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The fourth world : an Indigenous perspective on feminism and Aboriginal women's activism
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia

Book
Creators
Ouellette, Grace Josephine Mildred Wuttunee
Description
"This book is not about feminism. Rather, feminism is the basis of the discussion, an example of how understanding oppression must consider a number of barriers. Euro-Canadian feminists rarely address the circumstances that are unique to First Nations’ women, instead working with the assumption that all women are a part of a similar struggle. Ouellette attempts to confront these barriers. Throughout interviews with a number of women, she highlights the following four questions. To what extent do Aboriginal women understand, experience and articulate their oppression? To what extent do colonized women perceive racism as the source of their oppression? To what extent do Aboriginal women view male domination within their own Aboriginal societies as the source of the oppression? How do Aboriginal women articulate racism and gender oppression?"

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Alternate Title(s)
Basics from Fernwood Publishing
ISBN
155266080X
Statement of Responsibility
Grace Josephine Mildred Wuttunee Ouellette.
Publication Information
Halifax N.S. : Fernwood Pub.
Physical Description
103 p. : map, ports. 23 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references: p. 99-103.
First Nations author - Métis, Cree, Assiniboine.
Contents
1. Contemporary feminist theory -- Liberal feminism -- Marxist feminism -- Radical feminism -- Socialist feminism -- Critique of feminist theory and methodology -- Defining feminism -- Summary -- 2. The Aboriginal women's movement -- Background -- The contact period -- The contemporary period -- Colonialism -- Theories of Aboriginal women's oppression -- Indigenous women's concerns -- An alternative theory -- The four directions model -- 3. What Aboriginal women have to say -- Methodology -- the interview questions and answers -- Aboriginal women's activism -- 4. The fourth world of Aboriginal women -- A common worldview -- Aboriginal women's concerns -- Colonialism : the Indian Act -- Aboriginal women and feminism -- The fourth world -- 5. Self-government on Aboriginal terms -- Appendix : map of Saskatchewan.
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