Two Spirited Woman Priest In Ojibwe Spirits Country

Two Spirited Woman Priest In Ojibwe Spirits Country A riveting novel written by Louise Erdrich that tells a story of a woman struggling with herself by trying to be a Catholic nun, then a farmer’s partner, and lastly a disguised woman Catholic priest in an Ojibwe country for over 80 years. Two worlds collide and as Agnes, Nanapush, Kashpaw, and the Ojibwes deal with their fate in an Ojibwe country

Main Ideas �Subjugation of Native Americans �Catholic Hypocrisy �Ojibwe Kinship and Clan System �Gender Identity �Two-spirited / Bardache �Sovereign Erotica

Subjugation to Reverse Native Americans Native American Subjugation Is history really about to repeat itself? According to The Leadership Conference, Tribal Sovereignty can be referred to as, "the fight to preserve tribal sovereignty and treaty rights. . . Native American civil rights movement. The federal government has special trust obligations to protect tribal lands and resources, protect tribal rights to selfgovernment, and provide services necessary for tribal survival and advancement. . . Federally recognized tribes are considered domestic dependent nations. Tribal sovereignty refers to the tribes' right to govern themselves, define their own membership, manage tribal property, and regulate tribal business and domestic relations; it further recognizes the existence of a government-to-government relationship between such tribes and the federal government. " https: //www. theodysseyonline. com/nativeamerican �

Catholic Hypocrisy still exists Excerpt of an article in Ottawalife � Rome recently reiterated a 2005 ban on any homosexual man from entering a Roman Catholic seminary, and added more insult to the injury. The only exception is for men who have overcome “transitory” and “adolescent homosexual tendencies” many years earlier. � In other words – what this insulting document says is that if you had the odd dream about another man a few years ago, or as a child, and were not entirely sure about your sexuality you might – just might – be allowed into a seminary. http: //www. ottawalife. com/article/hypocrisy-still-reigns-in-the-catholic-church? c=9

The Ojibwe Kinship and A Patrillineal Clan System Self-governing structure � The Native American had their own governing structure � A patrilleneal society with complexing relationships of their kinships and clans. Which worked for them since time immorial. � The Catholic Church and colonizers intent was to change and take away their way of life. https: //www. google. ca/search? q=Nanapush+and+Kashpaw+family+tree&rlz=1 C 1 CHHM_en. CA 751&source=lnms& tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0 ah. UKEwj. Sqv. Hyib 3 XAh. VCzm. MKHf. Aw. An. UQ_AUICig. B&biw=1536&bih=735#imgrc=BUmo_Jfw DX 42 OM:

Gender Identity Gender persons � The term “Two-spirited” is widely used in many of North American Native Tribes and Canadian Indigenous Groups � “gender identity is a person’s perception of having a particular gender, which may or may not correspond with their birth sex” � “Ojibwe: Ininiikaazo, "Women who functioned as men or one who endeavors to be like a man. " Gender Identity

Embracing the Niizh Manidoowag (two spirit) in Ojibwe Dance � Pre-contact the two-spirited were of equal to the all gender in the Ojibwe social order. � https: //www. google. ca/search? q=the+Niizh+Manidoowag+(two+spirit)+i n+Ojibwe+Dance&rlz=1 C 1 CHHM_en. CA 751&source=lnms&tbm =isch&sa=X&ved=0 ah. UKEwjy 3 Lr. Oob 3 XAh. UE 82 MKHTip. B 1 YQ_AUI Cyg. C&biw=1536&bih=735#imgrc=o. Qxu. TUlop. Twi. FM: We’wha a Zuni two-spirited https: //www. pinterest. ca/pin/394346511095606377/ Two Spirits in American Indian Culture

By expressions - that heal � A sovereign erotic is use of historical, tribally-specific knowledge to heal colonial sexual violence. The term was coined by scholar, artist, and activist Qwo -Li Driskill (Cherokee) in the essay Stolen From our Bodies: First Nations Two. Spirits/Queers and the Journey to a Sovereign Erotic � Both authors explain that only when we shed the pain through expression of writing, arts, and play will lead us toward healing Sovereign Eroticas a novel By Qwo-Li and Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm Sovereign Erotica

Question � Please answer question below � 1) Do you think that the Catholic Church will address the issues of gender identity in the 21 st Century? Yes or No. Giver your opinion.

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“Anishinaabe Clan System. ” Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia, 2015, https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Anishinaabe_clan_system. Accessed 15. Nov. 2017 “Gender Identity. ” English Oxford Living Dictionary, 2017, https: //en. oxforddictionaries. com/definition/gender_identity. Accessed 15. Nov. 2017 “Subjugation. ” Merrim Webster, 2017, https: //www. merriam-webster. com/dictionary/subjugate. Accessed 15. Nov. 2017 “Hypocrisy Still Reigns in the Catholic Church. ” Ottawa Life, 2017, http: //www. ottawalife. com/article/hypocrisystill-reigns-in-the-catholic-church? c=9. Accessed 15. Nov. 2017 “Ininiikaazo” https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Ojibwe_language. 2017, Accessed 15. Nov. 2017 “Tsilhqot’in Gender” http: //www. firstvoices. com/en/Tsilhqotin-Xeni-Gwetin. 2017, Accessed 15. Nov. 2017 “Wampum Belt” http: //www. thecanadianencyclopedia. ca/en/article/wampum/. 2017, Accessed 15. Nov. 2017