Confronting Colonial Violence: Pueblo Women Using Indigenous History for Community Activism and Healing
| dc.contributor.advisor | Dorsey, Bruce | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mondragón, Sierra | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-21T16:04:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-06-21T16:04:54Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Combining a critical dive into the archives of Indigenous history, a survey of Indigenous historiography, and recorded interviews with Pueblo women-led organizations Tewa Women United and Three Sisters Collective, this research focuses on how contemporary Pueblo Indigenous women use Indigenous models of history to confront ongoing forms of colonial violence. The programming and activist efforts of both organizations are highlighted for their ability to confront historical issues of sexual and physical violence, family disruption and trauma, and forced sterilization. The connections made between Indigenous history and the narratives of TWU and 3SC reveal successful models for how Indigenous history can be used to understand and confront contemporary violences with the intention of creating a thriving Indigenous future. Most importantly, by centering the narratives of Pueblo women, this research argues that in order for decolonizing efforts to be successful they must not only be done at the community level, but also actively prioritize and be led by Native women. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | Co-winner of the 2021 Paul H. Beik Prize | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Swarthmore College. Dept. of History | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10066/23179 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.rights | Full copyright to this work is retained by the student author. It may only be used for non-commercial, research, and educational purposes. All other uses are restricted. | |
| dc.rights.access | No restrictions | en_US |
| dc.title | Confronting Colonial Violence: Pueblo Women Using Indigenous History for Community Activism and Healing | en_US |