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Publisher:University of Alberta Press, 2021Note: Alberta Municipal Affairs' Public Library Services Branch
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- Author: Henry, RobertDate:Created2021Summary:
Amber, Bev, Chantel, Jazmyne, Faith, and Jorgina are six Indigenous women previously involved in street gangs or the street lifestyle in Saskatoon, Regina, and Calgary. In collaboration with Indigenous Studies scholar Robert Henry (Métis), they share their stories using photovoice, an emancipatory research process where participants are understood to be the experts of their own experiences. Each photograph in Indigenous Women and Street Gangs was selected and placed in order to show how the authors have changed with their experiences. Following their photographs, the authors each share a narrative that begins with their earliest memory and continues to the present. Together the photographs and narratives bring a deeper meaning to the women's lived realities. Throughout, these women show us the meaning of survivance, a process of resistance, resurgence, and growth. While often difficult to read, the narratives shared by Amber, Bev, Chantel, Jazmyne, Faith, and Jorgina are direct, explicit, sensitive, and imbued with hope and humour. They provide unparalleled insight into the lives of these women and break all kinds of stereotypes along the way.
Subject(s): Female gang members | Gangs | Indigenous women | Pictorial works | Prairie Provinces | Social conditions | Street lifeOriginal Publisher: Edmonton, Alberta, University of Alberta PressLanguage(s): EnglishISBN: 9781772125849Collection(s)/Series: Read Alberta Ebooks | Prairie Indigenous Ebook Collection | Saskatchewan Book Awards 2022 | First Nation Communities Read 2022
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