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Keetsahnak : our missing and murdered Indigenous sisters / Kim Anderson, Maria Campbell & Christi Belcourt, editors.
"In Keetsahnak / Our Murdered and Missing Indigenous Sisters, the tension between personal, political, and public action is brought home starkly. This important collective volume both witnesses the significance of the travelling exhibition Walking With Our Sisters and creates a model for antiviolence work from an Indigenous perspective. The contributors look at the roots of violence and how it diminishes life for all. They acknowledge the destruction wrought by colonial violence, and also look at controversial topics such as lateral violence, challenges in working with "tradition," and problematic notions involved in "helping." Through stories of resilience, resistance, and activism, the editors give voice to powerful personal testimony and allow for the creation of knowledge."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781772123678
- ISBN: 1772123676
- Physical Description: xxx, 367 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : The University of Alberta Press, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Machine generated contents note: I. All Our Relations -- 1. Voices from the Downtown Eastside / Beatrice Starr -- 2. Honouring Women / Beverly Jacobs -- 3. Sacred Sisters and Sacred Circles -- Story of One Nehiyawak Family and the Power of Spirit / Sandra Lamouche -- 4. Honouring Elsie -- Was She just a Dream? / Sarah Hunt -- II. Violence of History -- 5. Generations of Genocide -- Historical and Sociological Context of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Cirls / Robyn Bourgeois -- 6. Tradition of Violence -- Dehumanization, Stereotyping, and Indigenous Women / Michelle Good -- 7. (Un)Making of Property -- Gender Violence and the Legal Status of Long Island Algonquian Women / Kelsey T. Leonard -- 8. (The Missing Chapter) On Being Missing -- From Indian Problem to Indian Problematic / Maya Ode'Amik Chacaby -- III. Challenges -- 9. Violence and Extraction -- Stories from the Oil Fields / Helen Knott -- 10. Skirting the Issues -- Indigenous Myths, Misses, and Misogyny / Alex Wilson -- 11. Moose in the Room -- Indigenous Men and Violence against Women / Kim Anderson -- 12. Considering Wenonah, Considering Us -- Waaseyaa'sin Christine Sy -- 13. Centring Resurgence -- Taking on Colonial Gender Violence in Indigenous Nation Building / Leanne Betasamosake Simpson -- IV. Action, Always -- 14. Islowewuk E-wichiwitochik -- Saskatchewan Community Actiuism to Address Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls / Rita Bouvier -- 15. Woman Sacred / Pahan Pte San Win -- 16. Leading with Our Hearts -- Anti-Violence Action and Beadwork Circles as Colonial Resistance / Kimberly Robertson.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Emily Carr University of Art + Design | E98 .W8 K448 2018 (Text) | 30237535 | Book | Volume hold | Available | - |
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The editors of this book are members of the Metis, Cree Metis, and Michif cultural groups of Canada; editor Christi Belcourt is a Michif artist who conceived the idea for Walking With Our Sisters, a Canadian art installation commemorating missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. The book gathers colonial histories and the personal histories of activists, advocates, and families of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. Discussion encompasses indigenous men as perpetrators of violence as well as indigenous men who are working to end violence against indigenous women. The final section of the book presents an indigenous model of grassroots anti-violence activism and healing for women and perpetrators. The book contains b&w graphics and photos. Distributed by UTP. Annotation ©2018 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com) - Johns Hopkins University Press
In Keetsahnak / Our Murdered and Missing Indigenous Sisters, the tension between personal, political, and public action is brought home starkly as the contributors look at the roots of violence and how it diminishes life for all. Together, they create a model for anti-violence work from an Indigenous perspective. They acknowledge the destruction wrought by colonial violence, and also look at controversial topics such as lateral violence, challenges in working with "tradition," and problematic notions involved in "helping." Through stories of resilience, resistance, and activism, the editors give voice to powerful personal testimony and allow for the creation of knowledge.
It's in all of our best interests to take on gender violence as a core resurgence project, a core decolonization project, a core of Indigenous nation building, and as the backbone of any Indigenous mobilization. âLeanne Betasamosake Simpson
Contributors: Kim Anderson, Stella August, Tracy Bear, Christi Belcourt, Robyn Bourgeois, Rita Bouvier, Maria Campbell, Maya Ode'amik Chacaby, Downtown Eastside Power of Women Group, Susan Gingell, Michelle Good, Laura Harjo, Sarah Hunt, Robert Alexander Innes, Beverly Jacobs, Tanya Kappo, Tara Kappo, Lyla Kinoshameg, Helen Knott, Sandra Lamouche, Jo-Anne Lawless, Debra Leo, Kelsey T. Leonard, Ann-Marie Livingston, Brenda Macdougall, Sylvia Maracle, Jenell Navarro, Darlene R. Okemaysim-Sicotte, Pahan Pte San Win, Ramona Reece, Kimberly Robertson, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Beatrice Starr, Madeleine Kétéskwew Dion Stout, Waaseyaa'sin Christine Sy, Alex Wilson - Univ of Toronto Pr
In Keetsahnak / Our Murdered and Missing Indigenous Sisters, the tension between personal, political, and public action is brought home starkly as the contributors look at the roots of violence and how it diminishes life for all. Together, they create a model for anti-violence work from an Indigenous perspective. They acknowledge the destruction wrought by colonial violence, and also look at controversial topics such as lateral violence, challenges in working with “tradition,” and problematic notions involved in “helping.” Through stories of resilience, resistance, and activism, the editors give voice to powerful personal testimony and allow for the creation of knowledge. It’s in all of our best interests to take on gender violence as a core resurgence project, a core decolonization project, a core of Indigenous nation building, and as the backbone of any Indigenous mobilization. —Leanne Betasamosake SimpsonContributors: Kim Anderson, Stella August, Tracy Bear, Christi Belcourt, Robyn Bourgeois, Rita Bouvier, Maria Campbell, Maya Ode’amik Chacaby, Downtown Eastside Power of Women Group, Susan Gingell, Michelle Good, Laura Harjo, Sarah Hunt, Robert Alexander Innes, Beverly Jacobs, Tanya Kappo, Tara Kappo, Lyla Kinoshameg, Helen Knott, Sandra Lamouche, Jo-Anne Lawless, Debra Leo, Kelsey T. Leonard, Ann-Marie Livingston, Brenda Macdougall, Sylvia Maracle, Jenell Navarro, Darlene R. Okemaysim-Sicotte, Pahan Pte San Win, Ramona Reece, Kimberly Robertson, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Beatrice Starr, Madeleine K�t�skwew Dion Stout, Waaseyaa’sin Christine Sy, Alex Wilson - Univ of Toronto Pr
A powerful collection of voices that speak to antiviolence work from a cross-generational Indigenous perspective.