june_haya's review
5.0
So heavy. Took me a long time to read. Series of essays written by scholars in different fields, all with a focus on Indigenous feminism.
Particularly enjoyed the piece about retired women in Canada and what adversities and issues they face. Was very relevant as someone who has worked in private retirement homes, that are very white spaces.
Particularly enjoyed the piece about retired women in Canada and what adversities and issues they face. Was very relevant as someone who has worked in private retirement homes, that are very white spaces.
annemaries_shelves's review
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
This was an excellent academic anthology of essays tackling the concept of Indigenous feminism and its importance in the Canadian (and sometimes global) context for feminist, anti-colonial/decolonial, anti-oppression discourse.
There's a range of essays, focusing on the Canadian context from authors with a variety of lived Indigenous experiences, as well as select essays from Australian Aboriginal, Finnish Sami, and Mexican Indigenous authors.
Due to the nature of an essay anthology, there was a lot of overlap of ideas, statistics and case studies, and references. Each author did bring their unique lens and experiences to the discussion, but the reader will find some of it repetitive. In some ways I found this worked well, as I read these essays slowly with at least a week (or more) apart. The repetition also worked to reinforce those ideas, statistics, and language, which I think will serve me well in understanding and expressing the book's thesis.
I would recommend this text to those who have already started their learning journey with feminism and contemporary Indigenous discourse (particularly as it relates to feminism and Indigenous women and girls' experiences) as this is not a beginner text at all. The language is appropriately academic and you will need to deeply engage with the text (I recommend annotating as you go).
Overall, despite the months it took me to work through this collection, it was absolutely worth it and I gained a lot of knowledge from it and respect for the many Indigenous women who have been working in this space for decades.
There's a range of essays, focusing on the Canadian context from authors with a variety of lived Indigenous experiences, as well as select essays from Australian Aboriginal, Finnish Sami, and Mexican Indigenous authors.
Due to the nature of an essay anthology, there was a lot of overlap of ideas, statistics and case studies, and references. Each author did bring their unique lens and experiences to the discussion, but the reader will find some of it repetitive. In some ways I found this worked well, as I read these essays slowly with at least a week (or more) apart. The repetition also worked to reinforce those ideas, statistics, and language, which I think will serve me well in understanding and expressing the book's thesis.
I would recommend this text to those who have already started their learning journey with feminism and contemporary Indigenous discourse (particularly as it relates to feminism and Indigenous women and girls' experiences) as this is not a beginner text at all. The language is appropriately academic and you will need to deeply engage with the text (I recommend annotating as you go).
Overall, despite the months it took me to work through this collection, it was absolutely worth it and I gained a lot of knowledge from it and respect for the many Indigenous women who have been working in this space for decades.
More...