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"...an important part of the history of the Canadian women's movement, and an equally important part of the history of the Native peoples of this century." - The Globe and Mail ... Read more

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A PRECEDENT FOR ALL PEOPLE, AROUND THE WORLD
MY MOTHER, EVA SAULIS (GOOKUM) WAS ONE OF THE FIRST, STRONG NATIVE WOMEN TO FINALLY SAY "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH". HER STAND AND THAT OF OTHERS SET A PRECEDENT TO GRASS ROOTS PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD TO CONTINUE TO VOICE THE ISSUES, CONCERNS, AND ESPECIALLY THE INJUSTICES THAT EFFECT THEIR DAILY LIVES. THEY REMIND US THAT NO MATTER WHAT OR WHO IS OVERWHELMING,WE WILL EVENTUALLY OVERCOME, BECAUSE OF OUR SPIRIT AND LOVE OF OTHERS. ALLAN SAULIS

Accurate,info on the sturggles of Native women/children
The author,janet silman lived with our family while doing the research for her book, this is an accurate account of the struggles many native women and children experience in their own communities. My mom was featured in the book along with other women i know..reading their accounts has a profound effect on the reader. Tina Perley Francis..Tobique First Nation. ... Read more

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The visibility of racism
Maureen T. Reddy explores her personal experiences as a white mother ofbiracial children in Crossing the Color Line: Race, Parenting, and Culture. She convincingly explores the ways that reproduction between two races isstill a controversial issue in a nation which needs "a serious,sustained, meaningful dialogue about race." (p. xi)Reddy describesher experience as a mother as bridging two races in a culture where racismstill exists.The personal experiences of Maureen Reddy support herconsideration of racial issues.Previously unaware of the implications ofher racial identity, Reddy realized in her cross-cultural marriage that thedoctrine of whiteness is "the norm against which all differences aremeasured." (p. 12)Her newfound awareness of whiteness as a socialcategory moved her out of the mainstream of whiteness into unchartedterritory.Reddy eloquently discusses t5he fact that in the U.S.,"for both blacks and whites, there is an automatic presumption ofunderlying pathology in interracial relationships" (p. 10) because ofsuch forces as segregation and normative whiteness.Parenting brought tolight issues of discrimination which her marriage had not yet uncovered. After the birth of her son, she needed to work towards racial equalitybecause the future of black Americans was now the future of her progeny. Perhaps the most controversial and logical part of Maureen Reddy'sdiscussion is the societal motivation for whites to ignore race as a socialforce.Reddy believes that "[m]ost white liberals are willing to 'addin' blacks, but many are not willing to step aside in order to stand nextto blacks." (p. 138)If whites acknowledge racism and seek socialjustice, there children would lose privileges currently inherent in"whiteness".Maurren Reddy's experience as a white mother ofbiracial children led her to examine the forces of racism at work in oursociety.She implies that these racist forces are visible to all who wantto see them. ... Read more