Feminism in Native America

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This paper discusses feminism in Native America. It begins by describing various forms of feminism and discussing three waves of feminism. It then links feminism in Native America to the third wave, which includes ecofeminism, postcolonial feminism, generational, youth feminism and embodiment, nature, culture and dualism. The paper goes on to discuss the implications of this form of feminism on the native communities.

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"Regardless of its origins in Native communities, sexism operates with full force today and requires strategies that directly address it. Smith believes that before Native peoples fight for the future of their nations, they must decide who is included in the nation. Gender justice is often articulated as being a separate issue from issues of survival for indigenous peoples, and such an understanding presupposes that "we could actually decolonize without addressing sexism, which ignores the fact that it has been precisely through gender violence that we have lost our lands in the first place," argues Smith."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Haslanger, Sally; Tuana, Nancy. 2004. Topics in Feminism. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Accessed March 26 2006 from: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feminism-topics/
• Mack-Canty, Colleen. 2004. Third-wave feminism and the need to reweave the nature/culture duality. NWSA Journal. 22 September. accessed March 26 2006 from HighBeam Research Library Web site.
• Smith, Andrea. 2005. Native American feminism, sovereignty, and social change. Feminist Studies. 22 March. accessed March 26 2006 from HighBeam Research Library Web site.
• Udel, Lisa J. 2001. Revision and Resistance: The Politics of Native Women's Motherwork. Frontiers - A Journal of Women's Studies. Volume: 22. Issue: 2. accessed March 26 2006 from HighBeam Research Library Web site.

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