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Firekeepers of the twenty-first century : First Nations women chiefs / Cora J. Voyageur.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Voyageur, Cora Jane, 1956-
- Series:
- McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 51.
- McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 51
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indigenous women civic leaders--Canada--Biography.
- Indigenous women civic leaders.
- Indigenous women--Canada--Biography.
- Indigenous women.
- Indigenous leadership--Canada.
- Indigenous leadership.
- Indians of North America--Canada--Politics and government.
- Indians of North America.
- Women--Canada--Biography.
- Women.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 157 p. ; 23 cm.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Beginning with Elsie Knott, the first female chief in Canada, Cora Voyageur presents the lives of sixty-four of the ninety women chiefs who have assumed the traditionally male role of elected First Nations leadership. Using a range of qualitative research strategies, surveys, participant observation, interviews, and discussions with focus groups, Voyageur presents the colonial histories behind the issues that contemporary Aboriginal communities struggle with and delineates the resulting leadership dilemmas for chiefs, while also articulating a story that is unique to First Nations women.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Definition of Terms1
- Introduction
- On Being an Indian Chief
- Canada’s First Female Indian Act Chief: Elsie Marie Knott
- Demographic Profile of Female Chiefs in Canada
- Running for Office
- On the Campaign Trail: Peggy Richard
- Public Life: Taking and Maintaining Office
- Public Life versus Private Life
- Interview with Chief Kim Baird
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- Women Chiefs Questionnaire
- Letter to Women Chiefs
- Peggy Richard Campaign Pamphlet
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references: p. [149]-154.
- ISBN:
- 9786612865657
- 9780773577541
- 0773577548
- 9781282865655
- 128286565X
- 9780773575103
- 0773575103
- OCLC:
- 1249465180
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