By, For, or About?: Shifting Directions in the Representations of Aboriginal Women

Authors

  • Jo-Anne Fiske

Keywords:

Aboriginal women, Historiography, Interdisciplinary research,

Abstract

In the past fifteen years much has changed respecting the representation of Aboriginal women in feminist scholarship. The emergence of Aboriginal women's scholarship in law, education, and literature has had a major and much overdue impact on our understanding of their history and their scholarly and political agendas. A review of the literature by, for, and about Aboriginal women in the areas of history, law, education, health, and literature reveals new trends in interdisciplinarity within feminist studies of colonialism, representation, "voice," and issues of equality and empowerment.

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Author Biography

Jo-Anne Fiske

Jo-Anne Fiske is an associate professor in Anthropology and Women's/Gender Studies at the University of Northern British Columbia. She is the author of numerous articles arising from her research with and on behalf of the First Nations of British Columbia, which have appeared in a range of journals including Studies in Political Economy, Feminist Studies, Culture, and Ethnohistory. She is co-editor of New Faces of the Fur Trade and author of Cis dedeen khat When the Plumes Rise: The Way of the Lake Babine Nation.

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Published

2000-10-01