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Women of the First Nations : power, wisdom and strength / edited by Christine Miller and Patricia Chuchryk ; with Marie Smallface Marule, Brenda Manyfingers and Cheryl Deering.
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Conference Name:
- National Symposium on Aboriginal Women of Canada (1989 : University of Lethbridge)
- Series:
- Manitoba Studies in Native History ; 9
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indian women--Canada--Congresses.
- Indian women.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (217 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Winnipeg, Man. : University of Manitoba Press, c1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "From diversity comes strength and wisdom": this was the guiding principle for selecting the articles in this collection. Because there is no single voice, identity, history, or cultural experience that represents the women of the First Nations, a realistic picture will have many facets. Accordingly, the authors in Women of the First Nations include Native and non-Native scholars, feminists, and activists from across Canada.Their work examines various aspects of Aboriginal women's lives from a variety of theoretical and personal perspectives. They discuss standard media representations, as well as historical and current realities. They bring new perspectives to discussions on Aboriginal art, literature, historical, and cultural contributions, and they offer diverse viewpoints on present economic, environmental, and political issues.This collection counters the marginalization and silencing of First Nations women's voices and reflects the power, strength, and wisdom inherent in their lives.
- Contents:
- ""Aboriginal Women's Writing and the Cultural Politics of Representation""""Art or Craft: The Paradox of the Pangnirtung Weave Shop""; ""Voices through Time""; ""The Changing Employment of Cree Women in Moosonee and Moose Factory""; ""The Exploitation of the Oil and Gas Frontier: Its Impact on Lubicon Lake Cree Women""; ""Gender and the Paradox of Residential Education in Carrier Society""; ""Recommended Reading""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""
- ""V""""W""; ""Z""
- Notes:
- Papers presented at the National Symposium on Aboriginal Women of Canada, University of Lethbridge, October, 1989.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613091420
- 9781283091428
- 1283091429
- 9780887553967
- 0887553966
- OCLC:
- 1412009517
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