Chapter
Licensed
Unlicensed
Requires Authentication
5. Generations of Genocide
The Historical and Sociological Context of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
-
Robyn Bourgeois
You are currently not able to access this content.
You are currently not able to access this content.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vi
- Prologue: Waking Dreams: Reflections on Walking With Our Sisters x
- Acknowledgements xviii
- Introduction xx
-
I. All Our Relations
- 1. Voices from the Downtown Eastside 3
- 2. Honouring Women 15
- 3. Sacred Sisters and Sacred Circles 35
- 4. Honouring Elsie 45
-
II. The Violence of History
- 5. Generations of Genocide 65
- 6. A Tradition of Violence 89
- 7. The (Un)Making of Property 103
- 8. (The Missing Chapter) On Being Missing 125
-
III. Challenges
- 9. Violence and Extraction 147
- 10. Skirting the Issues 161
- 11. The Moose in the Room 175
- 12. Considering Wenonah, Considering Us 193
- 13. Centring Resurgence 215
-
IV. Action, Always
- 14. Iskwewuk E-wichiwitochik 243
- 15. Woman Sacred 271
- 16. Leading with Our Hearts 279
- Epilogue: Sitting in with Sisters 305
- Contributors 327
- Index 339
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vi
- Prologue: Waking Dreams: Reflections on Walking With Our Sisters x
- Acknowledgements xviii
- Introduction xx
-
I. All Our Relations
- 1. Voices from the Downtown Eastside 3
- 2. Honouring Women 15
- 3. Sacred Sisters and Sacred Circles 35
- 4. Honouring Elsie 45
-
II. The Violence of History
- 5. Generations of Genocide 65
- 6. A Tradition of Violence 89
- 7. The (Un)Making of Property 103
- 8. (The Missing Chapter) On Being Missing 125
-
III. Challenges
- 9. Violence and Extraction 147
- 10. Skirting the Issues 161
- 11. The Moose in the Room 175
- 12. Considering Wenonah, Considering Us 193
- 13. Centring Resurgence 215
-
IV. Action, Always
- 14. Iskwewuk E-wichiwitochik 243
- 15. Woman Sacred 271
- 16. Leading with Our Hearts 279
- Epilogue: Sitting in with Sisters 305
- Contributors 327
- Index 339
