Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction: “We Are But a Women Nation” 1
5. Chapter One: The Power of Life: Gender and Organization in Lenape Society 15
6. Chapter Two: Living Traditions in Times of Turmoil: Meniolagomekah 51
7. Chapter Three: Powerful Women: Disruptive and Disorderly 101
8. Chapter Four: Mapping the Future: Women and Visions 127
9. Chapter 5: Metaphors and National Identity: Delawares-as-Women 160
10. Chapter 6: What the Hermit Saw: Change and Continuity in the History of Gender and Encounters 199
11. Abbreviations 211
12. Notes 213
13. Index 243
14. Acknowledgments 249