GENDERED RACIAL VIOLENCE

Question 1

what is “Intersectionality”?

Answer 1

• Centres on experience of radicalized women

* Racism and sexism intersect

Question 2

Crenshaw (1991) uses the concept of intersectionality to….

Answer 2

indicate the various ways race and gender influence dimensions of Black women’s employment experiences

Question 3

intervention strategies based solely on the experiences of women who do not share the same class or race backgrounds will be of limited help to women who because of race and class face different obstacles” WHO ARGUED THIS?

Answer 3

(Crenshaw 1991)

Question 4

Legacy of marginalization involves (Smith 1999)

Answer 4

“indigenous women were described, objectified and represented by Europeans in the nineteenth century has left a legacy of marginalization within indigenous societies as much as within the colonizing society.” (Smith 1999)

Question 5

• decades of government policy have had negative impacts on and broken apart Indigenous families and communities,
leaving many Indigenous women and girls extremely
vulnerable to exploitation and attack ….WHAT ORG WROTE THIS

Answer 5

(Amnesty International 2004)

Question 6

NWAC stands for what organization?

Answer 6

Native Women’s Association

of Canada

Question 7

What are the NWAC’s goals?

Answer 7

• well-being of first nation & metis women in canada
• equality for Aboriginal women in Canada
• defend/promote Native ancestral laws, spiritual beliefs, language and traditions

Question 8

What is Sisters in Spirit ?

Answer 8

*Five-year research, education and policy initiative
* aim was to increase public understanding and
knowledge of the impact of racialized, sexualized violence against Aboriginal women

Question 9

Finding Dawn (2006)

Answer 9

• Documentary by Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh
• Illustrates the historical, social, and economic factors
that have contributed to racialized violence against
Indigenous women in Canada