"Until our hearts are on the ground" : Aboriginal mothering, oppression, resistance and rebirth / D. Memee Lavell-Harvard and Jeanette Corbiere Lavell, editors.
This book deals with the complex issues inherent in being an Aboriginal mother in Canada. Subjects like racism, stereotyping, legal issues and State involvement are covered.
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- ISBN: 1550144618
- ISBN: 9781550144611
- Physical Description: xiii, 249 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Demeter Press, c2006.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Thunder Spirits: Reclaiming the Power of Our Grandmothers -- New Life Stirring: Mothering, Transformation and Aboriginal Womanhood -- Birthing an Indigenous Resurgence: Decolonizing Our Pregnancy and Birthing Ceremonies -- Becoming an Aboriginal Mother: Childbirth Experiences of Women from One Mi'kmaq Community in Nova Scotia -- An Anishinaabe-kwe Ideology on Mothering and Motherhood -- Power Mothering: The Haudenosaunee Model -- Dances with Cougar: Learning from Traditional Parenting Skills Programs -- Back to Basics: Mothering and Grandmothering in the Context of Urban Ghana -- Aboriginal Mothering: An Australian Perspective -- Aboriginal Mothering Under the State's Gaze -- Canada's Indian Residential Schools and Their Impacts on Mothering -- Fostering Indigeneity: The Role of Aboriginal Mothers and Aboriginal Early Child Care in Responses to Colonial Foster-Care Interventions -- Aboriginal Women vs. Canada: The Struggle for Our Mothers to Remain Aboriginal -- "They Let Their Kids Run Wild": The Policing of Aboriginal Mothering in Quebec -- Woman Dreaming: An Exploration of the Australian Aborigine's Return to Heritage -- "Confused with the Sorrow": Aboriginal Mothering in The Antelope Wife and Gardens in the Dunes -- Lost Mothers and "Stolen Generations": Representations of Family in Contemporary Aboriginal Writing. |
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Thompson Campus Library | E 78 .C2 U57 2006 (Text) | 58500000066605 | Stacks | Not holdable | Available | - |