“Indigenous feminism represents a critical paradigm that analyses how gender injustice against Indigenous women emerges from colonial policies and patriarchal practices that inscribe gendered power dynamics to the detriment of Indigenous women. It focuses on the intersections between colonialism and patriarchy to examine how race and gender systems overlap to create conditions in which Indigenous women are subjected to forms of social disempowerment that arise out of historical and contemporary practices of colonialism, racism, sexism, and patriarchy leading to social patterns of “discrimination within discrimination” that disproportionately affect Indigenous women.”
I chose this term because I am an Indigenous feminist and feel that it is important to include Indigenous perspectives of feminist theory and praxis when building a glossary that informs the set of terminology used in a transnational feminist context. Indigenous feminism is useful and relevant to transnational feminism since it is focused on decolonizing settler colonial structures of power and on building nation-to-nation relationships amongst Indigenous sovereign nations. Indigenous feminist mobilizations and movements also inform transnational feminist movement building strategies and coalitions across the globe. This definition is written by Cheryl Suzack, an esteemed academic in Gender Studies, English and Law, it is helpful for fellow academics to better understand the intersecting factors that impact Indigenous women across the globe.
Suzack, C. (2010). Indigenous women and feminism: Politics, activism, culture. Vancouver: UBC Press.
URL/Link: https://books.google.ca/books?hl=en&lr=&id=IKiDHPqMxPgC&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=Suzack,+C.+(2010).+Indigenous+women+and+feminism:+Politics,+activism,+culture.+Vancouver:+UBC+Press.&ots=ktUQOiZV_1&sig=4SxfFX5N2fcuW80NKDPqPWAOxP4#v=onepage&q=Suzack%2C%20C.%20(2010).%20Indigenous%20women%20and%20feminism%3A%20Politics%2C%20activism%2C%20culture.%20Vancouver%3A%20UBC%20Press.&f=false
Keywords: Indigenous feminist theory, decolonization, mobilization, politics, activism
Author: Sage Lacerte
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