Against All Odds: Abuse and Endurance of Native American Women

Abstract

The focus of this thesis is the representation of violence against Native American women from the Plains and Great Lakes areas in commemoration of their perseverance. I analyze how their lifestyle has undergone some negative changes due to colonization with illustrations from Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog, The Round House by Louise Erdrich, Conquest by Andrea Smith, Older Than America by Georgina Lightning, and Wind River by Taylor Sheridan. The works analyzed present the "jurisdictional maze" on reservations and the long-term effects of different abuses on the victims.