Articles related to "Native Women"

Indigenous women in the US are more than 2.5 times likely to be raped compared to women in the US general population. That is just based on the reported assaults.

Sandra Lovelace and a group of strong women from the Tobique, New Brunswick reserve influenced the course of Native history in Canada.

The Coureurs de Bois ventured into the unexplored Canadian wilderness seeking First Nations people who had furs to trade.

"Pacific Canada" is a term that reflects the diversity and regional differences across Canada. The city of Vancouver is one such example of such diversity.

Despite an impressive oscar-calibre performance from lead actress, Melissa Leo, Frozen River suffers from a condescending script and juvenile metaphor.

When the first Europeans arrived to the American continent, there were 10 million indigenous Americans living on the territories to the North of contemporary Mexico.

Officials plan to use Thai villages for a development project, displacing over 80 000 indigenous people.

Rich in pioneer history, Oregon City was the first incorporated city west of the Mississippi, became capital of the Oregon Territory, and offers many unique attractions.

Perfect Circle Productions' Edison & Leo is a spectacular achievement for stop-motion, but isn't a very good film. 6/10.

Log Cabin and Honeycomb are two of the many quilting patterns that tell the stories of the people who made them, and the settlement of Canada.

Susan Allison (nee Moir) was author of considerable importance through her recollections of 19th century life in the Similkameen and Okanagan Valley settlements.

The young Native American woman was critical to the success of the Lewis and Clark expedition, yet she remains an enigma to historians.

The fates of women referred to as 'country wives' were determined by men who could abandon them, stay with them, take them to home countries or arrange a turning off.