Paper Title

Grandmother dishonored: Violence against women by male partners in American Indian communities

Authors

Profile picture of Mary P. Koss
Mary P. Koss
Profile picture of David Goldman
David Goldman
Profile picture of Joyce Lopez
Joyce Lopez

Keywords

  • Violence Against Women
  • American Indian Communities
  • Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
  • Gender-Based Violence
  • Public Health Issue
  • Human Rights Issue
  • Abuse Of Women
  • Male Partners
  • Research Methodology
  • Communities Of Color
  • Cultural Perspectives
  • Future Research Directions
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Traditional Beliefs
  • Indigenous Women’s Rights

Journal

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DOI

DOI Icon 10.1891/0886-6708.9.3.249

Publication Info

Volume: 9 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 249–258

Published On

January, 1994

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Abstract

Extensive and scrupulously conducted research during the past decade has established the issue of violence against women by male partners as both an international human rights issue and a public health problem of national concern. This research has rarely been extended into communities of color, and, in particular, to American Indian women. This article presents conceptual and methodological factors involved in conducting research with American Indian women, a comprehensive literature review of available data, assertions regarding abuse of women by male partners in American Indian communities, and directions for future research. “Our grandmother, the earth, is a woman, and in mistreating your wife, you will be mistreating her. Most assuredly you will be abusing our grandmother if you act thus.” (Winnebago man)

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