Fahad alabrahim
AIS 460
Response # 3
Review:
This week we were assigned to read and give a review about two essays. The first one tackles the subject of rape against Native women. Sarah Deer, whom, through her works, advocates for the safety of Native Americans in general, and Native women specifically, wrote the article. She condemns domestic violence and sexual assault against native women.
Her essay contains a number of fact regarding rape and sexual violence in the United States. For example, she stated that Native women suffer from sexual violence more than any other ethnic group in the United States (page 150). She also mentions that the tribal justice system have neither the legal nor the financial capabilities to handle such crimes that cope with the native population and native women specifically (page 150). Therefore, the traditional tribal government depends on the state or national system to prosecute rapists (page 150). Given that tribes rely on the federal courts, Deer argues that there are problems with applying the “white” Anglo-American model in rape cases because 1) it sort of assimilates tribal nations into Western-style court models, and 2) the Anglo-American justice system functions contrary to the traditional tribal justice system of most native cultures (page 153). Deer mentions that Anglo-American system provides many rights to convicts and defendants, but with to no regard for victims’ rights, which is problematic. In the second essay, Kimberly Robertson, wrote the essay,” Rerighting the Hostorical Record: Violence against Native Women and the South Dakota Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.” Robertson, quite similarly, addressed the domestic and sexual violence against native women in the US, stating that native women suffer the most from sexual violence in the United States. Also, she tackles the processing, beginning and problems within the SDCADVSA organization. She mentions that though Obama signed a law that aims to protect native women from sexual and domestic violence, native women have fought for their right for decades before the law was signed (page 22). Moreover, Robertson talked about the beginning of the SDCADVSA, which passed through a number of steps before its creation, making the organization important historically and actively (page 23). Given that the organization saw native women and white citizens working together, the organization saw cases of racism against natives (page 29). Many Indian women faced racism by their white counterparts because the latter still didn’t conceive the fact that Indian women could be leaders too (page 37). Analysis: In the first essay, Deer mentioned that tribal government could not handle rape cases because the latter did not have the legal …show more content…
Robertson states that some white people still did not conceive the fact that Native women, as any other women, can play an influential role in leadership. Plus, some non-native people respond by being racist towards Native women. I believe that this sort of act is unjustifiable and reminds me of the Harris’ essay “ Whiteness as Property,” when he wrote that property and power became basis of racialized privilege that the Whites take advantage of them (Harris, 1714). Similarly, some white people see “leadership” as “property,” and may believe that it is one of the Whiteness’ privileges disregarding other races than may have better assets to become
AIS 460
Response # 3
Review:
This week we were assigned to read and give a review about two essays. The first one tackles the subject of rape against Native women. Sarah Deer, whom, through her works, advocates for the safety of Native Americans in general, and Native women specifically, wrote the article. She condemns domestic violence and sexual assault against native women.
Her essay contains a number of fact regarding rape and sexual violence in the United States. For example, she stated that Native women suffer from sexual violence more than any other ethnic group in the United States (page 150). She also mentions that the tribal justice system have neither the legal nor the financial capabilities to handle such crimes that cope with the native population and native women specifically (page 150). Therefore, the traditional tribal government depends on the state or national system to prosecute rapists (page 150). Given that tribes rely on the federal courts, Deer argues that there are problems with applying the “white” Anglo-American model in rape cases because 1) it sort of assimilates tribal nations into Western-style court models, and 2) the Anglo-American justice system functions contrary to the traditional tribal justice system of most native cultures (page 153). Deer mentions that Anglo-American system provides many rights to convicts and defendants, but with to no regard for victims’ rights, which is problematic. In the second essay, Kimberly Robertson, wrote the essay,” Rerighting the Hostorical Record: Violence against Native Women and the South Dakota Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.” Robertson, quite similarly, addressed the domestic and sexual violence against native women in the US, stating that native women suffer the most from sexual violence in the United States. Also, she tackles the processing, beginning and problems within the SDCADVSA organization. She mentions that though Obama signed a law that aims to protect native women from sexual and domestic violence, native women have fought for their right for decades before the law was signed (page 22). Moreover, Robertson talked about the beginning of the SDCADVSA, which passed through a number of steps before its creation, making the organization important historically and actively (page 23). Given that the organization saw native women and white citizens working together, the organization saw cases of racism against natives (page 29). Many Indian women faced racism by their white counterparts because the latter still didn’t conceive the fact that Indian women could be leaders too (page 37). Analysis: In the first essay, Deer mentioned that tribal government could not handle rape cases because the latter did not have the legal …show more content…
Robertson states that some white people still did not conceive the fact that Native women, as any other women, can play an influential role in leadership. Plus, some non-native people respond by being racist towards Native women. I believe that this sort of act is unjustifiable and reminds me of the Harris’ essay “ Whiteness as Property,” when he wrote that property and power became basis of racialized privilege that the Whites take advantage of them (Harris, 1714). Similarly, some white people see “leadership” as “property,” and may believe that it is one of the Whiteness’ privileges disregarding other races than may have better assets to become