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.

Anderson, Kim, 1964- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motherhood.

Mothers--Social conditions.

Mothers.

Indigenous women--Social conditions.

Indigenous women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 312 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, ON : Demeter Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The voices of Indigenous women world-wide have long been silenced by colonial oppression and institutions of patriarchal dominance. Recent generations of powerful Indigenous women have begun speaking out so that their positions of respect within their families and communities might be reclaimed. The book explores issues surrounding and impacting Indigenous mothering, family and community in a variety of contexts internationally. The book addresses diverse subjects, including child welfare, Indigenous mothering in curriculum, mothers and traditional foods,

Contents:

The meaning of motherhood among the Kabyle Berber, Indigenous People of North Africa

"We practically lived off the land": Generational changes in food acquisition patterns among First Nations mothers and grandmothers

Risk and resistance: Creating maternal risk through imposed biomedical 'safety' in the post-colonial Indigenous Philippines

Indigenous midwifery as an expression of sovereignty

Stories of mothers living with HIV+ in Kibera, a mega-slum in Sub-Saharan Africa

Towards the wellbeing of Aboriginal mothers and their families: You can't mandate time

The impact of sexual violence on Indigenous motherhood in Guatemala

Camera, a collective, and a critical concern: Feminist research aimed at capturing new images of Aboriginal motherhood

Storying the untold: Indigenous motherhood and street sex work

Motherhood, policies and tea

The power of ancestral stories on mothers & daughters

Rebirth and renewal: Finding empowerment through Indigenous women's literature

Māori mothering: Repression, resistance and renaissance

Nimâmâsak: The legacy of First Nations women honouring mothers and motherhood

Indigenous principles for single mothering in a fragmented world

Growing up: A dialogue between Kim Anderson and Dawn Memee Lavell-Harvard on personal and professional evolutions in Indigenous mothering.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-926452-36-4