Conversations About Decolonization, Episode 8 / Indigenous Women

This conversation delves into the lives of Indigenous Girls, Women and Genderful People whose community status, societal roles and responsibilities have been irrevocably changed due to the heteronormative, patriarchal, and misogynist influence of colonial settler culture.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Genderful

https://www.forbes.com/sites/afdhelaziz/2020/10/09/how-supercool-queer-owned-boy-smells-celebrates-a-genderful-lifestyle/?sh=142323df6794

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men - March 2 2021 by Caroline Criado Perez

The Egg and the Sperm: How Science Has Constructed a Romance Based on Stereotypical Male Female Roles Author(s): Emily Martin  https://web.stanford.edu/~eckert/PDF/Martin1991.pdf

“Reclaiming Power and Place” Final Report
https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/final-report/

Metis Perspectives on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women, Girls and LGBTQ2S+ People. https://metiswomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/LFMO-MMIWG-Report.pdf

Find the Indigenous Canada Course:
Indigenous Canada via Coursera.org
Indigenous Canada via the University of Alberta

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Chapters

• 1:44 Gender in Indigenous Society
• 11:19 Matriarchy
• 14:53 MMIWG2S
• 21:58 Court Cases of Note
• 27:20 Indigenous Feminism