Feminism Of Drum Performance Of Aboriginal Women

In the beginning, many native americans were killed, while Omaamikwe was guided by a spirit. Protecting Omaamikwe was the spirit’s task and succeeded. Then, after some time a drum came to Omaamikwe which was the big drum. Omaamikwe was instructed on all the songs and eventually the big drum society was formed. Today the big drum is a powwow drum which is very social to the people. The drum’s purpose is to bring people together at a powwow. Which is a gathering of people to celebrate their heritage. The arrival of the drum allowed people to communicate with spirits and was vital to their own spirituality. Such vitals were pleasure, healing, hunting, war, and ceremony to ensure the spirits were with them. A sound of thunder comes from the drum

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Located at the center of the floor was the drum with its performers (all male), and the singers who were the male drummers and female singers. The female singers were seated just behind the male drummers in a circle. Prior to the initiation of the Powwow, many other things occurred. Miss Indian OU was crowned and everyone joined in celebration by dancing around the center drum. Male and female vocals could both be heard during this time. From here the honoring of certain individuals, families, and anniversaries occurred. It was then time for the Grand Entry. It is important to note that a prayer was carried out before this entry and all were asked to rise due to the presence of the Eagle Staff. The drums then initiated the Grand Entry and well over 100 dancers arrived on the floor. Each Plains dance type from Jingle Dress Dancers to Fancy Dancers was present. Regalia varied between each dance group and during the Grand Entry they each danced their own individual dance.

The identity of the modern Native American is not found in simple language or description. Neither does a badge or collection of eagle feathers determine Native American identity. As Alexie demonstrates through the character of Dr. Mather and Wilson, pony-tails and store bought drums are mere materialistic symbols and stereotypes: they have no real value

In August of 2014, Tina Fontaine, a 15-year-old from the Sagkeeng First Nation in Winnipeg, was murdered. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s response was not to regard it as a sociological phenomenon but as a crime against an individual that should be investigated (Canadian Press, 2014). Harper is virtually alone in this. Those demanding an inquiry and the treatment of this singular murder as part of the larger concern of

Aboriginal women face disproportionate challenges throughout their incarceration which impacts their successful community reintegration. Over the last ten years, inmate assaults involving Aboriginal women have exponentially grown, almost doubling, while use of force incidents have more than tripled. Rates of self-injury involving incarcerated Aboriginal women are seventeen times higher than that of non-Aboriginal women. To agree with Baldry, Carlton, and Cunneen, using Indigenous women as a focus point is beneficial because their "experiences embody and exemplify the intersections between colonial and neocolonial oppression and the multiple sites of gender and disadvantage and inequality that stem from patriarchal domination." Cunneen highlights that Indigenous women actually live in "many prisons"; the prison of misunderstanding; the prison of misogyny; and the prison of disempowerment. Patricia Monture insists that one way women can resist oppression and facilitate social change is by telling their own stories. The Task Force for Federally Sentenced Women developed a report called Creating Choices, which attempted to relocate the power to make choices in womens' lives out of the hands of prison officials and back to the women themselves because, according to the findings of the Task Force, it is only when people are treated with respect and when they are empowered can they take responsibility for their actions and make meaningful decisions. Monture-Okanee reflects on the irony of the final report

Feminism is, and always has been, somewhat of a controversial topic as many people believe that feminists are nothing more than extremists who want women to overtake men in the social hierarchy. In actuality, feminism is fighting for equal rights between both men and women. This topic was chosen because many people don’t understand that feminism is not a form of misandry, it is only the fight for equality. Feminism is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as: “The advocacy of women’s rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes.” (Oxford Dictionaries, 2013) Some may argue that women have enough rights, and feminism is not needed. So why feminism is so important to others in today’s society? Can the continuous support of feminism change the way the work places in Australia are run? And can supporting feminism leave a better future for the next generation of young Australian people? To help answer these questions, fifty people undertook a survey and explained their thoughts on feminism. With the aid of these surveys and

She also talks about the Native feminist ethics, which brings understanding of the cultural perspectives of leadership under the spotlight. In this respect, I think understanding of Native women’s traditional gender functions, roles and responsibilities is crucial in perceiving Indigenous feminism. This is because I think in many tribal societies such as the Pashtun tribal societies in the northwestern FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) perceive gender roles and responsibilities as complementary. The FATA areas and the colonial government system were creation of the British colonizers. This example is very much relevant to the case of Native societies that were/are colonized in North America because the British colonial rulers applied the similar methods to control and regulate Pashtun tribes in the FATA areas. In comparison to the CFR Courts to implement the Code of Indian Offences in Canada, the colonizers introduced and enforced the FCR (Frontier Crimes Regulations) in the FATA areas on the Pakistani side of the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. In this colonial structure, the Political Agent system implemented the FCR in which, for example, because of one tribal individual the entire tribe was punished. Unfortunately, the FCR is still very much alive and is being used the way many colonial laws are currently implemented in Canada and

The fight for women’s suffrage in Australia was a vital step in women achieving equal citizenship rights following federation. Until the mid-19th century, women were regarded as inferior to men, and were expected to adhere to discriminatory laws made by male politicians. Women identifying themselves as suffragettes strove to deliver their message to the wider community by means of propaganda. After women achieved the right to vote in both federal and state elections in 1908, other changes in Australian society followed.

Most people don’t understand the basics of the idea, and the practice of feminism. Feminism is historically a multicultural cause. Today's feminist activists are women and men of all walks of life who seek to combat racism, sexism, classism, etc. Feminism doesn't just liberate women; it also liberates men by breaking down the standards which society has put in place for both women and men. Women are very much still behind men in multiple ways. Furthermore, Feminists not only believe in equality between men and women, but also in equality between every gender, class, race, and sexual

Over the past century, there were a lot of movements that existed to give women the rights that they deserve. Some of the rights that women did not have until now included; not being allowed to vote, unable to obtain contraceptive methods, they could not sue for sexual harassment or rape, some women were even fired for being pregnant, abortions at this time were also illegal (Newman and White 660). These are just a few of examples that help to portray the message that in the 21st century, women are incredibly lucky to have the rights that they do have, and should not take them for granted. From the late 19th century until the current date there are three major waves of feminism and each more has changed the country we live in to be a better, more accepting place (Ramirez September 14th). Canadian history has overall been created by the copious amounts of motivated women who worked together to secure gender equality in the

The most valuable assets of our world are our mothers. The mother means soil. Mothers carry us in their womb for nine months and give their life. Mother, who carries the child in her belly, gives birth like soil, and raises the child in her breast.  Thanks to her, our roots go deep, and our branches go the top. In Native Americans, the tribes are separated from the Northeast, Southeast, and Southwest.  In some tribes, married couples lived near the wife's family and the mother was considered the head of the family. Linage was passed down through the women, and women were seen as equal partners to the men (Native American cultures: Family life, kinship, and gender, 1996b, para. 4). An example of the mother being a strong figure is in the story of the Corn Mother. There was a family that did not have food to eat. The mother decided to sacrifice herself by dragging her body over the fields and burying her bones there. Every year after that, corn and tobacco grew due to her sacrifice and love (The sun and the Moon: Myths from around the world, 2017). In any case, it is still far less demanding for American-Indian women to discover a role to accommodate their families and set up a profession stepping stool than it is for American-Indian

Surprisingly, during the song “Yonsei,” I noticed that there were 7 female performers and 3 male performers. Having done some background research before attending “Setsuna,” the Kyodo Taiko Spring Concert, that taiko drum playing was used as a “battlefield instrument used to intimidate or scare away the enemy,” or at “appropriate religious events” (Taiko Resource). By the 1500s, while in combat, a single taiko drum was used to authorize orders and communicate movements (Taiko Resource). An individual soldier would support the taiko on his back while two other soldiers perform various rhythms to execute commands on the battlefield. Apart from the military application of the taiko drum, taiko drum performances were considered a luxury among “imperial

The word “feminist” has caused turmoil wherever it is uttered. It has gained a negative connotation, and is often mistaken with misandry. While these claims may be true for a minimal number of feminists, the truth is that in order to get an accurate representation on what feminists actually believe one would have to go to the source. The two main problems with that, are that first of all, it is “not rigidly structured or led by a single figure or group”, and most importantly there is not just one kind of feminism, there are hundreds in each aspect of our life (Tavaana, 2014). The most under represented group within feminism is the kind that is in the government. Not all have the same theories, and therefore, do not have the same

The definition of feminism is very elusive. Maybe because of its ever-changing historical meaning, it’s not for certain whether there is any coherence to the term feminism or if there is a definition that will live up to the movement’s variety of adherents and ideas. In the book “No Turning Back,” author Estelle Freedman gives an accurate four-part definition of the very active movement: “Feminism is a belief that women and men are inherently part of equal worth. Because most societies privilege men as a group, social movements are necessary to achieve equality between women and men, with the understanding that gender always intersects with other social hierarchies” (Freedman 7).