HISTORIC ROLES: Indigenous women's role in governance eroded by colonialism

The historic role of women in community and governance, and the work in front of women to remember what colonization has ...
Business Insider

How the Indigenous women of the Juma tribe saved their culture from near extinction

The Juma Indigenous tribe once numbered in the thousands. Years of settlers from the rubber and forestry industries decimated the population. In 2021, the last man in the patrilineal culture of the ...
The Stanford Daily

‘We’re still here’: Indigenous women lead ‘record-breaking’ Stanford Powwow

Zola Ortiz ’27 has been attending powwows for as long as she can remember. Last weekend, as she stepped into Eucalyptus Grove wearing regalia gifted to her by her mother, Ortiz continued a tradition ...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Native Hawaiians among list of nationally recognized Indigenous women

On the last day of Women’s History Month, the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs passed a resolution today that recognizes the heritage, culture and contributions of Indigenous women across the ...
NPR

These Indigenous Mexican women are reclaiming their power through ancestral practices

Photographer Tania Barrientos followed the stories of several women who wanted to share a part of their lives as midwives and leaders in Costa Chica de Guerrero, a coastal region in southwest México.
The New Yorker

In Alberta, Indigenous Women Are Building a Culture of Empowerment Through Entrepreneurship

When Carrie Armstrong, the founder of Mother Earth Essentials, began seeking financial assistance for her business, she felt that discrimination was a practical hurdle. “I remember going to a lending ...
NPR

Whatever happened to ... the Bolivian women who skateboard in Indigenous garb?

In 2022, we published a photo story about an unusual group of skateboarders. The young Bolivian women who founded Imilla Skate do their heel flips and backslides in polleras — colorful, layered skirts ...