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Sources Of Empowerment For Native American Women: Pomo Women's Critical Reflections, Heidi F. Morgan
Sources Of Empowerment For Native American Women: Pomo Women's Critical Reflections, Heidi F. Morgan
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The main purpose of this study was to explore from the perspective of Pomo women, the sources of empowerment that enabled them to overcome oppressive experiences in their lives. Through the process of participatory research, the participants were asked to identify strategies or factors that enabled them to overcome those oppressive barriers in an empowering instead of selfdestructive manner. Participants were also asked to name existing problems young Native American women face today, utilizing Paulo Freire's (1994a) approach of problem posing and action.
The women then discussed what guidance they would offer to young Native Women struggling with issues like …