Firekeepers of the Twenty-First Century Blackfoot Kokum tells about the time

Kokum tells about the time all the girls had to wear similar black

Social Suffering

Through Smallboy's anecdotes and episodes in her life

and Aspirations

Firekeepers of the Twenty-First Century Blackfoot Kokum tells about the timeFirekeepers of the Twenty First Century: First Nations Women Chiefs written by Dene scholar Cora Voyageur offers readers a First Nations' perspective on leadership roles held by women in First Nations communities. Using interviews and statistical analysis the author discovers the subtle change in First Nations communities as the distribution of power shifts. The 1951 Indian Act revision provided the opportunity for women to enter the world of band