Summary Of Native American Feminism, Sovereignty, And Social Change By Andrea Smith

In “Native American Feminism, Sovereignty, and Social Change,” Andrea Smith explores how Native American Women are subjected to to inexplicable sexism and violence, yet remain ambivalent about joining the feminist movement, as it often perceived to be an allegiance to the white world. Moreover, the author details how the colonization, and in actuality the annihilation, of the indigenous civilization by the white society has resulted in a new violence against women, not customarily found in Native American Societies. Ms. Smith also suggests the only way to counter such brutality is through social change, which will promote feminism but equally important, a sovereign nation, where “none of us are free unless all of our free” (130). Native American