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1 online resource (614 pages). |
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text file |
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Tribal Legal Studies
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Tribal legal studies.
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| Contents |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Eagle's Wings; I -- INTRODUCTION TO VIOLENCE AGAINST NATIVE WOMEN; Native Women; Chapter 1 -- Beloved Women: Life Givers, Caretakers, Teachers of Future Generations; The Time before Colonization: Understanding That Violence Against Women Is Not Traditional; Colonization and the Erosion of Safety for Native Women; Erosion of the Authority of Indian Nations to Protect Women; The Relationship to the Land and the Status of Native Women; Impact of Federal Indian Policy on the Safety of Native Women; The Journey Home; Notes. |
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QuestionsIn Your Community; Terms Used in Chapter I; Suggested Further Reading; Chapter 2 -- Sexual Violence: An Introduction to the Social and Legal Issues for Native Women; Preschool; An Inside Look at War; Social and Legal Realities of Sexual Violence; Conclusion; Questions; In Your Community; Terms Used in Chapter 2; Suggested Further Reading; Chapter 3 -- Domestic Violence: An Introduction to the Social and Legal Issues for Native Women; What Is Domestic Violence?; Myths about Domestic Violence; Causes of Domestic Violence; Tribal Responses to Domestic Violence; Mistakes to Avoid. |
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Native Ways of LifeNotes; Questions; In Your Community; Terms Used in Chapter 3; Suggested Further Reading; Chapter 4 -- Special Issues Facing Alaska Native Women Survivors of Violence; Respect: A Traditional Foundation for Nonviolence; Preconstitutional Law; State Laws and Alaska Native Women; Barriers; Vision of Hope; Notes; Questions; In Your Community; Terms Used in Chapter 4; Suggested Further Reading; Chapter 5 -- Overview of Issues Facing Native Women Who Are Survivors of Violence in Urban Communities; Prevalence and Incidence of Violence among Native Women in Urban Areas. |
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Risk and Vulnerability Factors Associated with Violence Against Native WomenEffects of Violence on Native Women; Barriers to Services in Urban Communities; Working with Native Women in Urban Communities; Conclusion; Notes; Questions; In Your Community; Terms Used in Chapter 5; Suggested Further Reading; II -- STORIES OF SURVIVAL; Chapter 6 -- From a Woman Who Experienced Violence; The New Family in Town; Running a Train; Trapped; The Tube; No More; Note; Questions; In Your Community; Suggested Further Reading; Chapter 7 -- Walking in the Darkness, Then Finding the Light; Impact of Sexual Assault. |
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The HospitalCampus Administration; The Court System; Sentencing Hearing; Healing; Speaking Out; Questions; In Your Community; Terms Used in Chapter 7; Suggested Further Reading; Chapter 8 -- Violence across the Lifecycle; Questions; In Your Community; Terms Used in Chapter 8; Suggested Further Reading; Chapter 9 -- Prisoner W-20170/Other; My People/Our Lands; In Utmost of Good Faith; The Colonial Roots of Prison Labor; The Little Girl That Became a Prisoner; Women at Risk; Out of Sight/Out of Mind; We Are Losing Our Children; What We Face Inside; Sexual Abuse; Conclusion; Notes; Questions. |
| Note |
In Your Community. |
| Summary |
Sharing Our Stories of Survival is a comprehensive treatment of the socio-legal issues that arise in the context of violence against native women-written by social scientists, writers, poets, and survivors of violence. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Indian women -- North America -- Social conditions.
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Indian women. |
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North America. |
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Social conditions. |
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Indian women -- Violence against -- North America.
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Indians, Treatment of -- North America.
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Indians, Treatment of. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Clairmont, Bonnie, 1950-
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Martell, Carrie A., 1978-
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White Eagle, Maureen L.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Deer, Sarah. Sharing Our Stories of Survival : Native Women Surviving Violence. Lanham : AltaMira Press, ©2007 9780759111257 |
| ISBN |
9780759113640 (electronic book) |
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0759113645 (electronic book) |
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