The tragic history of violence against native women starts with colonialism. The taking of the land is also a metaphor for the body especially that of women. Many native women had a lot of control over land and thus when taken so are bodies. To discuss one without the other would to be leaving out a true representation of the violence which has taken place within the United States. Overall, the main point of this paper is that the violence of native women and the process of taking land is deeply connected and taking back the two is a deep part of the activism being done by native women.
Discussing violence against native women, one is going to hear the statistic of one in every three native women gets raped (Sarah deer). Beyond this statement rarely comes anything else. Facts and figures are good, but are only a starting point. The real test of what is going on is by being active. It seems this point of activism is rarely being taken up by anyone other than native women. Obviously there are more than just native women that are participating in this discussion, but they are standing at the forefront, and they rarely are heard of. Again, this is native erasure and it is not only directed towards the “Indian” peoples but prominatetly relating with the land and the violence against native women. The land and bodies of native women have a connection and can be described as mapping. This process of mapping the land and body is a direct result of the exploitation of native peoples (203-206 mmw). Land is divided and given ; it is property and needs to be controlled this stands side by side with views of women. Thus to take land from native peoples strips their women of their autonomy. In other terms it takes away their own choices, thoughts and ways of being. A large part of this loss of both land and womens autonomy was through the practice of intermarriage. European men would take Indian brides. Then through ties of marriage and kinship, land was taken from the women who were taken as wives 41-45 mmw). Advantage was took of their wives and they used the bond to gain material wealth and land. Many groups had women connected with the land, but Europeans used these temporary wives to gain access to the trade and many other things, but most importantly it gave them access to land (Big book). In terms of connecting to violence, this is synonomous with rape. Relating to today, there is progress being made by native women. It overall is not a soulution but rather a step in the right direction. Often by taking back land and spaces are leading to less vilence 203-206 mmw. This doesn’t always mean violently seiging a place but rather creating a space for native people to have agency and some forms of safety. Women all over have been leading the way for such places. One …show more content…
This process has been deemed remapping by Goeman (3-5 .- mmw). Remapping rebuild women and the land as well as the community because violence runs deeper than the surface in this case. Violence in native communities stems from the oppression of native peoples through that of what is their heart. Women and land play a central part in that.
Violence against one affects the other in almost a direct correlation. Hurt one and it hurts the other. Then by defult since women hold such a place in native communities, this process harms the entire group. This act of repeated violence against native women and the land, is a continuation of the genocide in which has been happening since the day Columbus deciede to step foot in the “new world”.
In total, violence against native women started with colonialsm and removal. Many women held as imporatant figures and land was often thought of as sacred. To defile these two dug deeply into native communities. Even worse, if one was hurt so was the other. The two topics of violence against native women and the loss of land are topics which related and need to be talked about together rather than apart. Female native activist are redeeming spaces and thus redeeming their
Discussing violence against native women, one is going to hear the statistic of one in every three native women gets raped (Sarah deer). Beyond this statement rarely comes anything else. Facts and figures are good, but are only a starting point. The real test of what is going on is by being active. It seems this point of activism is rarely being taken up by anyone other than native women. Obviously there are more than just native women that are participating in this discussion, but they are standing at the forefront, and they rarely are heard of. Again, this is native erasure and it is not only directed towards the “Indian” peoples but prominatetly relating with the land and the violence against native women. The land and bodies of native women have a connection and can be described as mapping. This process of mapping the land and body is a direct result of the exploitation of native peoples (203-206 mmw). Land is divided and given ; it is property and needs to be controlled this stands side by side with views of women. Thus to take land from native peoples strips their women of their autonomy. In other terms it takes away their own choices, thoughts and ways of being. A large part of this loss of both land and womens autonomy was through the practice of intermarriage. European men would take Indian brides. Then through ties of marriage and kinship, land was taken from the women who were taken as wives 41-45 mmw). Advantage was took of their wives and they used the bond to gain material wealth and land. Many groups had women connected with the land, but Europeans used these temporary wives to gain access to the trade and many other things, but most importantly it gave them access to land (Big book). In terms of connecting to violence, this is synonomous with rape. Relating to today, there is progress being made by native women. It overall is not a soulution but rather a step in the right direction. Often by taking back land and spaces are leading to less vilence 203-206 mmw. This doesn’t always mean violently seiging a place but rather creating a space for native people to have agency and some forms of safety. Women all over have been leading the way for such places. One …show more content…
This process has been deemed remapping by Goeman (3-5 .- mmw). Remapping rebuild women and the land as well as the community because violence runs deeper than the surface in this case. Violence in native communities stems from the oppression of native peoples through that of what is their heart. Women and land play a central part in that.
Violence against one affects the other in almost a direct correlation. Hurt one and it hurts the other. Then by defult since women hold such a place in native communities, this process harms the entire group. This act of repeated violence against native women and the land, is a continuation of the genocide in which has been happening since the day Columbus deciede to step foot in the “new world”.
In total, violence against native women started with colonialsm and removal. Many women held as imporatant figures and land was often thought of as sacred. To defile these two dug deeply into native communities. Even worse, if one was hurt so was the other. The two topics of violence against native women and the loss of land are topics which related and need to be talked about together rather than apart. Female native activist are redeeming spaces and thus redeeming their