Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-379).
Contents:
Introduction / Mary Jane Norris. Role of first nations women in language continuity and transition / Cynthia C. Wesley-Esquimaux -- Contributions that count: first nations women and demography / Cleo Big Eagle, Eric Guimond -- First nations women's contributions to culture and community through Canadian law / Yvonne Boyer -- Leading by action: female chiefs and the political landscape / Kim Anderson -- Creating an indigenous intellectual movement at Canadian universities : the stories of five first nations female academics / Jo-Ann Archibald -- Reflections on cultural continuity though aboriginal women's writings / Emma LaRocque -- Sisters in spirit / Anita Olsen Harper -- Heart of the nations: women's contribution to community healing / Marlene Brant Castellano -- Relational approach to cultural competence / Gaye Hanson -- Culture of art: profiles of contemporary first nations women artists / Viviane Gray -- Looking for stories and unbroken threads : museum artifacts as women's history and cultural legacy / Sherry Farell Racette -- Role of first nations women in language continuity and transition / Mary Jane Norris.
Summary:
"Restoring the Balance combines elements of First Nations traditions and mainstream feminism to produce an outstanding collection of historical and critical accounts of the impacts Aboriginal women have had in the areas of law, politics, education, community healing, language, art, and cultural retention. Fifteen scholars, activists and community leaders illuminate long standing gender imbalances within the oral and written historical records that have limited the self actualization of First Nations women, and offer insight into the tangible work that Aboriginal women perform in community and cultural development."--BOOK JACKET.
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