Sharing Our Stories of Survival : Native Women Surviving Violence.

Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Eagle's Wings; I -- INTRODUCTION TO VIOLENCE AGAINST NATIVE WOMEN; Native Women; Chapter 1 -- Beloved Women: Life Givers, Caretakers, Teachers of Future Generations; The Time before Colonization: Understanding That Violence Against Women Is Not Traditional; Colonization and the Erosion of Safety for Native Women; Erosion of the Authority of Indian Nations to Protect Women; The Relationship to the Land and the Status of Native Women; Impact of Federal Indian Policy on the Safety of Native Women; The Journey Home; Notes.

QuestionsIn Your Community; Terms Used in Chapter I; Suggested Further Reading; Chapter 2 -- Sexual Violence: An Introduction to the Social and Legal Issues for Native Women; Preschool; An Inside Look at War; Social and Legal Realities of Sexual Violence; Conclusion; Questions; In Your Community; Terms Used in Chapter 2; Suggested Further Reading; Chapter 3 -- Domestic Violence: An Introduction to the Social and Legal Issues for Native Women; What Is Domestic Violence?; Myths about Domestic Violence; Causes of Domestic Violence; Tribal Responses to Domestic Violence; Mistakes to Avoid.

Native Ways of LifeNotes; Questions; In Your Community; Terms Used in Chapter 3; Suggested Further Reading; Chapter 4 -- Special Issues Facing Alaska Native Women Survivors of Violence; Respect: A Traditional Foundation for Nonviolence; Preconstitutional Law; State Laws and Alaska Native Women; Barriers; Vision of Hope; Notes; Questions; In Your Community; Terms Used in Chapter 4; Suggested Further Reading; Chapter 5 -- Overview of Issues Facing Native Women Who Are Survivors of Violence in Urban Communities; Prevalence and Incidence of Violence among Native Women in Urban Areas.

Risk and Vulnerability Factors Associated with Violence Against Native WomenEffects of Violence on Native Women; Barriers to Services in Urban Communities; Working with Native Women in Urban Communities; Conclusion; Notes; Questions; In Your Community; Terms Used in Chapter 5; Suggested Further Reading; II -- STORIES OF SURVIVAL; Chapter 6 -- From a Woman Who Experienced Violence; The New Family in Town; Running a Train; Trapped; The Tube; No More; Note; Questions; In Your Community; Suggested Further Reading; Chapter 7 -- Walking in the Darkness, Then Finding the Light; Impact of Sexual Assault.

The HospitalCampus Administration; The Court System; Sentencing Hearing; Healing; Speaking Out; Questions; In Your Community; Terms Used in Chapter 7; Suggested Further Reading; Chapter 8 -- Violence across the Lifecycle; Questions; In Your Community; Terms Used in Chapter 8; Suggested Further Reading; Chapter 9 -- Prisoner W-20170/Other; My People/Our Lands; In Utmost of Good Faith; The Colonial Roots of Prison Labor; The Little Girl That Became a Prisoner; Women at Risk; Out of Sight/Out of Mind; We Are Losing Our Children; What We Face Inside; Sexual Abuse; Conclusion; Notes; Questions.

In Your Community.

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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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