By Diana Vinding (ed.), (1998) 
IWGIA Document no. 88
Out of print!

The book is a collection of articles and inter-views focusing on the situation of indigenous women today. With a few exceptions, the articles have been written by indigenous grass roots women activists and academics from the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania.

The Document gives a vivid picture of the many different realities and problems indigenous women are facing. Obviously many of these problems, as for instance poverty, domestic violence, and marginalisation, are not specific to indigenous women.

But the perspectives taken by the contributors are new and different. A recurrent theme is the critique of the "dominating system" exemplified in the "New World Order" which is seen as a threat to their cultural and physical survival as well as to the relationship between women and men. This indigenous perspective gives the book a definite tonality and sets it apart from other books on women.

As one of the very few publications on and by Indigenous Women: The Right to a Voice is essential for anyone working with or interested in the issue of indigenous peoples or in gender issues.

IWGIA, 1998
328 pages, photographs
Out of print!

ISBN 87 98 4110-6-3
ISSN 0105-4503