A Tribute to Native Women on International Women's Day

ICTMN Staff
March 08, 2012
Today is International Women's Day, and while it would be impossible to give proper thanks to all the Native women who deserve it, this YouTube video is a start...

Today Is International Women's Day: Find an Event Near You, Watch Videos Here

ICTMN Staff
March 08, 2013
Today, March 8, 2013, is the 102nd International Women's Day...

Ojibwe Women, Keeping Community Alive: Book Review

Konnie LeMay
March 08, 2012
Editor's note: A new book details the ways in which Ojibwe women kept the cultural flame alive from contact onward...

Uncovering the History of Ojibwe Women

Konnie LeMay
March 08, 2012
For Brenda Child, researching Holding Our World Together: Ojibwe Women and the Survival of Community (Viking, 2012), a history of Ojibwe women that stretches across four states and...

What Changes Do You Want to See in Indian Country This International Women's Day?

Jessica Danforth
March 08, 2012
Jessica Danforth March 8 marks International Women’s Day (IWD)—but heck, in Indian Country, I feel like every day there is an amazing Native woman I want to high-five and say “Nia:...

Journalism Project on Native Women Gets $150K

ICTMN Staff
March 08, 2012
Native Daughters , a journalism project at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) featuring prominent Native American women, recently received a donation of $150,000 from a reade...
Susan Masten

International Women's Day: In Honor of Our Next Women Warriors

Each year, International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world on March 8. Thousands of events take place worldwide to mark the economic, political and social achievements of women....

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March 08, 2012
Julianne Jennings

International Women's Day: Sexual Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls

A recent article posted by UN-DESA states few causes promoted by the United Nations have generated more intense and widespread support than the campaign to promote and protect the rights of women....

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March 08, 2012

Anthropology Student Draws Parallels Between Murdered Women in Canada, Mexico

ICTMN Staff
March 15, 2011
Canada is increasingly being forced to pay attention to the murder and disappearance of hundreds of aboriginal women over the past several years, cases that stand apart because the...

Grannies with Gumption: Standing up to Corporate Giants in Canada and Ecuador

ICTMN Staff
March 08, 2011
Maria Aguinda, Ecuadorean Quechua who spearheaded fight against Chevron. Chevron didn’t stand a chance before the ire of indigenous villager Maria Aguinda...

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