Mothers of the nations : Indigenous mothering as global resistance, reclaiming and recovery / edited by D. Memee Lavell-Harvard and Kim Anderson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lavell-Harvard, D. Memee (Dawn Memee), 1974- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indigenous women--Social conditions.

Indigenous women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 312 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, Ontario : Demeter, [2014]

Summary:

Reclaim Indigenous strength and resilience through the voices of mothers.This collection amplifies the often-silenced experiences of Indigenous women worldwide, exploring their roles as mothers, leaders, and agents of change in the face of colonial oppression and patriarchal dominance.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Notice

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

I: Healthy Beginnings

1. The Meaning of Motherhood Among the Kabyle Berber, Indigenous People of North Africa

2. "We Practically Lived Off The Land"

3. Risk and Resistance

4. Indigenous Midwifery as an Expression of Sovereignty

II: Voicing Resilience

5. Stories of Mothers Living with HIV+ in Kibera, a Mega-slum in Sub-Saharan Africa

6. Towards the Wellbeing of Aboriginal Mothers and Their Families

7. The Impact of Sexual Violence on Indigenous Motherhood in Guatemala

8. Camera, a Collective, and a Critical Concern

III: Othermothering Spaces and Multiple Moms

9. Storying the Untold

10. Motherhood, Policies and Tea

11. The Power of Ancestral Stories on Mothers &amp

Daughters

12. Rebirth and Renewal

IV: Building on the Past to Create a Future

13. Māori Mothering

14. Nimâmâsak

15. Indigenous Principles for Single Mothering in a Fragmented World

16. Growing Up

About the Contributors.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-926452-35-6

OCLC:

1148863363