Indigenous women's governance & the doorways of consent

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dc.contributor.authorBird, Christine
dc.contributor.supervisorMucina, Devi Dee
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-09T03:36:15Z
dc.date.copyright2020en_US
dc.date.issued2020-05-08
dc.degree.departmentProgram: Indigenous Governanceen_US
dc.degree.levelDoctor of Philosophy Ph.D.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this research is to identify models of Indigenous governance: that respects Indigenous women’s ability to govern, are grounded in a sacred relationship with the land and water, and engage language and culture to guide the process. Focusing on two distinct land-based resurgence movements, including the Áse Ti Tewá:ton Program in the Onkwenhonwe (Mohawk) community of Akwesasne; and the Hui Mālama ike Ala ‘Ūlili Program in the Kanaka community of Koholālele in Pa‘auilo (Hāmākua, Hawai‘i), it is the intention of this research to understand how these communities are consciously and critically engaging ways that restore their sacred relationship to the land and water; the manner in which they are developing sustainable practices that restore traditional food and educational systems; and methods of developing the critical skills needed to address a contemporary colonial reality. Research considers existing scholarship, community-based practice and Indigenous knowledge to create an understanding of the traditional/ancestral governance practices being generated through these land-based resurgence movements. Through a comparative analysis, this research reveals how each of these communities is using Indigenous language, culture and their relationship to the land as a foundation for restoring ancestral ways of thinking, being and doing, that underlie a traditional governance model. The teachings I have gained through doing this research have given me an understanding of community-based strategies that we can use to move away from an external, violent, dependency-creating style of governance that is consistent with western political approaches to a system of Indigenous governance that upholds Indigenous traditions of agency, leadership, decision-making and diplomacy.en_US
dc.description.embargo2021-03-31
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/11744
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectIndigenous Governanceen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous Women's Governanceen_US
dc.subjectThe Doorways of Consenten_US
dc.subjectAkwesasne Mohawk Nationen_US
dc.subjectHui Mālama i ke Ala 'Ūlilien_US
dc.subjectAnishinaabe Lawen_US
dc.subjectLand as Governanceen_US
dc.titleIndigenous women's governance & the doorways of consenten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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