Mothers of the Nations: Indigenous Mothering

SKU: 9781927335451

Author:
Kim Anderson, D. Memee Lavell-Harvard
Grade Levels:
College, University
Nation:
Coast Salish, Cree, Maori, Metis, Mohawk, Multiple Nations, Ojibwe, Oneida
Book Type:
Paperback
Pages:
312
Publisher:
Fernwood Publishing
Copyright Date:
2014

Price:
Sale price$39.95

Description

Mothers of the Nations: Indigenous Mothering as Global Resistance, Reclaiming and Recovery edited by Kim Anderson and Dawn Memee Lavell-Harvard addresses diverse subjects, including child welfare, Indigenous mothering in curriculum, mothers and traditional foods, intergenerational mothering in the wake of residential schooling, mothering and HIV, urban Indigenous mothering, mothers working the sex trade, adoptive and other mothers, Indigenous midwifery, and more. In addressing these diverse subjects and peoples living in North America, Central America, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Philippines and Oceania, the authors provide a forum to understand the shared interests of Indigenous women across the globe.

Kim Anderson (Cree/Métis) has devoted her ca­reer to researching and writing about the health and well-being of Indigenous families. She is an Associate Professor teaching Indigenous Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford. Co-editor Ms. Lavell-Harvard is currently President of the Ontario Native Women’s Association.

You may also like

Recently viewed