Nonfiction. Native American Studies. Women's Studies. A collection of articles that examine many of the struggles that Aboriginal women have faced, and continue to face, in Canada, FIRST VOICES' sections include: Profiles of Aboriginal Women; Identity; Territory; Activism; Confronting Colonialism; the Canadian Legal System; and Indigenous Knowledges. Photographs and poetry are also included. There are few books on Aboriginal women in Canada; this anthology provides a valuable addition to the literature and fills a critical gap in the fields of Native Studies, Cultural Studies and Women's Studies.

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PATRICIA A. MONTURE is a citizen of the Mohawk Nation, Grand River Territory (near Brantford, Ontario). She is mother, sister and auntie. Since 1994, she has been employed at the University of Saskatchewan. Patricia is presently a full professor in the Department of Sociology where she is also the academic director of the Aboriginal Justice and Criminology Program. Her research interests include crime, law and justice studies; the rights of Aboriginal peoples and a deep commitment to equality rights for women. She has published numerous papers and several books. In 2008, in acknowledgement of her commitment of women's activism in the university, she received the Sarah Shorten Award from the Canadian Association of University Teachers and an honorary doctorate of laws from Athabasca University. Her award-winning publications include Thunder in My Soul and Journeying Forward: Dreaming First Nations Independence. PATRICIA D. MCGUIRE, Kishebakabaykwe, is a citizen of Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek of the Lake Nipigon area in Ontario. She has been employed with Negahneewin College of Academic and Community Development located at Confederation College in Thunder Bay since 2000. She is a full professor. Previously Patricia worked with Anishinaabek communities developing post-secondary educational programs for about ten+ years. She teaches in the area of Aboriginal law, sociology and community development. Currently, Patricia is a Ph.D. student at the University of Saskatchewan. Her thesis work is on developing social theory and Indigenous knowledge from her home territory.

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