Dissertation
Aawaatowapsiiksi "those people that have sacred ceremonies" Indigenous women's bodies: recovering the sacred, restoring our lands, decolonizaton [sic]
Washington State University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
12/2009
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7273/000005956
Abstract
This dissertation project is recorded in three ways: writing, video and voice. The writing is primarily to comply with the academy's requirements; the video is to tell the story both orally and visually to all the people. The academy demands the elites' language to be placed within the space of Indigenous storytelling--and that is a problem. The voice of the academy serves as a colonized gaze. One of the primary things this project accomplishes is to expose the violence committed by the nation-state. It holds governmental institutions, including the university, and individuals accountable for their violence against and violation of the Blackfeet People. This dissertation--the video in conjunction with the text--maps the effects of this continuing colonial violence--to show its ripples and echoes in the lives, homes, and homeland of my people.
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Details
- Title
- Aawaatowapsiiksi "those people that have sacred ceremonies" Indigenous women's bodies
- Creators
- Jody Pepion
- Contributors
- Linda Heidenreich (Chair)JUDY L MEUTH (Committee Member)John Streamas (Committee Member) - Washington State University, School of Languages, Cultures, and RaceMary Katherine Bloodsworth-Lugo (Committee Member) - Washington State University, School of Languages, Cultures, and Race
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Department of Critical Culture, Gender, and Race Studies
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 118
- Identifiers
- 99901055034101842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation