Native Women: Decolonization and Transcendence of Identity

Authors

  • Angela Marie Jaime University of Wyoming

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18251/ijme.v10i2.119

Keywords:

multicultural, Decolonization, Identity, American Indian Women, Native American, American Indian, Indigenous Education, Multicultural education

Abstract

This article exposes the experiences of two Native women describing their acts of resistance against, and questioning, of the establishments in which they work. The Native women in this article redefine themselves outside of the dominant society’s socialization, and, especially, the boundaries of the institutions to which they belong. Through this redefinition, it becomes clear that the women have begun to decolonize the oppressive borders with which society and academia have tried to surround them. These Native women have defined the concept of transcending identities.

Author Biography

Angela Marie Jaime, University of Wyoming

Assistant Professor Educational Studies, American Indian Studies, and Women's Studies College of Education University of Wyoming

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Published

2008-12-22

How to Cite

Jaime, A. M. (2008). Native Women: Decolonization and Transcendence of Identity. International Journal of Multicultural Education, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.18251/ijme.v10i2.119

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2008): Special Issue: Indigenous Education

Section

2008 Special Issue Articles (Peer-reviewed)

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