The Incarceration of Native American Women: Creating Pathways to Wellness and Recovery Through Gentle Action Theory

by Carma Corcoran

Carma Corcoran, director of the law school’s Indian Law Program, examines the rising number of Native American women being incarcerated in Indian Country. She explores how a combination of F. David Peat’s gentle action theory and the Native traditional ways of knowing and being could heal Native American women who are or have been incarcerated. University of Nebraska Press, 2023. 200 pages.

• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Date of publication: 2023
• Format: 200 pages