Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (An Intersectional Theory Discussion)
How does the marginalization of indigenous communities throughout The United States, Canada and Australia distinguish the way indigenous (native) women and girls have been objectified and dismissed?
The Search: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women | Fault Lines (America)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdPv0NDfMbA (Links to an external site.)
Why are Indigenous women missing in Canada?
SBS Dateline
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2Cen4GyFjE
According to a Wall Street Journal article published on February 2020, “Dr. Stanley Patrick Weber, 71, An Indian Health Service pediatrician was convicted of sexually abusing young Native American boys (Links to an external site.) in his care over two decades.” How does the intersectional theory apply to this story? Below is an article and a documentary that tracks the history of Dr. Weber’s predatory behavior in these communities:
A Pedophile Doctor Drew Suspicions for 21 Years. No One Stopped Him.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/patrick-stanley-weber-sexual-abuse-pine-ridge-blackfeet-reservation/ (Links to an external site.)
Predator on the Reservation
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/predator-on-the-reservation/ (Links to an external site.)
OTHER REFERENCES TO ASSIST YOU IN COMPLETING YOUR ASSIGNMENT:
https://www.pbs.org/video/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-35307/ (Links to an external site.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/12/us/native-american-women-violence.html (Links to an external site.)
Native American children were forcibly abducted from their homes and put into Christian and government run boarding schools beginning in the mid 1800’s and continuing into the 1950’s. This was done pursuant to a federal policy designed to “civilize” Indians and to stamp out Native cultures; a deliberate policy of ethnocide and cultural genocide.
https://www.narf.org/cases/boarding-school-healing/ (Links to an external site.)
Your response must be:
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Remember to correctly cite direct quotes.
Direct quotes should NOT makeup most of your essay response. I want to hear your voice.
Your responses must include the names of the people sharing their stories, journalists, their advocates and their titles, and the names of the relevant agencies included in the documentary. (PLEASE SPELL NAMES AND REGIONS CORRECTLY).
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