beginning of our collaboration we sought to create and expand the possibilities of scholarship by and on Indigenous girls. In our call for papers we said that we were interested in work that takes a strengths-based approach to thinking about the lives of
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Speaking Our Truths, Building Our Strengths
Shaping Indigenous Girlhood Studies
Kirsten Lindquist, Kari-dawn Wuttunee, and Sarah Flicker
“Like Alice, I was Brave”
The Girl in the Text in Olemaun’s Residential School Narratives
Roxanne Harde
’s persistent colonial ideology that sees these girls as exploitable and dispensable, but she also sees the ways in which they resist. As she notes, the lived history of these girls “is also characterized by an intergenerational strength that is too often
In Girlhood Studies
- Published (Print):
- 01 Dec 2017
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- Research Article
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- 121–136 (16 total)
Brigette Krieg
have a traditional understanding of women in society. The photographers felt that traditional teachings emphasizing women’s strength and importance in society, as well as respecting their power as women would be valuable lessons for Indigenous youth
In Girlhood Studies
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2016
- Article Type:
- Research Article
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- 28–45 (18 total)
“Loving and Cruel, All at the Same Time”
Girlhood Identity in The Craft
Emily Chandler
banding together, their strength once they form a group, and Sarah’s vulnerability following her exile, The Craft gives dimension to this fear. This is arguably where a key relevance of the film for girl audiences lies: The Craft is literally a horror
In Girlhood Studies
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2016
- Article Type:
- Research Article
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- 109–125 (17 total)
Natalie Clark
different picture of herself. She is articulate, strong, and clear about the abuse and about her right to live in a safe home and attend school where she chooses. She gets her day in court and the judge marvels at her strengths and her ability to represent
In Girlhood Studies
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2016
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 46–64 (19 total)
Sexy Health Carnival
One Small Part of Indigenous Herstory
Alexa Lesperance
could be better equipped to deal with these kinds of things. I also wanted to make sure that we were celebrating our strengths, and learning about sexual health (relationships, birth control, family planning, and self-pleasure, for example) in fun
Renée Monchalin and Lisa Monchalin
sacredness and powerfulness that we hold. These are in our ancestral teachings. Our life-giving ability is a reminder of this strength for we have the ability to carry two heartbeats. We have a boundless relationship to the water, and we carry the Earth
Claudia Mitchell
editorial team that includes two young Indigenous women, Kirsten and Kari-dawn, who are both members of the National Indigenous Young Women’s Council (NIYWC) and, as such, it draws on the strength of an organization of young Indigenous women. Second, it
Consuming Katniss
Spectacle and Spectatorship in The Hunger Games
Samantha Poulos
understand her authenticity as her strength, the films offer an array of cinematic techniques to make this point. In the first book and the first film, as the authors point out, before going into the Games Katniss must participate in public showings in the
Fatima Khan, Claudia Mitchell, and Marni Sommer
, experiences, and challenges. Jackie went on to do important work on healing classrooms with Rebecca Winthrop and other IRC colleagues. She called for us to focus on teacher development and support, based on who teachers are, including their strengths and