In The Days of Our Grandmothers Clothing Hedican examines the advocacy role

Hedican examines the advocacy role of anthropology using the James Bay Cree and his personal role in a northern Ontario land-claims dispute as examples

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The way Metis and First Nations women made their way into Canadian society are explored in the essays about Metis clothing makers

In The Days of Our Grandmothers Clothing Hedican examines the advocacy roleFrom Ellen Gabriel to Tantoo Cardinal, many of the faces of Aboriginal people in the media today are women. In the Days of Our Grandmothers is a collection of essays detailing how Aboriginal women have found their voice in Canadian society over the past three centuries. Collected in one volume for the first time, these essays critically situate Aboriginal women in the fur trade, missions, labour and the economy, the law, sexuality, and the politics of