Violence Against Indigenous Women: Literature, Activism, Resistance

Violence against Indigenous women in Canada is an ongoing crisis, with roots deep in the nation’s colonial history. Despite numerous policies and programs developed to address the issue, Indigenous women continue to be targeted for violence at disproportionate rates. What insights can literature contribute where dominant anti-violence initiatives have failed?

Centring the voices of contemporary Indigenous women writers, this book argues for the important role that literature and storytellin...