Sharing Our Stories of Survival: Native Women Surviving Violence

"The contributors to this book--a general introduction to the social and legal issues invovled in acts of violence against Native women--are lawyers, social workers, social scientists, writers, poets, and victims. In the United States, Native women are more likely than women from any other group to suffer violence, from rape and battery to more subtle forms of abuse. Sharing Our Stories of Survival explores the causes and consequences of such behavior. The stories and case studies presented here are often painful and raw, and the statistics are overwhelmingly grim, but a countervailing theme also runs through this informative volume: Many of the women who appear in these pages are survivors, often strengthened by their travails, and the violence examined here is human violence, meaning that it can be changed, if only with effort and education. The first step is to lay out the truth for all to see."--Back cover