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9780887557095: Restoring the Balance: First Nations Women, Community, and Culture
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ISBN 10: 0887557090 ISBN 13: 9780887557095
Editorial: University of Manitoba Press, 2009

Sinopsis

First Nations peoples believe the eagle flies with a female wing and a male wing, showing the importance of balance between the feminine and the masculine in all aspects of individual and community experiences. Centuries of colonization, however, have devalued the traditional roles of First Nations women, causing a great gender imbalance that limits the abilities of men, women, and their communities in achieving self-actualization. Restoring the Balance brings to light the work First Nations women have performed, and continue to perform, in cultural continuity and community development. It illustrates the challenges and successes they have had in the areas of law, politics, education, community healing, language, and art, while suggesting significant options for sustained improvement of individual, family, and community well-being. Written by fifteen Aboriginal scholars, activists, and community leaders, Restoring the Balance combines life histories and biographical accounts with historical and critical analyses grounded in traditional thought and approaches. It is a powerful and important book.

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Acerca del autor

Gail Guthrie Valaskakis was a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Concordia University, Canada and was a leading authority on Aboriginal Media and Communication. She passed away in 2007.

Eric Guimond is an assistant director at the Strategic Research and Analysis Directorate at Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.

Madeleine Dion Stout is a former nurse and founding director of the Centre of Aboriginal Education, Research, and Culture at Carleton University, Canada.

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Editorial
University of Manitoba Press
Año de publicación
2009
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0887557090
ISBN 13 
9780887557095
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
412
Editor
Valaskakis Gail Guthrie, Stout Madeleine Dion, Guimond Eric
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