FEM 3108 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Feminist Theory, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences, Indian Act
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Fem3108 indigenous feminisms and aboriginal women"s issues. Prior to colonization, wmany indigenous nations were gynocratic, women were highly respected, honoured, and were leaders. Indigenous peoples endure, despite the violent attempts at erasure: relates to the importance of remembering (biskaabiiyang) Indigenous epistemologies, philosophies, governances, theory, spirituality, medicines, etc. have influenced americans, including feminism. Uses the matron"s council of iroquoian governance system as example of early tribal feminists . Matron"s council and grandmother"s societies informs the core of feminism. There is not one among native women, and no ne feminist theory [that] totalizes. Rather there exists a spectrum of multi-heritage women in between traditional and progressive , possessing a multitude of opinions about what it means to be a native female. There is no one voice among natives because there is no such thing as the culturally and racially monolithic native woman (devon.