In Good Relation: History, Gender, and Kinship in Indigenous Feminisms

In Good Relation: History, Gender, and Kinship in Indigenous Feminisms

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    Sarah Nickel, Amanda Fehr (eds.)

    Publisher: University of Manitoba Press

    Year: 2020

    Format: Paperback

    Size: 264 pages

    ISBN: 9780887558511

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Over the past thirty years, a strong canon of Indigenous feminist literature has addressed how Indigenous women are uniquely and dually affected by colonialism and patriarchy. Indigenous women have long recognized that their intersectional realities were not represented in mainstream feminism, which was principally white, middle-class, and often ignored realities of colonialism. As Indigenous feminist ideals grew, Indigenous women became increasingly multi-vocal, with multiple and oppositional understandings of what constituted Indigenous feminism and whether or not it was a useful concept. Emerging from these dialogues are conversations from a new generation of scholars, activists, artists, and storytellers who accept the usefulness of Indigenous feminism and seek to broaden the concept. In Good Relation captures this transition and makes sense of Indigenous feminist voices that are not necessarily represented in existing scholarship. There is a need to further Indigenize our understandings of feminism and to take the scholarship beyond a focus on motherhood, life history, or legal status (in Canada) to consider the connections between Indigenous feminisms, Indigenous philosophies, the environment, kinship, violence, and Indigenous Queer Studies. Organized around the notion of "generations," this collection brings into conversation new voices of Indigenous feminist theory, knowledge, and experience. Taking a broad and critical interpretation of Indigenous feminism, it depicts how an emerging generation of artists, activists, and scholars are envisioning and invigorating the strength and power of Indigenous women.

About the Editors

Sarah Nickel is a Tk'emlupsemc Assistant Professor of Indigenous Studies at the University of Saskatchewan. Her first book,Assembling Unity: Pan-Indigenous Politics, Gender, and the Union of BC Indian Chiefs was published in 2019. Her next project explores Indigenous women’s political work in the twentieth-century west.

Amanda Fehr is a white settler from Saskatoon. She completed her PhD in History at the University of Saskatchewan in 2018. Her doctoral research included community engaged oral history work in the predominantly Metis community of Ile-a-la-Crosse and with the English River First Nation. She works as an educator, researcher, and public engagement consultant.

Table of Contents

Introduction The Uninvited Us
Ch. 1 Making Matriarchs at Coqualeetza: Stó:lō Women’s Politics and Histories across Generations
Ch. 2 Sami Feminist Moments: Decolonization and Indigenous Feminism
Ch. 3 “It Just Piles On, and Piles On, and Piles On:” Young Indigenous Women and the Colonial Imagination
Ch. 4 “Making an honest effort”: Indian Homemakers’ Clubs and Complex Settler Engagements
Ch. 5 Reclaiming Traditional Gender Roles: A Two-spirit Critique
Ch. 6 Reading Chrystos for Feminisms that Honour Two-Spirit Erotics
Ch. 7 Naawenangweyaabeg Coming In: Intersections of Indigenous Sexuality and Spirituality
Ch. 8 Morning Star, Sun, and Moon Share the Sky: (Re)membering Two-spirit Identity through Culture-Centered HIV Prevention Curriculum for Indigenous Youth
Ch. 9 Honouring our Great-Grandmothers: Or, an Ode to the Urban Indigenous Feminists “who didn't take shit from nobody!”
Ch. 10 on anishinaabe parental kinship with black girl life: 21st century ([de]colonial) turtle island
Ch. 11 Towards an Indigenous Relational Aesthetics: Making Native Love
Ch. 12 Conversations on Indigenous Feminism

What People Are Saying
“This well-researched and highly readable volume is a collection of broad and historically underrepresented voices of artists, activists and scholars in an attempt to Indigenize feminism in necessary and critical ways." Karla Strand, Ms. Magazine
"In Good Relation: History, Gender, and Kinship in Indigenous Feminisms is held together by the felt relevance of its critical affinities and intersecting concerns. This ambitious anthology, co-edited by Sarah A. Nickel (Tk’emlupsemc/French Canadian/Ukrainian) and Amanda Fehr, sets out to diversify understandings of Indigenous feminisms, recentre 2SQ (Two-Spirit and queer) perspectives, and sustain cross-generational and Indigenous transnational conversations." Mylène Gamache, Canadian Journal Of Native Studies
"This writing is so necessary in encouraging us to take up a culture-based practice that does not contribute to further oppression. […] _In Good Relation_ is a dynamic read for anyone wishing to learn more about Indigenous feminisms." Kim Anderson, Herizons
“One of the strengths of this volume is its inclusion of diverse time periods, geographic locations, topics, perspectives, audiences, and styles. The inclusion of nonbinary and Two-Spirit voices—perspectives that are often missing in feminist anthologies—adds to this volume’s uniqueness and success.” Karla J. Strand, Canadian Journal of History
"[In Good Relation] defies simple dichotomies and compartmentalisations, with contributors' different backgrounds and positions highlighting diverse ways to engage with Indigenous feminisms today, inside and outside of academia. This book poses important questions and offers insightful reflections on a topic that is gaining powerful momentum in Canada. Its nuanced treatment of the complexities involved in thinking about Indigenous feminisms renders it valuable to a variety of readers interested in feminist, queer, and decolonial studies." Valentina de Riso, British Journal of Canadian Studies

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