US NatlParkService How Native American Women Inspired the Womenâs Rights Movement
âNever was justice more perfect; never was civilization higher,â suffrage leader Matilda Joslyn Gage wrote of the Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois Confederacy .... [For 20 years,] Gage led the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA ) alongside Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony ⌠According to Gloria Steinem, she was âthe woman who was AHEAD of the women who were ahead of their time.â
<big>When her views ... became too radical for [other] members, she founded the Woman's National Liberal Union,..
...[Ironically known for the term "Matilda effect " identifying situations in which] woman scientists inaccurately receive less credit for their scientific work than objective examinations of their [achievements merit]...</big>
[Gage was forgotten for achievements, such as] her 1893 revelation of sex trafficking of women and girls in the US [and the fact that she brought] womenâs rights in action [to the movement as modeled by] the native culture of the HaudenosauneeâŚ.
...In her 1893 work, Woman, Church and State , she cited the Iroquois society, among others, as a 'matriarchate ' in which women had true power, noting that a system of descent through the female line (matrilineality ) and female property rights led to a more equal relationship between men and womenâŚ.
h/t Meteor Blades
...The Six Nation Haudenosaunee Confederacy had, and still have today, a family/governmental structure based on female authority. Haudenosaunee women controlled the economy in their nations through their responsibilities for growing and distributing the food. They had the final authority over land transfers and decisions about engaging in war. Children came through the motherâs line, not the fatherâs, and if the parents separated, the children stayed with their mother, and if she died, with her clan family. Women controlled their own property and belongings, as did the children.
Political power was shared equally among everyone in the Nation, with decisions made by consensus in this pure democracy, the oldest continuing one in the world. Still today, the chief and clan mother share leadership responsibilities. The clan mother chooses and advises the chief, placing and holding him in office. These men, appointed by the women, carry out the business of government. The clan mother also has the responsibility of removing a chief who doesnât listen to the people and make good decisions, giving due consideration to seven generations in the future. To be chosen as a chief, the man cannot be a warrior (since it is a confederacy based on peace), nor can he have ever stolen anything or abused a woman. Women live free of fearing violence from men. The spiritual belief in the sacredness of women and the earthâthe mutual creators of lifeâmake rape or beating almost unthinkable. If it occurs, the offender is punished severely by the men of the victimâs clan family â sometimes by death or banishment...
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CMS OMH email: Honoring Native American Heritage Month
Known for the rich cultures that comprise their various communities, American Indians and Alaskan Natives also face unique health disparities exacerbated by various social determinant of health (SDOH) factors. Native American Heritage Month provides the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) with an opportunity to highlight these health care needs.
h/t Kelly Macias, DK staf
In comparison to their White counterparts, American Indian and Alaska Native adults have increased likelihood for obesity (48% to 31%), diabetes (14.5% to 7.4%), and smoking cigarettes (27% to 13%). Certain cancer rates, including colorectal, kidney, stomach, and liver are also 37-300% higher [and] Native American women are up to four times more likely than White women to die from pregnancy-related complications and to have a preventable death. Diabetes, sudden unexpected infant death, and vehicle accidents are some of the leading disparities facing the Native American communityâŚ
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The White House A Proclamation on Indigenous Peoplesâ Day, 2022
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Smithsonian online history resources: Native American Women
h/t Neeta Lind
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niwrc.org National Indigenous Womenâs Resource Center
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FBI STATISTICS Second List of Native Americans Verified as Missing Throughout New Mexico and the Navajo Nation
NativeWomensWilderness.org Native Women's Wilderness was created to bring Native women together to share our stories, support each other, and learn from one another as we endeavor to explore and celebrate the wilderness and our native lands.
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NativeHope.org
Across the United States and Canada, native women and girls are being taken or murdered at an unrelenting rate ⌠Sisters, wives, mothers, and daughters are gone ⌠families whose loved ones are missingâbabies growing up without mothers, mothers without daughters, and grandmothers without granddaughters. For Native Americans, this adds one more layer of trauma upon existing wounds...
The MMIW Red Hand
A red hand over the mouth has become the symbol of a growing movement, the MMIW movement. It stands for all the missing sisters whose voices are not heard. It stands for the silence of the media and law enforcement in the midst of this crisis. It stands for the oppression and subjugation of Native women who are now rising up to say #NoMoreStolenSistersâŚ
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h/t grounded
IndigenousWomen.org international
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cbc.ca âAlaska Dailyâ â SecwĂŠpemc actor Grace Dove starring in new ABC network television drama shining light on MMIWG
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alaskapublic.org Domestic Violence Awareness Month: How to recognize it and get help
Alaska has some of the countryâs highest rates of domestic violence. Nearly 20% of women in the region are clients at SAFE Bristol Bay annually [according] to the organization, which is the regional advocacy center and shelter for domestic violence and sexual assault victimsâŚ.
This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
Christina Love: âQuyana, GunalchĂŠesh. My name is Christina Love. My pronouns are she and her. My familyâs originally from Egegik village... I was raised in Chitina. And today I live on the Ăakâw TâaaḾu KwĂĄan of the Tlingit Nation, also known as LingĂt AanĂ, also known as Juneau, Alaska. I work at the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault as a senior specialist on intersectionality and trauma.
Izzy Ross: Thank you so much for joining meâŚ.
CL: Itâs important that we understand the root cause of violence and then also what prevents that, but first weâll start with identifying itâŚ
CL clarifies that in being all about power, coercive control and manipulation, domestic violence is not always physical, so itâs often misrepresented as âmerelyâ jealousy, and âthese are ways somebody shows they love youâ, trivialized,. which is often how they get away with it. It may be emotional abuse and manipulation, psychological, economic, technological. And it may be indirect by using other relationships as leverage, notably the womanâs children.
If/when it escalates, it can become lethally dangerous to anyone involved.
Any part of your life and the intimate details of who you are can be used to harm you. So thatâs why itâs deeply unique to each individual and can be really difficult to identify...
The thing about domestic violence is that it [rarely shows] right from the beginning⌠Usually, there are phases these relationships go through, and the one most recognizable is the honeymoon phase.
...when you meet somebody and you have feelings for them, thereâs all of these chemicals that fill our body that makes us feel really good. And even that can be weaponized. Another term for that is âlove bombingâ ... giving someone a lot of attention, a lot of affection, maybe showering them in gifts ... this overwhelming way of connecting with another person...
...For most people perpetrating abuse, [itâs a pattern in their relationships ⌠learned behavior. So the really beautiful thing about that is that we can unlearn ... We can heal ⌠from the violence we have experienced... We can heal from violence that we have participated in, that we have perpetuatedâŚ.
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h/t jamess
CNN Opinion : Sarah Eagle Heart: Indigenous women are facing another layer of hardship
Indigenous women are facing the ultimate crisis. We face poverty, violence and murder at frightening rates. The Supreme Courtâs recent [Dobbs] decision to add another layer of hardship and jurisdiction to our lives by overturning Roe v. Wade is troubling.
An Indigenous womanâs health and well-being are sacred.
In many Indigenous traditions, a woman facing decisions about her pregnancy was guided through her decision by elders and midwives. Indigenous women had access to traditional medicines and knowledge for safe abortions before western medicine came to this shore. Our ancestors knew what was best for their families. Just as their decisions were respected long ago, we are obligated to respect those decisions now. Indigenous women have always had the ultimate authority to make that decision for their families.
While many of these teachings have been erased with colonialism, it is critical that we continue to fight and honor bodily sovereignty.
Sarah Eagle Heart is co-founder and senior adviser of the Return to the Heart Foundation and co-author of â WARRIOR PRINCESSES STRIKE BACK: How Lakota Twins Fight Oppression and Heal through Connectedness .â
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Team USA (olympic & paraolympic) : Hammer-thrower Janeeâ Kassanavoid , who made history as the first Native American woman to medal at the World Athletics Championships .: What It Means To Be Native American
National Native American Heritage Month is 30 days to recognize and honor our nationâs first people ⌠rich cultures, traditions, histories and many contributions ⌠Furthermore, it is an opportunity to become widely educated and aware of the challenges Native Americans have faced and continue to face.
[As a professional athlete for Team USA, I am honored] to represent myself as a Native American and an Indigenous woman in sport [carrying our] strength and resilience ⌠throughout my career [and] I will continue to fight for Indigenous representation, equality and justice. It is with great gratitude that I amplify my voice, walk forward as a leader and embody the role of those who walked before me. I am proud to be Indigenous and pave the way for the future generations of young athletes, women and fellow natives to come.
For the month of November, I encourage everyone to acknowledge the land, support Indigenous-owned businesses, learn about Indigenous history and cultures, and donate to Native American organizations. We are stronger together. Below are a few special events during the month of November to recognize:
Rock Your Mocs â Nov. 13-19
Red Shawl Day â Nov. 19
<big>observed annually on November 19, is a day to honor, respect, and remember the missing and murdered Indigenous people and serves as a memorial for those who lost a loved one. It is also a means to raise awareness of the acts of violence committed against American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN), especially women and children.</big>
Native American Heritage Day â Nov. 25âŚ
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DK posts on SacheenLittlefeather , in reverse-date order (most current first).
<tt>As the author of this wow1 post, Iâll take the position of doubt that anyone but Native Americans are suitably equipped to address the heritage controversy. I would only go so far as to say, as some native writers and scholars do, on this occasion and in the past, that heritage among their peoples [as also among mine] is not always simply or solely determinable by blood quantum or any at all, sometimes not at all.
Women may wonder, though, how much this controversy would interest what readerships, if a male figure were the subject... </tt>
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IN OTHER NEWS:
h/t NY brit expat 2021
medscape Tens of thousands of unionized nurses across the country
are renegotiating contracts for the first time since the pandemic started. Feeling overworked and underpaid by hospital systems they believed profited over the course of COVID's surge, these nurses are demanding increased safety measures, staffing mandates, fair pay, and adequate PPE , among other reforms. And the slow response from the administration is sending these healthcare professionals to the picket lineâŚ..
(Wouldnât you think ADEQUATE PPEE would have been well-addressed by now???!!!?? Bloody hell...)
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GreenProphet , All--women venture fund launched in the UAE.
...we like women because they are good at cooperating and see the long-term value in sustainable businesses....:
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GreenProphet Ten Middle-East Marathons where women are allowed to participate/compete .âŚ
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TheConversation Women get fewer chances to speak on CNN, Fox News and MSNBC, according to an AI-powered , large-scale analysis of interruptions
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TheConversation Parents have very warm feelings toward other parents ⌠what does that mean for people who decide against having kids?
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medscape Sickle-Cell Disease makes patientsâ pregnancy a dire risk now: as one critic accused, Dobbs
âincrease[d] the opportunity for them to lose their lives and for their babies to die."
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h/t gregoriolan
KHN <big>FIRST CONFIRMED FEDERAL GOVT INVESTIGATION OF A HOSPITAL ALLEGEDLY DENYING EMERGENCY ABORTION </big> AFTER PATIENTâS WATER BROKE EARLY IN PREGNANCY
...In late October, the Missouri Dept of Health & Senior Services opened an investigation at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, Missouri, under the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and [Active] Labor Act [on authorization] by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services , which contracts with state agencies to conduct EMTALA surveys.
<big>The 1986 EMTALA law requires hospitals and physicians to provide screening and stabilizing treatment in emergency situations </big> [but the] hospital refused to let doctors perform an [emergency] abortion. [The patient] eventually sought medical help outside the state.
[In July, the Biden administration] reminded hospitals and physicians in the 13 states [outlawing] most abortions that federal law requires them to provide life- or health-saving medical services â including abortion, if necessary â to patients experiencing emergency pregnancy complications.
The Missouri investigation is significant because <big>EMTALA is one of the governmentâs strongest tools to ensure that patients with pregnancy complications receive [abortion if needing it despite the SCOTUS Dobbs] ruling erasing the constitutional right to abortion. </big>
The July policy guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services stressed that EMTALA supersedes any state law barring abortion , and that hospitals and physicians who donât comply with the federal mandate could face civil fines and termination from the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
HHS cited several emergency pregnancy situations in which abortion might be required to prevent permanent injury or death, such as ectopic pregnancies, severe blood pressure spikes known as preeclampsia, and premature rupture of the membrane causing [the] water to break [which makes pregnancy unviable and] can lead to serious infections and threaten her lifeâŚ.
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State Senator Connie Leyva in 2020.
from CalMatters.org email: in California...
...sexual assault survivors can now track the status of their rape kits using a new online portal [and the] first sexual assault evidence outreach coordinator, Dr. Sarai Crain, will work with medical facilities, law enforcement and other organizations to remove barriers to testing, track and process sexual assault evidence and help clear rape kit backlogs.
h/t SninkyPoo
âAfter they have already been sexually assaulted â and after they have bravely endured a long and invasive rape kit exam â it is crucial that we enable survivors to track the status of their rape kit securely whenever they wish,â said Democratic state Sen. Connie Leyva of Chino, who authored the bill requiring the establishment of the portal...
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TheConversation Gender diversity reforms have helped UK company boards, but they are failing in other countries - new research explains why.
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<big><big><big><big>🇬🇧</big></big></big></big> justiceinspectorates.gov.uk An inspection of vetting, misconduct, and misogyny in the police service - Official study finds the vetting process for police in England and Wales let in sexual predators who should have been excluded.
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BBC â Scotlandâs Statue For [Dr] Elsie Inglis Charity non-apologizes for scrapping competition putting women artists to months of wasted effort and costs on their sculpture submissions to honor late-19th-century physician, surgeon, teacher, suffragist Eliza Maud Inglis , founder of the Scottish Women's Hospitals .
Instead, after long fundraising on the basis of the original programme, the SFEIC trustees hired non-competitor Alexander Stoddart , the Queen's Sculptor in Ordinary in Scotland since 2008, and now The Kingâs, an establishment male monument artist working primarily in the neoclassical tradition . The trustees reportedly said the late Queenâs passing awakened in them a â[need] to meet with the historical consciousness of the Royal Mile " where the stature is meant to stand as the first figure of a woman among twelve of men, i n the Edingurgh City Centre area comprising over 43 monuments to males, by males .. versus precisely two of women.
See more articles on the controversy, and the Statue section of the wik page .
Based upon Dr. Inglisâ CV and this 1916 photo, one imagines she would have taken a dim view of the proceedings.
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h/t Walter Einenkel, dk staff
TheConversation in an article on Luz de las Naciones , an annual-since-2002 November festival in which the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints celebrates the cultures of its Latino members globally, the authors find that Latina womenâs contributions help keep Mormon congregations going, yet they hold few top leadership positions.
...Only nine of the 130 roles in the churchâs main leadership bodies âabout 7%â are open to women ...all are temporary roles ⌠[and] seven [of those] are currently held by U.S.-born white women. More top roles reserved for men [are] lifelong appointments. [While the LDS has no ordained clergy,] <big>all male members as young as 12 who are considered âworthyâ are ordained into what is called the priesthood . Priesthood holders are believed to possess spiritual authority that empowers them to act in Godâs name. </big> ]. LDS women cannot be ordained to the priesthood...
...In my three years of fieldwork in the U.S. Southwest, I have found that Latina women, in particular, are a backbone of local growth and support for the church, more women active in their local congregations than men. [Even without] institutionalized leadership positions, they are typically entrusted with the informal labor and community-building necessary for both small activities like congregational [holidays] or large-scale events like Luz de las Naciones. They often take on these responsibilities with limited institutional support or resources.
Many women I interviewed between 2018 and 2021 felt great pride and satisfaction in contributing to the LDS community in this way, but also described frequent experiences of sexism, racism and discrimination by American-born members...
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Geena Davis was interviewed this week by Christiane Amanpour on the achievements of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media (https://seejane.org/ ) and Davisâ recent book, Dying of Politeness: a Memoir
of her journey from childhood conventional New England femininity and trauma to feminist "badassery", one role at a time, on screen and in the real world.
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NHK late night/mid-morning (depending on which continent youâre on) on PBS Wednesday aired a long segment on the anti-marriage movement of Korean women rejecting the traditional role of service to husbandâs family âconventional and extraordinary caregiving, home-making, etc.,â with pressures often requiring them to give up their own careers in the larger world allowed to men, even if their own earnings would benefit the family as well as themselvesâ and some still wanting to have children having to circumvent the nonexistence of conception services for single women, often by traveling to countries where itâs available, such as Japan. The segment noted that South Koreaâs fertility rate is currently less than one (i.e., an average of less than one child per womanâs lifetime.)
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from CalMatters.org email â the situation around the country and world likely is reflected in this:
<big>the pandemic has only widened the gender pay gap </big>, according to a new report from the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls . Some key findings:
The pandemic added an estimated 36 years to the time it will take for women to earn the same as men in comparable roles, pushing that milestone to 135 years from now.
If all working women and working single mothers earned as much as men in comparable roles, Californiaâs poverty rate would fall about 40%.
During the first year of the pandemic, nearly 62% of mothers with kids under 12 reported handling either the majority or the entirety of extra child care work, compared with 22.4% of fathers.
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REPORT Iranian teen girl beaten to death by police for torn-up photo of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini
Local news outlet Haalvsh reported Sunday night that Parmis Hamnava was at middle-school in Iranshahr in the Sistan and Baluchestan Province when security forces arrived to search student books. Upon discovering the photo, they severely beat her in front of the other students and she died of her wounds in the hospital.
Security forces reportedly forced Hamnava's family and teachers to promise they would not speak to the press about the incident before handing over her body to them to bury.
h/t thehecticdialectic
The IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency rejected the report, claiming there was no such student in the Iranian education system and that no students were killed in Iranshahr.
[But amid] the mass protests of the past six weeks, reports of violent crackdowns in Sistan and Baluchestan, especially in Zahedan , north of Iranshahr, included dozens of protesters attacked by Iranian forces there alone, with a number of teenagers reportedly beaten to death] throughout Iran.
Students [are among continuing protesters across the country] as Iran indicted over a thousand ...with many already receiving prison sentences or even the death sentence, on various charges...
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