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Sharing Our Stories of Survival is a comprehensive treatment of the socio-legal issues that arise in the context of violence against native women-written by social scientists, writers, poets, and survivors of violence.

Title Sharing our stories of survival : native women surviving violence / edited by Sarah Deer [and three others].
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher Lanham : AltaMira Press
Creation Date [2008]
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Content Beloved women : life givers, caretakers, teachers of future generations / Jacqueline Agtuna -- Sexual violence : an introduction to the social and legal issues for native women / Charlene A. LaPointe -- Domestic violence : an introduction to the social and legal issues for native women / Victoria Ybanez -- Special issues facing Alaska native women survivors of violence / Eleanor Ned-Sunnyboy -- Overview of issues facing native women who are survivors of violence in urban communities / Rose L. Clark and Carrie L. Johnson -- From a woman who experienced violence / Anonymous -- Walking in the darkness, then finding the light / Lisa Frank -- Violence across the lifecycle / Diane E. Benson -- Prisoner w-20170/other / Stormy Ogden -- Living in fear / Karlene -- Introduction to advocacy for native women who have been raped / Bonnie Clairmont and Sarah Deer -- The role of advocates in the tribal legal system : context is everything / Brenda Hill -- Overview of sexual violence perpetrated by purported Indian medicine men / Bonnie Clairmont -- Jurisdiction and violence against native women / B.J. Jones -- Representing Native American victims in protection order hearings / Kelly Gaines Stoner -- Using full faith and credit to protect Native American survivors of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault / Danielle G. Van Ess and Sarah Deer -- Divorce, child custody, and support issues in tribal courts / Hallie Bongar White -- The Indian Child Welfare Act and violence against women / James G. White and Sarah Michèle Martin -- The role of probation in providing safety for native women / George Twiss.
Series Tribal legal studies series
3
Extent 1 online resource (383 p.)
Language English
Copyright Date ©2008
National Library system number 997010709160005171
MARC RECORDS
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