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"Despite what major media sources say, violence against Native women is not an ""epidemic."" An epidemic is biological and blameless. Violence against Native women is historical and political, bounded by oppression and colonial violence. This book, like all of Sarah Deer's work, is aimed at engaging the problem head-on--and ending it.""The Beginning an"

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Author:   Sarah Deer
Publisher:   University of Minnesota Press
Imprint:   University of Minnesota Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9780816696338

ISBN 10:   0816696330
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   01 November 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Contents Introduction: Sovereignty of the Soul 1. Knowing through Numbers? The Benefits and Drawbacks of Data 2. What She Say, It Be Law: Tribal Rape Law and Indigenous Feminisms 3. At the Mercy of the State: Linking Rape to Federal Indian Law 4. All Apologies: The Continuing Federal Complicity in the Rape of Native Women 5. Relocation Revisited: The Sex Trafficking of Native Women 6. Punishing the Victim: Dana’s Story 7. The Enigma of Federal Reform: The Tribal Law and Order Act and the Violence Against Women Act 8. Toward an Indigenous Jurisprudence of Rape 9. The Trouble with Peacemaking: False Dichotomies and the Politics of Restorative Justice 10. “Righting” Tribal Rape Law: Proposals for Reform Conclusion: The End of Rape in Native America Epilogue Acknowledgments Notes Index

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This is a compelling and compassionate revelation of the eternal violence against Native women. It's a call to action for all of us. --The Honorable Ada E. Deer, former Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs and enrolled Menominee

An incisive and imperative academic study. Kirkus Reviews Deer is extremely thorough in her discussions of the history of rape law and its failings. She explores the meaning of rape in American society from a woman s point of view. And she presents some possible strategies to begin to create equity, justice, and healing for victims of rape. Indian Country Today The Beginning and End of Rape will change the way we as Native people approach sexual violence in our communities and the way tribal courts protect and advocate for victims. I have no doubt the book will become the new standard in social justice circles and will be required reading everywhere from online spaces to classrooms and courtrooms. Native Peoples There is much for everyone to learn in this incisive, compelling, and thought-provoking volume. Women s Review of Books

An incisive and imperative academic study. Kirkus Reviews Deer is extremely thorough in her discussions of the history of rape law and its failings. She explores the meaning of rape in American society from a woman s point of view. And she presents some possible strategies to begin to create equity, justice, and healing for victims of rape. Indian Country Today The Beginning and End of Rape will change the way we as Native people approach sexual violence in our communities and the way tribal courts protect and advocate for victims. I have no doubt the book will become the new standard in social justice circles and will be required reading everywhere from online spaces to classrooms and courtrooms. Native Peoples There is much for everyone to learn in this incisive, compelling, and thought-provoking volume. Women s Review of Books An outstanding work that not only explains why rape in Indian country has reached epidemic levels but also provides readers with practical solutions. Highly recommended. CHOICE

An incisive and imperative academic study. --Kirkus Reviews Deer is extremely thorough in her discussions of the history of rape law and its failings. She explores the meaning of rape in American society from a woman's point of view. And she presents some possible strategies to begin to create equity, justice, and healing for victims of rape. --Indian Country Today The Beginning and End of Rape will change the way we as Native people approach sexual violence in our communities and the way tribal courts protect and advocate for victims. I have no doubt the book will become the new standard in social justice circles and will be required reading everywhere from online spaces to classrooms and courtrooms. --Native Peoples There is much for everyone to learn in this incisive, compelling, and thought-provoking volume. --Women's Review of Books An outstanding work that not only explains why rape in Indian country has reached epidemic levels but also provides readers with practical solutions. Highly recommended. --CHOICE The Beginning and End of Rape marks an important contribution to growing scholarship around issues of gendered violence. Sarah Deer's contribution is unique and pathbreaking. --Against the Current An incisive and imperative academic study. --Kirkus Reviews Deer is extremely thorough in her discussions of the history of rape law and its failings. She explores the meaning of rape in American society from a woman's point of view. And she presents some possible strategies to begin to create equity, justice, and healing for victims of rape. --Indian Country Today The Beginning and End of Rape will change the way we as Native people approach sexual violence in our communities and the way tribal courts protect and advocate for victims. I have no doubt the book will become the new standard in social justice circles and will be required reading everywhere from online spaces to classrooms and courtrooms. --Native Peoples There is much for everyone to learn in this incisive, compelling, and thought-provoking volume. --Women's Review of Books An outstanding work that not only explains why rape in Indian country has reached epidemic levels but also provides readers with practical solutions. Highly recommended. --CHOICE The Beginning and End of Rape marks an important contribution to growing scholarship around issues of gendered violence. Sarah Deer's contribution is unique and pathbreaking. --Against the Current This is a compelling and compassionate revelation of the eternal violence against Native women. It is a call to action for all of us. --The Honorable Ada E. Deer, former Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs and enrolled Menominee Sarah Deer breaks down how the United States' addiction to violence and capitalism only sustains the subjugation and exploitation of Indigenous women. As a survivor, I am thankful for Deer's insight and theories on creating Indigenous frameworks of justice for victims, their families, and their communities. --Radmilla Cody, singer and advocate for anti-violence The Beginning and End of Rape documents the brutal history and contemporary reality of how rape has been used and continues to be used against Native women by the federal government to create a cultural implosion of destruction for generations. Rape, burn, and pillage continues when Native American women do not have equal protection of the law extended to us. --Charon Asetoyer, Executive Director, Native American Women's Health Education Resource Center This is a compelling and compassionate revelation of the eternal violence against Native women. It is a call to action for all of us. --The Honorable Ada E. Deer, former Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs and enrolled Menominee Sarah Deer breaks down how the United States' addiction to violence and capitalism only sustains the subjugation and exploitation of Indigenous women. As a survivor, I am thankful for Deer's insight and theories on creating Indigenous frameworks of justice for victims, their families, and their communities. --Radmilla Cody, singer and advocate for anti-violence The Beginning and End of Rape documents the brutal history and contemporary reality of how rape has been used and continues to be used against Native women by the federal government to create a cultural implosion of destruction for generations. Rape, burn, and pillage continues when Native American women do not have equal protection of the law extended to us. --Charon Asetoyer, Executive Director, Native American Women's Health Education Resource Center An incisive and imperative academic study. Kirkus Reviews Deer is extremely thorough in her discussions of the history of rape law and its failings. She explores the meaning of rape in American society from a woman s point of view. And she presents some possible strategies to begin to create equity, justice, and healing for victims of rape. Indian Country Today The Beginning and End of Rape will change the way we as Native people approach sexual violence in our communities and the way tribal courts protect and advocate for victims. I have no doubt the book will become the new standard in social justice circles and will be required reading everywhere from online spaces to classrooms and courtrooms. Native Peoples There is much for everyone to learn in this incisive, compelling, and thought-provoking volume. Women s Review of Books An outstanding work that not only explains why rape in Indian country has reached epidemic levels but also provides readers with practical solutions. Highly recommended. CHOICE An incisive and imperative academic study. Kirkus Reviews Deer is extremely thorough in her discussions of the history of rape law and its failings. She explores the meaning of rape in American society from a woman s point of view. And she presents some possible strategies to begin to create equity, justice, and healing for victims of rape. Indian Country Today The Beginning and End of Rape will change the way we as Native people approach sexual violence in our communities and the way tribal courts protect and advocate for victims. I have no doubt the book will become the new standard in social justice circles and will be required reading everywhere from online spaces to classrooms and courtrooms. Native Peoples There is much for everyone to learn in this incisive, compelling, and thought-provoking volume. Women s Review of Books An outstanding work that not only explains why rape in Indian country has reached epidemic levels but also provides readers with practical solutions. Highly recommended. CHOICE This is a compelling and compassionate revelation of the eternal violence against Native women. It is a call to action for all of us. The Honorable Ada E. Deer, former Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs and enrolled Menominee Sarah Deer breaks down how the United States addiction to violence and capitalism only sustains the subjugation and exploitation of Indigenous women. As a survivor, I am thankful for Deer s insight and theories on creating Indigenous frameworks of justice for victims, their families, and their communities. Radmilla Cody, singer and advocate for anti-violence The Beginning and End of Rape documents the brutal history and contemporary reality of how rape has been used and continues to be used against Native women by the federal government to create a cultural implosion of destruction for generations. Rape, burn, and pillage continues when Native American women do not have equal protection of the law extended to us. Charon Asetoyer, Executive Director, Native American Women s Health Education Resource Center The Beginning and End of Rape documents the brutal history and contemporary reality of how rape has been used and continues to be used against Native women by the federal government to create a cultural implosion of destruction for generations. Rape, burn, and pillage continues when Native American women do not have equal protection of the law extended to us. Charon Asetoyer, Executive Director, Native American Women s Health Education Resource Center Sarah Deer breaks down how the United States addiction to violence and capitalism only sustains the subjugation and exploitation of Indigenous women. As a survivor, I am thankful for Deer s insight and theories on creating Indigenous frameworks of justice for victims, their families, and their communities. Radmilla Cody, singer and advocate for anti-violence

An incisive and imperative academic study. --Kirkus Reviews Deer is extremely thorough in her discussions of the history of rape law and its failings. She explores the meaning of rape in American society from a woman's point of view. And she presents some possible strategies to begin to create equity, justice, and healing for victims of rape. --Indian Country Today The Beginning and End of Rape will change the way we as Native people approach sexual violence in our communities and the way tribal courts protect and advocate for victims. I have no doubt the book will become the new standard in social justice circles and will be required reading everywhere from online spaces to classrooms and courtrooms. --Native Peoples There is much for everyone to learn in this incisive, compelling, and thought-provoking volume. --Women's Review of Books An outstanding work that not only explains why rape in Indian country has reached epidemic levels but also provides readers with practical solutions. Highly recommended. --CHOICE <p/> The Beginning and End of Rape marks an important contribution to growing scholarship around issues of gendered violence. Sarah Deer's contribution is unique and pathbreaking. --Against the Current

Author Information

Sarah Deer, a 2014 MacArthur Fellow, has worked to end violence against women for more than twenty years. She began as a volunteer in a rape victim advocacy program and later received her JD with a Tribal Lawyer Certificate from the University of Kansas School of Law. She is a professor of law at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is coauthor of three textbooks on tribal law and coeditor of Sharing Our Stories of Survival: Native Women Surviving Violence.

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