Class Year
2015
Document Type
Student Research Paper
Date of Creation
Spring 2013
Department 1
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Abstract
This paper is a response to the chapter “Sexual Violence as a Tool of Genocide” in Andrea Smith’s book Conquest: Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide. Smith argues that U.S. colonial culture strategically uses sexual violence against Native women as a weapon to ensure the oppression and marginalization of Native people. This paper details and examines Smith’s argument and also considers the influence of Native Women on White feminism. Despite the great influence Native culture has on White feminism, White Feminists’ perceptions of Native women is often skewed and biased, as a result of the systematic oppression that is utilized by U.S. colonizers on Native Americans.
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Baxter, Isabella J., "Oppression, Sexual Violence and Their Effects on Native American Women" (2013). Student Publications. 87.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/87