The incarceration of Native American women : creating pathways to wellness and recovery through gentle action theory / Carma Corcoran.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corcoran, Carma, author.

Series:

New visions in Native American and indigenous studies.

New visions in Native American and indigenous studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Action theory.

Discrimination in criminal justice administration.

Indian women--Social conditions.

Indian women.

Indian women prisoners--Mental health.

Indian women prisoners.

Indian women prisoners--Psychology.

Indian women prisoners--Services for.

Indian women prisoners--Social conditions.

American Indian or Alaska Native.

Prisoners.

Women.

Medical Subjects:

American Indian or Alaska Native.

Prisoners.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, Nebraska : The University of Nebraska Press, [2023]

Summary:

"In The Incarceration of Native American Women, Carma Corcoran examines the rising numbers of Native American women being incarcerated in Indian Country. With years of experience as a case management officer, law professor, consultant to tribal defender's offices, and workshop leader in prisons, she believes this upward trajectory of incarceration continues largely unacknowledged and untended. She explores how a combination of F. David Peat's gentle action theory and the Native traditional ways of knowing and being could heal Native American women who are or have been incarcerated. Colonization and the historical trauma of Native American incarceration runs through history, spanning multiple generations and including colonial wartime imprisonment, captivity, Indian removal, and boarding schools. The ongoing ills of childhood abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, and drug and alcohol addiction and the rising numbers of suicides are indicators that Native people need healing. Based on her research and work with Native women in prisons, Corcoran provides a theory of wellness and recovery that creates a pathway for meaningful change. The Incarceration of Native American Women offers students, academics, social workers, counselors, and those in the criminal justice system a new method of approach and application while providing a deeper understanding of the cultural and historical experiences of Native Americans in relation to criminology"-- Provided by publisher.

"The Incarceration of Native American Women offers academics, social workers, counselors, and those in the criminal justice system a different approach to wellness and recovery while providing a deeper understanding of the cultural and historical experiences of Native Americans in relation to criminology"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Native American Women and Incarceration

Law and Policy in Native American History

Incarceration from a Philosophical Perspective and the History of the Women's Prison System in the United States

Historical Trauma and the Need for Healing and Perspectives of Native Spirituality

Gentle Action Theory

Cree Traditional Justice

Narratives from Native American Women's Experience of Incarceration and Healing the Sacred Hoop Workshop and Gentle Action Theory

Discoveries, Conclusion, and Future Research.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Corcoran, Carma The Incarceration of Native American Women

ISBN:

9781496236517

1496236513

9781496236500

1496236505

OCLC:

1377989613