The Beginning and End of Rape: Confronting Sexual Violence in Native America
Sarah Deer
Abstract
The book explores the history of rape and sex trafficking in North America, and provides historical and contemporary examples of federal complicity in the high rate of rape committed against Native women. The book considers a wide range of colonial violence, including rape, sex trafficking, and incarceration, Deer explores how tribal nations and anti-rape activists can leverage the tribal self-determination efforts of the 21st century to end violence against women. Deer bridges the gap between Indian law and feminist theory by explaining how intersectional approaches are vital to addressing th ... More
Keywords: rape, North America, federal complicity, colonial violence, tribal self-determination, violence, women, Native women, Indian law, feminist theory
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2015 | Print ISBN-13: 9780816696314 |
| Published to Minnesota Scholarship Online: May 2016 | DOI:10.5749/minnesota/9780816696314.001.0001 |
