Indigenous Women's Network

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The Indigenous Women's Network (IWN) is a nonprofit organization that provides a platform for Indigenous women in the Western Hemisphere. [1] The organization was founded in 1985. [2] IWN focuses on Native women, their families and communities and attempts to help them have sovereignty over themselves and their environment. [3] IWN has published a journal, Indigenous Women, since 1991. [3] This magazine is the first and currently the only magazine written by and for Native women. [4]

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History

Winona LaDuke [5] and Janet McCloud were some of the co-founders of IWN. [6] Nearly 200 Native women activists created the IWN at a gathering hosted by the Northwest Indian Women's Circle in Yelm, Washington, in 1985. [7] LaDuke and McCloud felt that sexism which was present in the Native activist movements of the 1980s. This led to the creation of IWN. [2] [8] IWN also shared members with Women of All Red Nations. [9] Over the past 21 years, IWN has evolved into an international coalition of Indigenous women from rural and urban communities who approach the resolution of contemporary challenges from a traditional Indigenous values base. [10]

References

  1. ↑ Cullen-DuPont, Kathryn (2000). Encyclopedia of Women's History in America (2nd ed.). Facts On File, Inc. p. 124. ISBN   9781438110332.
  2. 1 2 Smith, Andrea (2005-01-01). "Native American Feminism, Sovereignty, and Social Change". Feminist Studies. 31 (1): 118–119. doi:10.2307/20459010. hdl: 2027/spo.0499697.0031.107 . JSTOR   20459010.
  3. 1 2 Majury, Shell (2009). "Indigenous Women's Network". In O'Brien, Jodi (ed.). Encyclopedia of Gender and Society. Vol. 1. Sage Publications, Inc. ISBN   9781412909167.
  4. ↑ Orleck, Annelise (2015). Rethinking American Women's Activism. Routledge. p. 144. ISBN   9780203069912.
  5. ↑ Poupart, Lisa M. (2001). "Ojibwe: Women of the Western Great Lakes". In Walter, Lynn (ed.). Women's Rights: A Global View . Greenwood Press. pp.  170. ISBN   9780313308901. indigenous women's network.
  6. ↑ Cloud, Redwing (5 December 2003). "Janet McCloud: Mother, Grandmother and Activist". Indian Country. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  7. ↑ LaDuke, Winona (2002). The Winona LaDuke Reader: A Collection of Essential Writings. Voyageur Press. p. 235. ISBN   0896585735.
  8. ↑ Jaimes, M. Annette; Halsey, Theresa (1992). "American Indian Women: At the Center of Indigenous Resistance in North America". In Jaimes, M. Annette (ed.). The State of Native America: Genocide, Colonization, and Resistance. South End Press. p. 329. ISBN   0896084248.
  9. ↑ Huhndorf, Shari M.; Suzack, Cheryl (2010). "Indigenous Feminism: Theorizing the Issues". In Huhndorf, Shari M.; Suzack, Cheryl (eds.). Indigenous Women and Feminism: Politics, Activists, Culture. UBC Press. pp. 7–8. ISBN   9780774818094.
  10. ↑ "Indigenous Women's Network - Native America OnTheWeb". naotw.biz. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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