RT Article
T1 My Spirit Lives
JF Social justice
VO 31
IS 4
SP 31
OP 39
A1 Chinook, Roxanne
LA English
YR 2004
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1747158070
AB Part of a special issue on native women and state violence. The writer gives a personal account of her experiences, since childhood, of sexual victimization and substance abuse, and she discusses the role that her Native American heritage played in her oppression. She describes her struggle to break the vicious cycle of violence, shame, and self-destruction and recounts her journey toward healing and empowerment.
K1 Psychological Stress
K1 Substance Abuse
K1 Sex crimes
K1 Crimes against women
K1 Post-traumatic stress disorder
K1 Psychology
K1 Rape Victims
K1 Painters
K1 Artists
K1 Women -- Substance use
K1 Native Americans -- Drug use
K1 Emotional trauma