Iskwewak kah' ki yaw ni wahkomakanak : neither Indian princesses nor easy squaws

Summary: Now in its second edition, this groundbreaking work of literary and cultural criticism analyzes representations of Indigenous women in Canadian literature. By deconstructing stereotypical images of the “Indian princess” and “easy squaw,” Janice Acoose calls attention to the racist and sexist depictions of Indigenous women in popular literature. Blending personal narrative and literary criticism, this revised edition draws a strong connection between the persistent negative cultural attitudes fostered by those stereotypical representations and the missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada.

Record details

ISBN: 0889615764
ISBN: 9780889615762
Physical Description: 113 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Toronto : Women's Press, 2016.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-111).
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Iskwewak Kah' Ki Yaw Ni Wahkomakanak : re-membering being to signifying female relations -- Literature, stereotypes, and cultural attitudes -- Keeping the fire : Iskwewak Kah' Ki Yaw Ni Wahkomakanak -- Stereotypes and dis-membered relations -- Maria Campbell's Halfbreed : a politicized text for re-membering being -- Re-calling signifying female relations to transform being.