Indigenous mothering

Brant, Jennifer

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“…(hooks 2007, 267–68)Historically, the mobilizing and gathering of individuals who resist oppression and domination and call for freedom face ongoing attacks. It was not only strategic, then, but also necessary that homeplace took place behind closed doors and has become threaded into revolutionary mothering practices (Mogadime 2000; Simpson 2006; Gumbs 2016; Brant 2019).…”

Section: Homeplace: a Space Of Resistance Renewal And Self-recoverymentioning

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Finding Homeplace within Indigenous Literatures: Honoring the Genealogical Legacies of bell hooks and Lee Maracle

Brant

2023

Hypatia

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This article maps out a pedagogical juncture of bell hooks's feminist theory of homeplace (hooks 2007) and Indigenous maternal pedagogies as liberatory praxis through a journey with Indigenous women's literatures. I position this work as a response to the call to transform feminist theorizing through Indigenous philosophies as articulated in a recent Hypatia special issue (Bardwell-Jones and McLaren 2020, 2). The article documents hooks's theory of homeplace as a space of resistance and renewal and shares insights into Indigenous experiences of homeplace within historical and contemporary contexts of genocide, and the ongoing racialized and sexualized violence on Turtle Island. I discuss finding homeplace in Indigenous literatures by sharing a genealogy of Indigenous women's literatures as theorizing tools for engaging social change within academic spaces. To bring this work full circle, I offer Indigenous perspectives of homeplace, and the lessons gleaned from Indigenous women's literatures, as intentional work toward imagining Indigenous futurities. Indeed, connecting this work with liberatory pedagogical praxis imagines a site to establish homeplace in academic settings and empower students to engage in the kind of work that fosters and calls for safer homes, schools, and communities.

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Section: Homeplace: a Space Of Resistance Renewal And Self-recoverymentioning

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Finding Homeplace within Indigenous Literatures: Honoring the Genealogical Legacies of bell hooks and Lee Maracle

Brant

2023

Hypatia

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“…This section discusses scholarly analyses of Black and Indigenous maternal activism in the work of Jennifer Brant (2020), Patricia Hill Collins (1987, 1994, 2002), bell hooks (1990/2001), Erica Lawson (2018), Jennifer Nash (2021), and Lisa J. Udel (2001). These studies redefined our understanding of the field by theorizing mothering as a caretaking endeavor at home and a platform for activism deployed against structural violence and oppression.…”

Section: Re‐shaping Maternal Activism: Black and Indigenous Perspectivesmentioning

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“…Therefore, Indigenous mothering is a relational practice developed to support cultural revitalization (Brant, 2020).…”

Section: Re-shaping Maternal Activism: Black and Indigenous Perspectivesmentioning

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“…If BMA is inseparable from the longstanding history of racist oppression and the legacy of slavery in the United States, Indigenous mothering/maternal activism needs to be understood alongside the broader struggle to dismantle settler colonialism. Still, “Indigenous mothering moves us beyond resistance of oppression and colonial violence to revolutionary acts of cultural revitalization” (Brant, 2020, p. 111). According to Jennifer Brant (2020), Indigenous mothering practices “are rooted in a time before settler contact and within the Indigenous worldviews and maternal knowledges that have governed our traditions of bringing new life into the physical world since time immemorial” (p. 111).…”

Section: Re‐shaping Maternal Activism: Black and Indigenous Perspectivesmentioning

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“…Still, “Indigenous mothering moves us beyond resistance of oppression and colonial violence to revolutionary acts of cultural revitalization” (Brant, 2020, p. 111). According to Jennifer Brant (2020), Indigenous mothering practices “are rooted in a time before settler contact and within the Indigenous worldviews and maternal knowledges that have governed our traditions of bringing new life into the physical world since time immemorial” (p. 111). In this context, mothering practices are not limited to caring for children and the community but also encompass the land, water, the earth, and other sacred beings (Brant, 2020; Mazinegiizhigoo‐kwe Bedard, 2020, 2021; Udel, 2001).…”

Section: Re‐shaping Maternal Activism: Black and Indigenous Perspectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Maternal activism in comparative perspective: Past, present, and future

Mendoza

2023

Sociology Compass

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This essay offers a comparative assessment of past and present contributions to the study of maternal activism within feminist scholarship broadly understood while also providing some thoughts about its future directions. While typically defined as adopting a maternal frame to pursue a social or political cause, this essay posits maternal activism as an evolving and contested field of inquiry. I start this analysis by discussing early critiques of motherhood as a patriarchal institution within liberal feminism and other competing frameworks that conceive maternalism as a distinct modality of thought and action. I then underscore the evolving character of the field by examining scholarly works on Black, Indigenous, and Latin American maternal activism. Building upon past and present analyses, and in line with their evolving character, I formulate a provisional definition of maternal activism as a caretaking function sustained through direct action inside and outside the household and beyond that activist-scholars interested in exploring future directions of maternal activism can engage and re-envision. This essay contributes to existing analyses by highlighting the transformative character of maternal activism scholarship.

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“I would love for there not to be so many hoops … ”: recommendations to improve abortion service access and experiences made by Indigenous women and 2SLGTBQIA+ people in Canada

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Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters

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Acknowledging the barriers in accessing sexual and reproductive health services that disproportionately impact Indigenous women and 2SLGTBQIA+ people, coupled with the lack of knowledge surrounding Indigenous peoples’ experiences with abortion, we present qualitative findings from a pilot study investigating Indigenous experiences of accessing abortion services in Canada. We focus on findings related to participant recommendations for improving safety and accessibility of abortion services made by and for Indigenous people in Canada. Informed by an Indigenous Advisory Committee consisting of front-line service providers working in the area of abortion service access and/ or support across Canada, the research team applied an Indigenous methodology to engage with 15 Indigenous people across Canada utilising a conversational interview method, between September and November 2021. With representation from nine provinces and territories across Canada, participants identified with Anishinaabe, Cree, Dene, Haudenosaunee, Inuit, Métis and/ or Mi’kmaq Nations. Five cross-cutting recommendations emerged, including: (1) location, comfort, and having autonomy to choose where the abortion takes place; (2) holistic post-abortion supports; (3) accessibility, availability, and awareness of non-biased and non-judgemental information; (4) companionship, advocacy, and logistical help before and during the abortion from a support person; and (5) cultural safety and the incorporation of local practices and knowledges. Recommendations demonstrate that Indigenous people who have experienced an abortion carry practical solutions for removing barriers and improving access to abortion services in the Canadian context.

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Indigenous mothering

Cited by 3 publications

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Finding Homeplace within Indigenous Literatures: Honoring the Genealogical Legacies of bell hooks and Lee Maracle

Finding Homeplace within Indigenous Literatures: Honoring the Genealogical Legacies of bell hooks and Lee Maracle

Maternal activism in comparative perspective: Past, present, and future

“I would love for there not to be so many hoops … ”: recommendations to improve abortion service access and experiences made by Indigenous women and 2SLGTBQIA+ people in Canada

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