Iskwewak kah' ki yaw ni wahkomakanak : neither Indian princesses nor easy squaws
Record details
- ISBN: 0889615764
- ISBN: 9780889615762
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Physical Description:
113 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
print - Edition: Second edition.
- Publisher: Toronto : Women's Press, 2016.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-111). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Iskwewak Kah' Ki Yaw Ni Wahkomakanak : re-membering being to signifying female relations -- Literature, stereotypes, and cultural attitudes -- Keeping the fire : Iskwewak Kah' Ki Yaw Ni Wahkomakanak -- Stereotypes and dis-membered relations -- Maria Campbell's Halfbreed : a politicized text for re-membering being -- Re-calling signifying female relations to transform being. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Lansdowne Library | PS 8103 I6 A26 2016 (Text) | 26040003202724 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Canadian Scholars Pr
Now in its second edition, this groundbreaking work of literary and cultural criticism analyzes representations of Indigenous women in Canadian literature. By deconstructing stereotypical images of the "Indian princess" and "easy squaw," Janice Acoose calls attention to the racist and sexist depictions of Indigenous women in popular literature. Blending personal narrative and literary criticism, this revised edition draws a strong connection between the persistent negative cultural attitudes fostered by those stereotypical representations and the missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada.
Acoose decolonizes written English by interweaving her own story with reflections on the self-determination of her female ancestors and by highlighting influential Indigenous female writers who have resisted cultural stereotypes and reclaimed the literary field as their own. This important text urges both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to move beyond words to challenge the harmful attitudes that condone violence against Indigenous women.
Thoroughly updated and featuring new photographs, questions for critical thought, and a discussion of Indigenous womenâs literary voices that have emerged in the past twenty years, the second edition of Iskwewak is an invaluable resource for students and teachers of Indigenous studies, womenâs studies, and literature.