March 2023 Book - Wed., the 8th @ 7PM
Daughters of Copper Women
By: Anne Cameron
Daughters of Copper Woman has become an underground classic, selling over 200,000 copies. Now comes a new edition that includes many pieces cut from the original as well as fresh material added by the author. Here finally, after twenty-two years of gathering dust, is the complete version of the groundbreaking bestseller.
In this, her best-loved work, Anne Cameron has created a timeless retelling of northwest coast Native myths that together create a sublime image of the social and spiritual power of woman. Cameron weaves together the lives of legendary and imaginary characters, creating a work of fiction with an intensity of style matched by the power of its subject.
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Discussion Questions:
1. Anne Cameron does a good job of keeping indigenous history alive with her writing, in your opinion how does this book contribute to feminism while still including the indigenous history? What does this have to say about women spirit and empowerment?
2.How can we as women today be compared to the women written about in this book? What differences or similarities can you identify?
3.Reading from various book reviews of this book, a lot of people enjoyed this book but were very questionable and bothered by the fact as to why the author Anne Cameron, is writing about a culture that she is not identified with. What is your opinion on this and does this change your opinion of the book?
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