2017
DOI: 10.4000/angles.1313
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Fighting Colonial Violence in “Indian Country”: Deconstructing racist sexual stereotypes of Native American Women in American popular culture and history

Abstract: In 2007, Amnesty International published a report entitled "Maze of Injustice: the failure to protect Indigenous women from sexual violence in the USA" (Amnesty 2007). This report is the result of a two-year investigation (in 2005 and 2006) among Native social activists, health workers, legal workers and Native rape survivors who testified on the state of violence against Native women in their tribal communities. This report also relied on statistical studies conducted throughout the U.S. by the Department of … Show more

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“…Native Americans were also victims of White patriarchal violence. Under the mission of American colonialism and expansionism, White colonizers stole Native land and power, raped and mutilated Native women, and forced their children to assimilate to White American values (Croisy, 2017). These violent actions by White colonizers have had lasting adverse effects on Native people's societal and economic progression.…”
Section: A Socio-historical Perspective On Racial/ethnic Stereotypes ...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Native Americans were also victims of White patriarchal violence. Under the mission of American colonialism and expansionism, White colonizers stole Native land and power, raped and mutilated Native women, and forced their children to assimilate to White American values (Croisy, 2017). These violent actions by White colonizers have had lasting adverse effects on Native people's societal and economic progression.…”
Section: A Socio-historical Perspective On Racial/ethnic Stereotypes ...mentioning
confidence: 99%