Highlights cases of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls over the last three decades. Discusses why this group is at risk and makes recommendations to address the problem.
Berkeley Women's Law Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, 2004, pp. 287-298
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Discusses Sandra J. Schmieder's proposal to allow civil suits against American Indian law enforcement officials who fail to enforce protective orders and argues that Schmieder fails to recognize the juristictional and financial obstacles involved when attempting to protect victims of violence.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Indigenous Women, 2004, pp. 22-27
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Examines female circumcision in ethnic groups in Kenya and gives an overview of attempts to eradicate the practice.
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Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Indigenous Women, 2004, pp. 32-35
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Interview with Dr. Nina Pacari Vega Conejo, first Indigenous woman Foreign Secretary of the Republic of Ecuador.
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American Studies, vol. 43, no. 1, Spring, 2002, pp. 75-99
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Looks at the promotion of home-building programs on reservations, from the white imagination to the realities of tribal life, by examining instances of attempted domestic reform.
Law and History Review, vol. 20, no. 1, Spring, 2002, pp. 59-96
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Purpose of the article is to compare how legal regulation of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal girls overlapped and differed based on race, class, and gender oppression.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 14, no. 2 & 3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 2002, pp. 35-38
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Book review of: Voices of American Indian Assimilation and Resistance by Siobhan Senier.
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