[Wamvan] Honouring Indigenous Women vol. 2 Call for Submissions!

[Natalie Hill]

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*HONOURING INDIGENOUS WOMEN VOLUME 2 CALL FOR
SUBMISSIONS*<http://ipsmo.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/honouring-indigenous-women-volume-2-call-for-submissions/>
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*For Vol. 1, please see** Honouring Indigenous Women: Hearts of Nations –
Vol. 1* <http://ipsmo.wordpress.com/honouring-indigenous-women/>*
*<http://ipsmo.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/pamphlet-cover.jpg>
As part of IPSMO’s Honouring Indigenous Women
campaign<http://ipsmo.wordpress.com/honouring-indigenous-women-campaign/>,
we aim to make space to actively listen to Indigenous women’s voices as
well as to critically reflect our relations to colonialism. For these
reasons, we are inviting you to tell us your stories through photography,
graphics, art work, cartoon, poetry, and short writing.
*We are inviting Native women from all nations – First Nations, Métis and
Inuit – to tell us your stories about:* ****

   - Your life experience as Native woman; ****
      - Your resistance to negative definitions of being; ****
      - Your actions to reclaim your traditions; ****
      - How you construct a positive identity by translating tradition into
      the contemporary context; ****
      - How you act on that identity in a way that nourishes the overall
      well-being of your communities; or ****
      - What being a Native woman means to you.****

Those topics above are borrowed from and inspired by Kim Anderson’s book
Recognition of Being, Reconstructing Native Womanhood (Anderson 2000: p.15).
*We are also inviting non-Indigenous women, as well as both Indigenous and
non-Indigenous men and Two-Spirit peoples to tell us about your relations
to colonialism and your responsibilities to (re)build relationship with
Indigenous women.*
*Submission Guideline:* ****

   - Please limit your submission to one page (feel free to send us more
      than one submission however.) ****
      - Please include a short autobiography. If you are Indigenous, please
      also include your nation and community. Your name can be a name in your
      chosen language or a pen name, it’s up to you! ****
      - For non-written submission, please send us your work in the highest
      resolution possible.****

*Deadline for submission:*
June 30, 2012
*Our Principles:*
It is our understanding that Indigenous women, as givers of life and
carriers of their cultures, were highly respected in their communities. The
prevalent and various forms of violence experienced by Indigenous women are
the outcomes of colonization. Its ultimate objective is to facilitate the
existing capitalist, patriarchal and racist system within which we live in
today. The destruction of Indigenous communities and by extension, their
lands, is only possible through deprivation of the power and violation of
the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well-being of Indigenous
women.
Furthermore, it has been said by many Indigenous activists and scholars
that reclaiming the roles and responsibilities of women (as well as men) in
their community is integral to reclaiming self-determination of their
people and nationhood.
As non-Indigenous peoples who have participated or been complicit in the
past and present colonization of Native peoples and their lands, it is
paramount for us to support the work of Indigenous peoples in this regard.
The survival of our species is interconnected with the healthy existence of
Indigenous women because of their special relationship with the Earth.
The 2nd volume of Honouring Indigenous Women’s booklet is the continuation
of our solidarity efforts not only to broaden our (i.e. all peoples)
understanding of the struggle of Indigenous women and their importance to
our existence, but also to explore our responsibilities as non-Indigenous
women in our own decolonization and self-determination process and take
actions accordingly.
Our goals are consistent with those of the Vol. 1 – we strive to break the
silence on the systemic violence experienced by Indigenous women and the
racial stereotypes that have been perpetrated and perpetuated by
colonialism. We aim at (re)building relationships with Indigenous women.
*Contact Us:*
To send us your submission or ask us any questions, please e-mail:
ipsmo at riseup.net. Please indicate: Honouring Indigenous Women in the
subject line.
Thank YOU!!*(See attached file: Call for Vol 2 Submissions.pdf)*****
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