TY - BOOK AB - "Restoring the Balance combines elements of First Nations traditions and mainstream feminism to produce an outstanding collection of historical and critical accounts of the impacts Aboriginal women have had in the areas of law, politics, education, community healing, language, art, and cultural retention. Fifteen scholars, activists and community leaders illuminate long-standing gender imbalances within the oral and written historical records that have limited the self-actualization of First Nations women, and offer insight into the tangible work that Aboriginal women perform in community and cultural development."--BOOK JACKET. AU - Valaskakis, Gail Guthrie. AU - Stout, Madeleine Dion. AU - Guimond, Éric. CN - E98.W8 CN - E98.W8 CY - Winnipeg : DA - c2009. ID - 351072 KW - Indian women KW - Indian women KW - Women in community development KW - Indian women KW - Resilience (Personality trait) N2 - "Restoring the Balance combines elements of First Nations traditions and mainstream feminism to produce an outstanding collection of historical and critical accounts of the impacts Aboriginal women have had in the areas of law, politics, education, community healing, language, art, and cultural retention. Fifteen scholars, activists and community leaders illuminate long-standing gender imbalances within the oral and written historical records that have limited the self-actualization of First Nations women, and offer insight into the tangible work that Aboriginal women perform in community and cultural development."--BOOK JACKET. PB - University of Manitoba Press, PP - Winnipeg : PY - c2009. SN - 9780887557095 (pbk.) SN - 0887557090 (pbk.) SN - 9780887551864 SN - 0887551866 T1 - Restoring the balance :First Nations women, community, and culture / TI - Restoring the balance :First Nations women, community, and culture / ER -