I Am Woman: A Native Perspective on Sociology and Feminism

by Lee Maracle

Book Overview

One of the foremost Native writers in North America, Lee Maracle links her First Nations heritage with feminism in this visionary book. "Maracle has created a book of true wisdom, intense pride,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889740593
• ISBN13: 9780889740594
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Raincoast Books
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Sovereignty and Native Women

This is one of the few books I've found that really explores the issues of sovereignty and native women together. Maracle really explains the connection between women's integrity and wholeness and tribal self-determination. She also looks at issues of domestic violence, rape, and sexual assault from a uniquely native perspective. I would recommend this book to all women of native descent.

A must read for all!

I read and re-read this book while in university studying native cultures throughtout Canada. I can honestly say, as a native male, that this is one of the most powerful books that I have ever read. Lee Maracle's story portrays that which everyone should know about - the struggles that native people, especially native women, have endured over the past centuries. If I had only read one book while in university, it would have been this one.