278 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

278 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

278 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

An Introduction to Indigenous Feminisms introduces important concepts and approaches for understanding what Indigenous feminisms are, why we use the term in plural, and why Indigenous feminisms are not just for academics. This engaging and accessible textbook, the first of its kind in this subject, provides instructors and students with the historical contexts, analytical tools, and the... Read more

Introduction 

PART I: Indigenous Ontologies: Epistemologies and Feminisms  

1. What Are Indigenous Feminisms?  

2. Indigenous Feminist Theories and Methodologies  

3. A “Kin”ealogy of Indigenous Feminisms: Stories of Indigenous Feminisms 

PART II: The Race-Patriarchy-Colonialism-Capitalism Connection  

4. Colonialism, Land, Bodies, and Indigeneity  

5. Gender Violence and State Formation  

6. Indigenous Sexuality and Relationality  

PART III: Indigenous Women’s Resistance and Indigenous Feminist Futures 

7. Resistance and Refusal 

8. Relations with Lands and Waters 

9. Visioning Indigenous Feminist Futures   

Appendix: The Indigenous Feminist Collective Reading List @indigenousfeminisms

Biography

Isabel Altamirano-Jiménez is Professor and Canada Research Chair in Comparative Indigenous Feminist Studies at the University of Alberta.

Sarah Nickel is Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Politics and Gender at the University of Alberta.

waaseyaa’sin Christine Sy is Associate Professor in Gender Studies at the University of Victoria.

Hōkūlani K. Aikau is Professor in the School of Indigenous Governance at the University of Victoria.