History of Feminism

freshwest

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4. I used to listen to some internet radio programs from native sources.

Mon Jul 7, 2014, 08:49 PM

Jul 2014

The talkers in my favorite ones were women. They said Europeans were all beaten down and their spiritual lives destroyed long ago by oppressive religion.

That they did not who they really were, thus did self-destructive things to each other, other people and the environment. That they'd never known what it was to be truly free.

And they said that both Canada and the USA were made-up nations, not real ones, run by people who would destroy themselves if they didn't accept the natural laws.

I've known some native women and have a standing invitation to go to our state's pow wows. I am unable to attend but I found they resonated with me like nothing else.

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Women's "rights" in the Iroquois Confederation [View all] theHandpuppet Jul 2014 OP

Thanks for posting this, I knew they had an influence on many non-native Americans. freshwest Jul 2014 #1

This paragraph in particular I found very powerful theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #2

I used to listen to some internet radio programs from native sources. freshwest Jul 2014 #4

What a great bit of history to remind everyone about. n/t truedelphi Jul 2014 #3

k and r and thank you for posting this. my only question is, why is "rights" in quotation marks? niyad Jul 2014 #5

To be honest, I wondered that myself theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #6

I know you did not do it. gives me the feeling that the writer intended to be snide. niyad Jul 2014 #7

It was very odd and it's one thing with which I'm uncomfortable theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #8

my first instinct would be to change it, but, I wonder how many would look at it, and take a very niyad Jul 2014 #9

Can't do that tonight but I'll see if I can contact him tomorrow theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #11

Can't seem to locate an addy where I can email him theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #14

I think mercuryblues Jul 2014 #15

Ah, thank you. That makes more sense. F4lconF16 Jul 2014 #16

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Jul 2014 #10

Yup ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #12

Native Americans and First Nations peoples were very liberal in gender roles BrotherIvan Jul 2014 #13

. . . niyad Jul 2014 #17