by the US government. They later returned to Wisconsin but continued to relocate throughout the state as the seasons changed to gather and hunt food.
Author Holliday draws in young readers by asking them to think about how the lives of their ancestors and how their lives today compare to the way Mountain Wolf Woman lived over a hundred years ago. The book offers an important look at the challenges, joys, and livelihoods of First Nations peoples trying to maintain culture and community against the odds.
Author Bio
Diane Holliday earned her PhD in anthropology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and spent 15 years working with the Wisconsin Historical Society. She co‑authored Digging and Discovery: Wisconsin Archaeology, aimed at young readers, and edited several other releases for the Wisconsin Historical Society Press.
Mountain Wolf Woman
A Ho-Chunk Girlhood
Diane Holliday
88 pages, 7 x 9, 67 b&w photos
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