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Women in conflict with the Law
Anonymous — Sun, 03/02/2003 - 21:21
Sago: my name is Jimmy Groat I am from the Mohawk Nation and I am a University student writing a paper on Native Women that have been in P4W or new someone who was during the suicdes and the riot. If anyone out here can or is willing to help me with this PPPPlease email me and maybe we can talk. At the time of this notice I am in Toronto Ontario. However I go to school in Halifax, NS.
I hope to hear from some body
Re: Women in conflict with the Law
Violet (not verified) — Sun, 03/02/2003 - 21:21Hi there,
There is a good film available through CBC that deals with this topic where the woman researches women in prison. It's really interesting from a couple of perspectives. Most of the women who were interviewed and took part in the film were in prison because they finally struck back at their abusers who were their fathers or partners. This was true whether the woman was non-native or native.
My peronsal response and thoughts on this were that these women were fighting back for themselves finally, yet in doing so, were going against the accepted social norms of who defined 'society' and women's roles within that society. For doing that, they were punished with life imprisonment. Who put them there? Male legislators.
Good luck in your research.