Indigenous Women's Network Explained

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. This magazine is the first and currently the only magazine written by and for Native women.[4]

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.[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]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Cullen-DuPont, Kathryn. Encyclopedia of Women's History in America. Facts On File, Inc.. 2000. 9781438110332. 2nd. 124.
  2. Smith. Andrea. 2005-01-01. Native American Feminism, Sovereignty, and Social Change. 20459010. Feminist Studies. 31. 1. 118–119. 10.2307/20459010. 2027/spo.0499697.0031.107. free.
  3. Book: Majury, Shell. https://books.google.com/books?id=_nyHS4WyUKEC&dq=%22indigenous+women%27s+network%22&pg=PT490. Encyclopedia of Gender and Society. Sage Publications, Inc.. 2009. 9781412909167. O'Brien. Jodi. 1. Indigenous Women's Network.
  4. Book: Orleck, Annelise. Rethinking American Women's Activism. Routledge. 2015. 9780203069912. 144.
  5. Book: Poupart, Lisa M.. Women's Rights: A Global View. registration. indigenous women's network.. Greenwood Press. 2001. 9780313308901. Walter. Lynn. 170. Ojibwe: Women of the Western Great Lakes.
  6. News: Janet McCloud: Mother, Grandmother and Activist. Cloud. Redwing. 5 December 2003. Indian Country. 22 August 2016.
  7. Book: LaDuke, Winona. The Winona LaDuke Reader: A Collection of Essential Writings. Voyageur Press. 2002. 0896585735. 235.
  8. Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=rgO3XR2MRSsC&dq=%22janet+mccloud%22+iwn&pg=PA329. The State of Native America: Genocide, Colonization, and Resistance. Jaimes. M. Annette. Halsey. Theresa. South End Press. 1992. 0896084248. Jaimes. M. Annette. 329. American Indian Women: At the Center of Indigenous Resistance in North America.
  9. Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=nzVpoB5KJs0C&dq=%22indigenous+women%27s+network%22&pg=PA7. Indigenous Women and Feminism: Politics, Activists, Culture. Huhndorf. Shari M.. Suzack. Cheryl. UBC Press. 2010. 9780774818094. Huhndorf. Shari M.. 7–8. Indigenous Feminism: Theorizing the Issues. Suzack. Cheryl.
  10. Web site: Indigenous Women's Network - Native America OnTheWeb. naotw.biz. 4 March 2017.

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