"United we stand, divided we fall?" : activism among aboriginal women in Nova Scotia, 1970-1985

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dc.contributor.advisor Twohig, Peter
dc.coverage.spatial Canada
dc.coverage.spatial Nova Scotia
dc.creator Taylor, Carolyn
dc.date.accessioned 2013-05-13T17:30:55Z
dc.date.available 2013-05-13T17:30:55Z
dc.date.issued 2013
dc.identifier.other E78 N9 T39 2012
dc.identifier.uri http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/24942
dc.description iii, 107 leaves ; 29 cm.
dc.description Includes abstract.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (leaves 99-107).
dc.description Pagination differs between print and electronic versions.
dc.description.abstract Through an analysis of primary and secondary documents, this study determined that from the early colonial period to the mid 19th century, adversative colonial and state policies imposed on Aboriginal communities initiated an activist spirit among Aboriginal women in Nova Scotia. In the 1970s this activism found expression in the formation of the Nova Scotia Native Women’s Association and the Non‐Status and Métis Association of Nova Scotia. This study examined the policies imposed on Aboriginal communities in Nova Scotia, determined the most critical issues within these communities identified by Aboriginal women, analyzed activism among Aboriginal women and the opposition women faced from local band governance and the Canadian state. The research was largely focused on the loss of legal “Indian” status among Aboriginal women through discriminatory provisions in the Indian Act and women’s struggle to regain their “Indian” identity under Canadian law. en_CA
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dc.publisher Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University
dc.subject.lcc E78.N9
dc.subject.lcsh Canada. Indian Act
dc.subject.lcsh Nova Scotia Native Women's Association
dc.subject.lcsh Non-Status and Métis Association of Nova Scotia
dc.subject.lcsh Indian women -- Political activity -- Nova Scotia
dc.subject.lcsh Indian women -- Nova Scotia -- Attitudes
dc.subject.lcsh Indian women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Canada
dc.title "United we stand, divided we fall?" : activism among aboriginal women in Nova Scotia, 1970-1985 en_CA
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thesis.degree.name Master of Arts in Atlantic Canada Studies
thesis.degree.level Masters
thesis.degree.discipline Atlantic Canada Studies Program
thesis.degree.grantor Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)
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