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Feminists Around the World: Indigenous Organizations to Know · Stuff Mom Never Told You

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  Speaker 1: Hey, this is Anny and Samantha and welcome stuff on
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  Speaker 2: And we are smack dab in a Native American Heritage month.
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  Speaker 2: So we wanted to talk about a few feminist indigenous
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  Speaker 2: organizations around the world for our Activists around the World segment,
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  Speaker 2: because you know, that's what we love to do. As
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  Speaker 2: per usual, there are many amazing organizations doing amazing amount
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  Speaker 2: of work out there, but we have limited time, so
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  Speaker 2: we've just narrowed down three.
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  Speaker 3: We try to kind of expand it.
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  Speaker 2: I think it ended up being in North America, not
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  Speaker 2: on purpose, but.
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  Speaker 3: You know, that's what we're going to look at now.
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  Speaker 2: I probably will do this again next week because again
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  Speaker 2: I found several cool organizations and then subset of organizations
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  Speaker 2: that I think we need to talk about. And you know,
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  Speaker 2: when it comes to activists around the world world, the
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  Speaker 2: indigenous communities, specifically women and two spirited indigenous community do
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  Speaker 2: a lot of work to not only protect and preserve
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  Speaker 2: their culture but the land in general, so which helps everyone.
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  Speaker 2: They are kind of at the forefront when it comes
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  Speaker 2: to activism. So yes, we'll probably talk a little more
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  Speaker 2: about some of the amazing organizations. So we are starting
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  Speaker 2: off with an organization from the US, the Not Our
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  Speaker 2: Native Daughters or in on d and this is from
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  Speaker 2: their website, not Our Native Daughters Dot org quote not
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  Speaker 2: Our Native Daughters in OND is a dedicated force in
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  Speaker 2: the fight against the trafficking, exploitation, and murder disproportionately affecting
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  Speaker 2: Indigenous persons, with a specific focus on missing, murdered and
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  Speaker 2: Indigenous women and girls. So the MMIW which we have
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  Speaker 2: talked about previously, I believe I featured some organizations that
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  Speaker 2: have worked for this specific cause before, but not this
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  Speaker 2: specific one. So they go on to say, as a
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  Speaker 2: national organization, ND passionately pursues justice, equity and healing, recognizing
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  Speaker 2: the urgent need to address the deeply rooted issues stemming
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  Speaker 2: from the legacies of colonialism and slavery. They are an
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  Speaker 2: Indigenous led organization that have been working to empower and
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  Speaker 2: advocate for their community. They offer different programs, including for
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  Speaker 2: the Indigenous youth. So this is again from their site,
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  Speaker 2: but we work alongside Native youth through initiatives like our
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  Speaker 2: Indigenous Youth Voices program, fostering leadership, education and cultural perservation.
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  Speaker 2: In addition to our advocacy efforts, we provide technical assistance,
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  Speaker 2: training and presentations on a broad range of Indigenous issues
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  Speaker 2: from MMIP to human trafficking, environmental justice, and more. Through
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  Speaker 2: policy reform, community engagement, and healing practices, we are committed
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  Speaker 2: to creating the future where Indigenous women and youth are safe, supported,
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  Speaker 2: and empowered to lead the fight for justice, equity and healing.
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  Speaker 2: Which we love anything when we see the youth being
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  Speaker 2: able to take on mentors or be mentored by others
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  Speaker 2: in this type of fights and justice. Because there's so
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  Speaker 2: much to be said, I think we need to come
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  Speaker 2: back and have another conversation about the mmi W because
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  Speaker 2: there's still nothing being done. Unfortunately, our administration doesn't see
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  Speaker 2: this as an issue and has harmed a lot of
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  Speaker 2: the policies and a lot of the laws and a
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  Speaker 2: lot of doctrine in general to help the mm i
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  Speaker 2: W causes, which is really concerning. And I've seen more
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  Speaker 2: and more reported that there's quite a bit of missing
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  Speaker 2: persons cases that are just being swept under the rug still.
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  Speaker 2: So maybe we have to come back and have a
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  Speaker 2: bigger conversation of that in the status in the US.
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  Speaker 2: So the organization laid out a specific campaign which works
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  Speaker 2: to create awareness and justice for the Indigenous community as
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  Speaker 2: well as work actively to protect the women and children
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  Speaker 2: in the indigenous communities, including the fact that they are
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  Speaker 2: trying to align with law enforcements and different agencies to
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  Speaker 2: trying to have any progress.
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  Speaker 3: I guess it's the best way to put it.
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  Speaker 2: So. Their campaign has several parts to it, including having
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  Speaker 2: community sessions to hear the voices of their Indigenous communities
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  Speaker 2: and share insights and needs again through diverse voices, educating
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  Speaker 2: and bringing awareness with the MMIWG community. They also are
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  Speaker 2: trying to bridge the communications and work with law enforcement
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  Speaker 2: agencies and also do restorative justice for.
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  Speaker 3: The community in general. So some pretty big.
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  Speaker 1: Works, yes. Next, we have the Native Women's Association of Canada.
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  Speaker 1: Founded in nineteen seventy four, the organization has worked to
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  Speaker 1: fight for the Indigenous communities by bringing attention to the
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  Speaker 1: needs and important issues of the people. From their site
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  Speaker 1: in wac dot ca quote, we are a national Indigenous
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  Speaker 1: organization and that defends the rights, delivers programming to and
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  Speaker 1: amplifies the perspectives of Indigenous women, girls, two spirit, transgender
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  Speaker 1: and gender diverse or WG two STGD plus people across
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  Speaker 1: in Canada. Inclusive of First Nations on and off reserve
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  Speaker 1: status and non status, disenfranchised, Matise and Inuit, and a
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  Speaker 1: bit more about what they do quote today. N WAC
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  Speaker 1: engages in national advocacy aimed at legislative and policy reforms
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  Speaker 1: to promote equality for Indigenous women, girls, two spirit, transgender
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  Speaker 1: and gender diverse people. Through advocacy, policy, and legislative analysis,
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  Speaker 1: n WAC works to preserve Indigenous culture and advance the
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  Speaker 1: well being of all Indigenous WG two STGD plus people,
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  Speaker 1: as well as their families and communities. NWAC works on
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  Speaker 1: a variety of issues including employment, labor and business, health, violence,
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  Speaker 1: prevention and safety, justice and human rights, active citizenship, and
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  Speaker 1: environmental issues impacting Indigenous peoples in Canada.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I feel like when it comes to organizations, Canadians
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  Speaker 2: really do have a forefront in working with Native people,
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  Speaker 2: specifically in North America. So they do have some amazing organizations.
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  Speaker 2: I'm sure we'll find some more. And then lastly for
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  Speaker 2: this segment, we have the Women's Earth Alliance on or
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  Speaker 2: the WEA in conjunction with sameilias, So this amazing organization
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  Speaker 2: has a collective of Indigenous women's leaders that work for
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  Speaker 2: indigenous land rights in five Mexican states. It started in
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  Speaker 2: twenty thirteen. This Mexican women led grassroots organizations work to
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  Speaker 2: hold the Mexican government accountable when it comes to the
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  Speaker 2: development of lands and protecting traditional lands. A bit more
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  Speaker 2: information from their site Women's Earth Alliance dot org. Indigenous
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  Speaker 2: women in four states across Mexico made significant strides in
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  Speaker 2: securing rights to their traditional lands, which are being undermined
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  Speaker 2: by new land reform laws. In the time were high
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  Speaker 2: rates of men are migrating to cities, leaving land vulnerable
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  Speaker 2: to the land grabs. The organization works in tandem with Samila's,
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  Speaker 2: so here's what they say about them. Samila's Associadad Mexicano
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  Speaker 2: pro Derechos de la Moheraci, based in Mexico City, is
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  Speaker 2: the largest fund dedicated to women's causes in the country.
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  Speaker 2: SIMILIAS works closely with small and emerging women's organizations and
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  Speaker 2: women's leaders in the common goal of improving the status
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  Speaker 2: of women in Mexico. So this project and organizations have
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  Speaker 2: been innovative and inspirational for so many again from their site.
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  Speaker 2: At its onset, each indigenous women leader had the opportunity
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  Speaker 2: to design and implement activities to promote women's land's rights
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  Speaker 2: in a way that was responsive to the local needs
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  Speaker 2: in her community. Workshops were held to support these leaders
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  Speaker 2: using the Guadalaanesti model, which focuses not only on women's
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  Speaker 2: rights and land rights, but also on personal development, physical development,
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  Speaker 2: spiritual development, cultural history, and self esteem. So these organizations
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  Speaker 2: like this work specifically as we see so many issues
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  Speaker 2: when it comes to socioeconomic status, So men leaving the home,
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  Speaker 2: trying to find better opportunities, better money, leaving lands vulnerable
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  Speaker 2: for corporations and greedy individuals to take opportunity and claim
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  Speaker 2: lands that are traditionally to indigenous peoples.
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  Speaker 3: So it's really dangerous times. Why does it feel like
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  Speaker 3: we've gone back like one hundred years, two hundred years? Yeah,
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  Speaker 3: what is this god? Anyway?
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  Speaker 2: So with organizations like this, they see a need and focus.
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  Speaker 2: Women have really stepped up and learning and taking workshops
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  Speaker 2: and being mentored to become advocates for themselves and their lands.
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  Speaker 2: So we've always known when it comes to once again
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  Speaker 2: stepping up and protecting areas and lands, Indigenous women.
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  Speaker 3: Are there and have always been there.
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  Speaker 2: So seeing organizations like this that step up and work
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  Speaker 2: with grants and different programs to make sure that they're
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  Speaker 2: able to do.
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  Speaker 3: This is great to.
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  Speaker 1: See, Yes, it really is. And as mentioned, we are
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  Speaker 1: going to be coming back and talking about some more
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  Speaker 1: of these organizations. But as always, listeners, if you have
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  Speaker 1: any resources, if you work with any of these organizations,
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