Indigenous women and street gangs : survivance narratives
Record details
- ISBN: 9781772125498
- ISBN: 1772125490
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Physical Description:
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xix, 123 pages : illustrations (color) ; 23 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : University of Alberta Press, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-123). |
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Genre: | Biography. Autobiographies. Biographies. Biographies. |
Topic Heading: | Indigenous. First Nations Canada. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at University College of the North Libraries.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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The Pas Campus Library | HV 6439 .C32 P735 2021 (Text) | 58500001124460 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
Thompson Campus Library | HV 6439 .C32 P735 2021 (Text) | 58500001126077 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"Amber, Bev, Chantel, Jazmyne, Faith, and Jorgina are six Indigenous women previously involved in street gangs or the street lifestyle in Saskatoon, Regina, and Calgary. In collaboration with Indigenous Studies scholar Robert Henry (Mâetis), they share their stories using photovoice, an emancipatory research process where participants are understood to be the experts of their own experiences. Each photograph in Indigenous Women and Street Gangs was selected and placed in order to show how the authors have changed with their experiences. Following their photographs, the authors each share a narrative that begins with their earliest memory and continues to the present. Together the photographs and narratives bring a deeper meaning to the women's lived realities. Throughout, these women show us the meaning of survivance, a process of resistance, resurgence, and growth. While often difficult to read, the narratives shared by Amber, Bev, Chantel, Jazmyne, Faith, and Jorgina are direct, explicit, sensitive, and imbued with hope and humour. They provide unparalleled insight into the lives of these women and break all kinds of stereotypes along the way."-- - Johns Hopkins University Press
Amber, Bev, Chantel, Jazmyne, Faith, and Jorgina are six Indigenous women previously involved in street gangs or street lifestyles. In Indigenous Women and Street Gangs they collaborate with Robert Henry (Métis) to share an emancipatory expression of their lives through photovoice. Each author shares a narrative that begins with her earliest memory and continues to the present. This is followed by a selection of photographs the woman took to show how she has changed with her experiences. Readers can expect difficult life stories imbued with hope and humour. Throughout, these women show us the meaning of survivance; a process of survival, resistance, resurgence, and growth.
"Don't ever fucking feel sorry for me. Why do you feel sorry for me? First of all, you shouldn't feel sorry for me; you should be happy for me because I am here. We're fucking human beings.
We have been through shit, made some bad choices and mistakes. But like I said, in the end, if I want the help, I will ask."
-Chantel
"I don't think there is any such thing as bad; it's called healing, you know? It is starting to fix yourself inside your heart, you know? You just got to keep doing it, that's all I got to say."
-Jazmyne