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Living on the Land by Publication Date: 2016eBook
Examines how patriarchy, gender, and colonialism have shaped the experiences of Indigenous women as both knowers and producers of knowledge. Contributors explore the nature and scope of Indigenous women's knowledge, its rootedness in relationships both human and spiritual, and its inseparability from land and landscape.
Indigenous Women
Being Again of One Mind: Oneida Women and the Struggle for Decolonization by Call Number: Fennell STACKS E99.O45 .S88 2011Publication Date: 2011
Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls by Call Number: Fennell STACKS HV6250.4 .W65 M33 2020Publication Date: 2020
Holding Our World Together: Ojibwe Women and the Survival of Community by Call Number: Fennell STACKS E99.C6 .C48 2013Publication Date: 2013
Mothers of the Nations: Indigenous Mothering as Global Resistance, Reclaiming and Recovery by Call Number: Fennell STACKS HQ759 .M928 2014Publication Date: 2014
Unbroken: My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls by Call Number: Fennell STACKS PN4913 .S76 A3 2023Publication Date: 2023
- Anishnabekwe (An Algonquin Woman) (Video Duration 5 minutes)
A young woman makes a film about an elder whose mastery of song, drum, and traditional dance she admires. - Kitci Nehirowiskwew (La grande dame Atikamekw) (Video Duration 5 minutes)Atikamekw-Nehirowisiw governance is done with women and in harmony with the territory.
- Hands of History (Video Duration 51 minutes)
This film is a moving testimony to the vital role Indigenous women play in nurturing Indigenous cultures. - Protect Our Future Daughters (Video Duration 5 minutes)Short docu-drama that educates viewers about the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) of Canada and the Red Dress Project, narrated by Maryanne Junta, a young activist woman.
- The Red Dress (Video Duration 27 minutes)Renowned Métis author and screenwriter Maria Campbell explores themes of cultural identity, sexual assault and the familial impact of colonialism in The Red Dress.
- Smudge (Video Duration 12 minutes)This short documentary follows three Indigenous women as they practice ancestral forms of worship: drumming, singing, and using sweetgrass.