Indigenous Women's Network

The Indigenous Women's Network (IWN) is a nonprofit organization that provides a platform for Indigenous women in the Western Hemisphere.[1] The organization was founded in 1985.[2] IWN focuses on Native women, their families and communities and attempts to help them have sovereignty over themselves and their environment.[3] IWN has published a journal, Indigenous Women, since 1991.[3] This magazine is the first and currently the only magazine written by and for Native women.[4]

History

Winona LaDuke[5] and Janet McCloud were some of the co-founders of IWN.[6] Nearly 200 Native women activists created the IWN at a gathering hosted by the Northwest Indian Women's Circle in Yelm, Washington, in 1985.[7] LaDuke and McCloud felt that sexism which was present in the Native activist movements of the 1980s. This led to the creation of IWN.[2][8] IWN also shared members with Women of All Red Nations.[9] Over the past 21 years, IWN has evolved into an international coalition of Indigenous women from rural and urban communities who approach the resolution of contemporary challenges from a traditional Indigenous values base.[10]

References
  1. Cullen-DuPont, Kathryn (2000). Encyclopedia of Women's History in America (2nd ed.). Facts On File, Inc. p. 124. ISBN 9781438110332.
  2. Smith, Andrea (2005-01-01). "Native American Feminism, Sovereignty, and Social Change". Feminist Studies. 31 (1): 118–119. doi:10.2307/20459010. JSTOR 20459010.
  3. Majury, Shell (2009). "Indigenous Women's Network". In O'Brien, Jodi (ed.). Encyclopedia of Gender and Society. 1. Sage Publications, Inc. ISBN 9781412909167.
  4. Orleck, Annelise (2015). Rethinking American Women's Activism. Routledge. p. 144. ISBN 9780203069912.
  5. Poupart, Lisa M. (2001). "Ojibwe: Women of the Western Great Lakes". In Walter, Lynn (ed.). Women's Rights: A Global View. Greenwood Press. pp. 170. ISBN 9780313308901. indigenous women's network.
  6. Cloud, Redwing (5 December 2003). "Janet McCloud: Mother, Grandmother and Activist". Indian Country. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  7. LaDuke, Winona (2002). The Winona LaDuke Reader: A Collection of Essential Writings. Voyageur Press. p. 235. ISBN 0896585735.
  8. Jaimes, M. Annette; Halsey, Theresa (1992). "American Indian Women: At the Center of Indigenous Resistance in North America". In Jaimes, M. Annette (ed.). The State of Native America: Genocide, Colonization, and Resistance. South End Press. p. 329. ISBN 0896084248.
  9. Huhndorf, Shari M.; Suzack, Cheryl (2010). "Indigenous Feminism: Theorizing the Issues". In Huhndorf, Shari M.; Suzack, Cheryl (eds.). Indigenous Women and Feminism: Politics, Activists, Culture. UBC Press. pp. 7–8. ISBN 9780774818094.
  10. "Indigenous Women's Network - Native America OnTheWeb". naotw.biz. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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