Enough is enough : aboriginal women speak out

Summary: A small group of women from a reserve called Tobique embarrassed the Canadian government in front of the world and brought the plight of Native women and Native experience to the eyes of millions. These are their stories about growing up Native and female. It is the story of a struggle to end one hundred years of legislated sexual discrimination against Native women in Canada. Their struggle started with the occupation of a band office, continued with a hundred-mile march to Ottawa, and ended up in the United Nations.

Record details

ISBN: 9780889611191 (pbk.)
Physical Description: 253 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
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Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Women's Press, 1987.
Copyright: ©1987

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Part I. Women off Tobique -- 1. Strong Women, hard times -- Lilly Harris -- Ida Paul -- Eva Saulis (Gookum) -- Mavis Goeres -- Joyce (Y.C.) Sappier and Bet-te Paul -- Juanita Perley -- Shirley Bear -- Glenna Perley -- Caroline Ennis -- Sandra Lovelace Sappier -- Karen Perley -- Bet-te Paul -- Cheryl Bear -- Part II. Organizing -- 2. We're not taking it anymore -- 3. All for a decent house -- 4. On to Ottawa: the year of the walk -- 5. Lobbying -- 6. Retrospective -- 7. Chronology of events.