Torn from our midst : voices of grief, healing and action from the Missing Indigenous Women Conference, 2008

Anderson, A. Brenda, 1963- (editor.). Kubik, Wendee, 1951- (editor.). Hampton, Mary Rucklos (editor.). University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center (issuing body.).

Summary: Responding to the profound tragedy inherent in these statistics, more than 300 women and men gathered in August 2008 at a conference entitled Missing Women: Decolonization, third wave feminisms, and Indigenous people of Canada and Mexico. Here, personal stories and theoretical tools were brought together, as academics, activists, family members of missing and murdered women, police, media, policy-makers, justice workers, and members of faith communities offered their perspectives on the issue of racialized, sexualized violence. Torn from our midst includes images and voices from the conference, together with additional reflections, both academic and personal, on the effects of violence and the possibilities for healing. The purpose of this volume is to raise awareness about missing and murdered women and to challenge communities to be courageous enough to look at the heart of this issue, to recognize the systems that allow such atrocities, and to seek justice and healing for all.

Record details

ISBN: 0889772231
ISBN: 9780889772236 (softcover)
Physical Description: xiii, 287 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm + 1 computer disc in pocket (4 3/4 in.)
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Publisher: Regina : Canadian Plains Research Center, [2010]
Copyright: ©2010

Content descriptions

General Note:	New Sept 2014. Papers from the conference, "Missing Women: Decolonization, Third Wave Feminisms, and Indigenous People of Canada and Mexico," held in Regina, Saskatchewan in August 2008.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	A blessing / Elder Betty McKenna -- The journey from awareness to a conference to a book...and beyond / A. Brenda Anderson -- Hands / Brittany Matthews -- Women missing, missing women / Pastor Cheryl Toth -- The significance of sacred space: Reflections upon conversations with elder Norma-Jean Byrd and pastor Cheryl Toth / Chelsea Millman -- Family stories: The story of the disappearance of Sylvia Arce / Eva Arce -- The story of the disappearance of Maria Agrario Flores / Paula Flores -- Sisters in spirit -- The story of the disappearance of Daleen Kay Bosse (Muskego) / Pauline and Herb Muskego -- Wicanhpi Dura Win/Red star woman: Amber Redman's story / Gwenda Yuzicappi -- The violent erasure of women: A message from amnesty international / Gordon Barnes -- Political realities: The effect of globalization on Indigenous women / Kim Erno -- From genocide to femicide: An ongoing history of terror, hate, and apathy / Leonzo Barreno -- The construction of Aboriginal identity: A healing journey / Carrie Bourassa -- Missing out and missing: Connecting the economic and political phenomenon of disappearance / Ian Peach and Kiera Ladner -- Presentation of the provincial partnership committee on missing persons / Betty Ann Pottruff -- Resisting with all the sense: Art and activism: Missing and taken / Elizabeth Matheson -- Bison Sentinels: A living memorial to murdered and missing Aboriginal women / Adrian Stimson -- Patching our stories together: The conference quilt / Jessica Greyeyes -- Missing women art exhibit / Charlotte Hawk -- She is not forgotten: The healing walk / Alexis J. Johnston -- Carrying the messages from the missing women / Senator Lillian Dyck -- Organizational resistance: Action from within: Media: A Canadian response / Carol Schick -- "She was not into drugs and partying. She was a wife and mother": Media representations and (re)presentations of Daleen Kay Bosse (Muskego) / Holly A. McKenzie -- Reflections of a Northern Saskatchewan journalist / Darla Read -- Inheriting what lives on: The "terrible gift" of Sarah de Vries's poetry / Amber Dean -- Women of Juárez / Lourdes Portillo -- Perspectives from the Regina police service / Michelle Solomon -- An academic role in activism / Cynthia Bejarano -- The sisters in spirit initiative: Native women's association of Canada / Judy Hughes -- Self-care and the healing journey: Resolve to end violence in our society / Mary Hampton, Wendee Kubik, Darlene Juschka, Carrie Bourassa, and Meghan Woods -- Two-fold participation: Dialogue with self... heartbeat of Mother Earth... / Lori Campbell -- Kamāmakos: The woman who wouldn't fly away / Chelsea Millman -- Activism as healing: People before profit / Ernesta Vileitaite-Wright -- Networking and strategizing: Common themes from conference participants / Wendee Kubik -- Appendix A: Conference handout: Summary of provincial partnership committee on missing persons -- Appendix B: Bibliography of useful resources -- Contributors -- Index.
Restrictions on Access Note:	CD CANNOT BE CIRCULATED WITHOUT BOOK