Cutcha Risling Baldy's We Are Dancing for You examines the revitalization of Hupa women's coming-of-age ceremonies as an act of Native feminism and cultural resistance. Through ethnography, oral history, and personal narrative, Risling Baldy shows how these ceremonies reclaim Indigenous women's power and challenge colonial gender norms. The book becomes both scholarly work and political statement, proving that ceremony is resistance and that Indigenous feminism has always existed in cultural practices, not just theory.

WHY WE PICKED IT: Because Risling Baldy shows that revitalizing women's ceremonies is feminist work, reclaiming Indigenous women's power from colonial erasure. This essential book reminds us that Native feminism predates Western feminism, that ceremony is political, and that cultural revitalization is decolonization in action.

DETAILS: • Author: Cutcha Risling Baldy • Publisher: University of Washington Press • Format: Paperback • Publication Date: June 1, 2018 • ISBN: 9780295743448 • Ships direct from distributor in 3–7 business days