OUR STRUGGLES ARE NOT THE SAME: INSPIRED SOLIDARITY WITH TURTLE ISLAND FIRST NATIONS WOMEN
by Pegi Eyers
A GIRL GOD ANTHOLOGY
From the editing team of Trista Hendren and Pat Daly (The Girl God), the multicultural and multifaith contributors for Whatever Works speak out on issues that matter, and break new ground for feminists and all those empowered by the rise of the Divine Feminine today. With personal narratives that reject the patriarchy of religion, explore individual experiences of the sacred, unpack toxic ideologies, and offer new directions in Goddess Spirituality, Whatever Works is an invaluable guide to the ongoing healing and empowerment of women.
Included in the anthology, the essay entitled "Our Struggles Are Not The Same: Inspired Solidarity with Turtle Island First Nations Women" by Pegi Eyers is a discussion on the interface between the Settler Society and First Nations women, the original Earthkeepers of Turtle Island. "Speaking truth to power," she examines how our privilege as white feminists has blinded us to the ways First Nations women continue to be marginalized and oppressed by the colonial "habits" of cultural appropriation, knowledge domination, implicit racism, and assuming we are all on the same page in our feminist liberation strategies. In the so-called inclusive spaces we create, the tokenistic, objectifying, or voyeuristic presence of women of colour is just as disempowering as exclusion. As white women we need to do much much better, to set aside our "white gaze," and embrace social justice to reverse habitual power relationships. We have models to follow through the Allyship Framework, and it is only by placing ourselves behind the most oppressed and moving them forward will true progress be made.
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Pegi Eyers calls for solidarity with Turtle Island First Nations women, reminding readers that “Traditional indigenous societies were egalitarian and based on the model of the consensus circle, with the emphasis being more on gender harmony than gender equality” (p. 83).
Included in the anthology, the essay entitled "Our Struggles Are Not The Same: Inspired Solidarity with Turtle Island First Nations Women" by Pegi Eyers is a discussion on the interface between the Settler Society and First Nations women, the original Earthkeepers of Turtle Island. "Speaking truth to power," she examines how our privilege as white feminists has blinded us to the ways First Nations women continue to be marginalized and oppressed by the colonial "habits" of cultural appropriation, knowledge domination, implicit racism, and assuming we are all on the same page in our feminist liberation strategies. In the so-called inclusive spaces we create, the tokenistic, objectifying, or voyeuristic presence of women of colour is just as disempowering as exclusion. As white women we need to do much much better, to set aside our "white gaze," and embrace social justice to reverse habitual power relationships. We have models to follow through the Allyship Framework, and it is only by placing ourselves behind the most oppressed and moving them forward will true progress be made.
Available directly from Girl God Books >here< or >Amazon<
Read the review of Whatever Works by Mary Saracino in RETURN TO MAGO E*MAGAZINE >here<
Pegi Eyers calls for solidarity with Turtle Island First Nations women, reminding readers that “Traditional indigenous societies were egalitarian and based on the model of the consensus circle, with the emphasis being more on gender harmony than gender equality” (p. 83).
PEGI EYERS
From the editing team of Trista Hendren and Pat Daly, Whatever Works is an anthology of women's voices on diverse spiritual paths from major religions, paganism and other traditions. Includes the essay by Pegi Eyers ~ "Our Struggles Are Not The Same: Inspired Solidarity with Turtle Island First Nations Women."
