Eagle's wings / Petra L. Solimon (Layuna/Zuni) -- pt. 1. Introduction to violence against nativewomen -- Native women / Jayci Malone (Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican) -- ch. 1. Beloved women : life givers, caretakers, teachers of future generations / Jacqueline Agtuca -- Skin on skin / Sally Brunk (Lac du Flambeau Ojibwa) -- ch. 2. Sexual violence : an introduction to the social and legal issues for native women / Charlene A. LaPointe -- Rape / Eileen Hudon (White Earth Ojibwe) -- ch. 3. Domestic violence : an introduction to the social and legal issues for native women / Victoria Ybanez -- Run / Lea Krmpotich Carr (White Earth Ojibwe) -- ch. 4. Special issues facing Alaska native women survivors of violence / Eleanor Ned-Sunnyboy -- Kitchen table wisdom / Margaret "Augie" Kochuten (Quinault) -- ch. 5. Overview of issues facing native women who are survivors of violence in urban communities / Rose L. Clark and Carrie L. Johnson --

pt. 4. Tribal legal systems -- Survival / Venus St. Martin (Colville/Nez Perce) -- ch. 14. Jurisdiction and violence against native women / B.J. Jones -- Free man walking / Mary BlackBonnet (Sicangu Lakota) -- ch. 15. Representing Native American victims in protection order hearings / Kelly Gaines Stoner -- Untitled / Sharon Lynn Reyna (Stockbridge-Munsee/Mohican) -- ch. 16. Using full faith and credit to protect Native American survivors of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault / Danielle G. Van Ess and Sarah Deer -- ch. 17. Divorce, child custody, and support issues in tribal courts / Hallie Bongar White -- The deafness of domestic violence / Kimberly Mullican Querdibitty -- ch. 18. The Indian Child Welfare Act and violence against women / James G. White and Sarah Michèle Martin -- No escape / Anonymous -- ch. 19. The role of probation in providing safety for native women / George Twiss -- Testament / Judi Brannan Armbruster (Karuk).

pt. 2. Stories of survival -- The dance of violence / Tracie Jones Myrick Meyer (Kalapuya) -- ch. 6. From a woman who experienced violence / Anonymous -- Bouncy, lively / Juanita Pahdopony (Comanche) -- ch. 7. Walking in the darkness, then finding the light / Lisa Frank -- Intimate disfigurement / Amanda D. Faircloth (Lumbee) -- ch. 8. Violence across the lifecycle / Diane E. Benson -- WRONG!!! / Frances M. Blackburn (Northern Arapahoe) -- ch. 9. Prisoner w-20170/other / Stormy Ogden -- Lecturing in Indian Studies on the eve of the millennium / Kim Shuck (Tsalagi, Sauk Fox) -- ch. 10. Living in fear / Karlene -- Wolf / Coya Hope White Hat-Artichoker (Lakota) -- pt. 3. Advocacy -- How madwomen survive / MariJo Moore (Cherokee) -- ch. 11. Introduction to advocacy for native women who have been raped / Bonnie Clairmont and Sarah Deer -- Conversations between here and home / Joy Harjo (Mvskoke) -- ch. 12. The role of advocates in the tribal legal system : context is everything / Brenda Hill -- The house of comfort / Nila NorthSun (Shoshone/Chippewa) -- ch. 13. Overview of sexual violence perpetrated by purported Indian medicine men / Bonnie Clairmont -- Did I know your dad? / Diane E. Benson (Tlingit) --