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A Return to Reciprocity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2020

Lorraine F. Mayer
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Abstract

Feminist affiliation has long been suspect among Native American women whose memories survive the dishonor of colonialism. The idea of common struggles is simultaneously repugnant and alluring. Sadly, this has led to much confusion and rejection between Aboriginal women. I suggest “a return to reciprocity” to understand and come to terms with feminist rejection or affiliation. If we cannot come together, the fracturing that began with European ideology will continue to fragment and destroy the fabric of Native cultures.

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Research Article
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Hypatia , Volume 22 , Issue 3 , Summer 2007 , pp. 22 - 42
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Copyright © 2007 by Hypatia, Inc.

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