Firekeepers of the Twenty-First Century

First Nations Women Chiefs

Szerző: Cora Jane Voyageur

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Kötés: Puha kötésű

Kiadó: McGill-Queen's University Press

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A quiet revolution is occurring in Canada's First Nations communities, with changes taking place on...

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Szerző

Cora Jane Voyageur

Nyelv

Angol

Kötés

Könyv - Puha kötésű

Kiadva

2008

oldal

192

EAN

9780773532175

ISBN

077353217X

Enbook ID

04918643

Kiadó

McGill-Queen's University Press

Súly

288

Méretek

152 x 229 x 330

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A quiet revolution is occurring in Canada's First Nations communities, with changes taking place on social, political, and economic fronts and a significant redistribution of power. Changes to the Indian Act in 1951 paved the way for women to become officially involved in reserve politics, and with governments responding to the demand of First Nations for self-government, positions once held exclusively by men are now being filled by women. Beginning with Elsie Knott, the first female chief in Canada, Cora Voyageur presents the lives of sixty-four of the ninety women chiefs who have assumed the traditionally male role of elected First Nations leadership. Using a range of qualitative research strategies, surveys, participant observation, interviews, and discussions with focus groups, Voyageur presents the colonial histories behind the issues that contemporary Aboriginal communities struggle with and delineates the resulting leadership dilemmas for chiefs, while also articulating a story that is unique to First Nations women. Voyageur asks women chiefs about what inspired them to become leaders, how they've maintained their priorities, and the personal and professional costs and rewards involved in their positions. "Firekeepers of the Twenty-First Century" is a groundbreaking work that examines the experiences of women as they negotiate multiple roles and navigate the worlds of gender, race, and reserve politics.

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