Patricia Monture-Angus
- Affiliation: Saskatchewan
Patricia Monture-Angus is a Mohawk woman who is a university teacher and a passionate advocate for her people.
Books by Patricia Monture-Angus
Thunder in my Soul
A Mohawk Woman Speaks
Patricia Monture-Angus
This book contains the reflections of one Mohawk woman and her struggles to find a good place to be in Canadian society. The essays, written in enjoyable and accessible language, document the struggles against oppression that Aboriginal people face, as well as the success and change that have come to Aboriginal communities. It speaks to both the mind and the heart. (more information)
Journeying Forward
Dreaming First Nations’ Independence
Patricia Monture-Angus
Activist and scholar Patricia Monture-Angus examines her own intellectual and personal colonization as a way to share ideas about what she, as a Mohawk woman, sees as the next steps on the path to finding a solution to the continued oppression of First Nations people. She is dissatisfied with the circuitous progress with which Aboriginal claims and issues are being dealt with in both Canadian courts and Canadian politics. As well, because many current day First Nations political institutions are… (more information)