Indigenous Women and Modern Feminism

Presenter: Julia Romero

Presenter Status: Undergraduate student

Academic Year: 20-21

Semester: Fall

Faculty Mentor: Jeffrey Reeder

Department: Native American Studies

Funding Source/Sponsor: SYRCE Symposium

Screenshot URL: https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-FYW8p4ZyMLvSN2CYJIjiiv7X6BIhpuR

Abstract:
The purpose of this project is to show how the waves of feminism starting with European women sparked a fight for rights within the Indigenous women community. Within a lot of tribes, it was very traditional for women to have stereotypical roles. Such as cooking, cleaning, or taking care of the children. Some Indigenous women accepted these roles and enjoyed them, while others did not. The women who no longer wanted these roles were mostly those involved in the activism era. This era sparked many movements and groups to be formed. For example, the American Indian Movement and the group Women of all Red Nations. Part of this activist era includes the events that occurred at Standing Rock, which is expanded in the presentation. There many protests and fights happened for the purpose of equal rights or prevention of Native land. Overall this presentation should leave a good understanding of how Indigenous women fought for their rights.