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ERIC Number: EJ620393
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0730-3238
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Giving Voice: Autobiographical/Testimonial Literature by First Nations Women of British Columbia.
Beard, Laura J.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, v12 n3 p64-83 Fall 2000
Discusses various definitions of the "testimonial" and characteristics that distinguish it from related literary genres. Examines autobiographical and testimonial literature by Native women of British Columbia, focusing on first-hand accounts of student experiences in Indian residential schools. Contains 29 references. (SV)
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian History, American Indian Literature, Authors, Autobiographies, Boarding Schools, Canada Natives, Consciousness Raising, Empowerment, Females, Foreign Countries, Personal Narratives, Primary Sources, Student Experience
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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