Indigenous Feminism and Sexuality: An Introduction To

The Queer Feminist Witch

Thank you for listening to the special episode recorded for Indigenous community and sexualities at the Simone de Beauvoir Institute, Concordia University. In this introductory episode, we talk about decolonization, research frameworks, anti-oppression Indigenous feminism, the legacy of settler colonialism, queer & Two-Spirit advocacy, environmental violence, and the truth and reconciliation committee. Works cited: Absolon (Minogiizhigokwe), Kathleen. Kaandossiwin: How We Come To Know Indigenous Re-Search Methodologies. Second Edition, Fernwood Publishing, 2022. Bourgeois, Robyn. “Perpetual State of Violence: An Indigenous Feminist Anti-Oppression Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.” Making Space for Indigenous Feminism, 2nd Edition, Fernwood Publishing, 2017, pp. 253–73. Foote, Iehente. Week 4: Environmental Violence. SSDB 493 Advanced Topics in Sexuality II: Indigenous Communities and Sexuality, Simone de Beauvoir Institute, Concordia University. Green, Joyce. “Taking More Account of Indigenous Feminism: An Introduction.” Making Space for Indigenous Feminism, 2nd Edition, Fernwood Publishing, 2017, pp. 1–20. Indigenous Foundations. “The Indian Act.” Indigenous Foundations, https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/the_indian_act/#:~:text=The%20Indian%20Act%20legally%20distinguishes,and%20obligation%20to%2C%20First%20Nations. Laing, Marie. Conversations with Young Two-Spirit, Trans and Queer Indigenous People in Toronto. Morgensen, Scott Lauria. “Introduction.” Spaces Between Us: Queer Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Decolonization, University of Minnesota Press, 2011, pp. 1–28. Plumer, Brad. “Climate Change Is Speeding Toward Catastrophe. The Next Decade Is Crucial, U.N. Panel Says.” New York Times (Online), 31 Mar. 2023, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/20/climate/global-warming-ipcc-earth.html. The Government of Canada. Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. 2022, https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1450124405592/1529106060525. Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action. p. 11. Women’s Earth Alliance and Native Youth Sexual Health Network. Violence on the Land, Violence on Our Bodies: Building an Indigenous Response to Environmental Violence.