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Malinche, Pocahontas, and Sacagawea : Indian women as cultural intermediaries and national symbols /

The first Europeans to arrive in North America's various regions relied on Native women to help them navigate unfamiliar customs and places. This study of three well-known and legendary female cultural intermediaries, Malinche, Pocahontas and Sacagawea, examines their initial contact with Euro-...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jager, Rebecca K., 1964-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Indian women > Biography.
Indian interpreters > Case studies.
Marina, > approximately 1505-approximately 1530 > Influence.
Pocahontas, > -1617 > Influence.
Sacagawea > Influence.
Whites > Relations with Indians.
Indians of Mexico > Government relations.
National characteristics > United States.
National characteristics > Mexico.
Nationalism > United States.
Nationalism > Mexico.

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