Iskwewak
Neither Indian Princess Nor Easy Squaws
by Janice Acoose
Acoose deconstructs stereotypical images of indigenous women in popular literature. Exposing “literature” as an institution of a Euro-Canadian nation shaped by white, Christian patriarchy, Acoose calls attention to its projections of indigenous women as Indian princesses, easy squaws, suffering helpless victims, and tawny temptresses.
Literary Criticism, 136 pages, 6’’ x 9’’, 1995, Women’s Press
ISBN 978-0-88961-209-9 $24.95 paperback
