Indigenous Feminist Gikendaasowin (Knowledge): Decolonization through Physical Activity 3030568059, 9783030568054
This book presents knowledge from Indigenous women who enact decolonization and wellbeing through physical activity. In
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Table of contents :
Artist Statement
Acknowledgements
Contents
1: Introduction
Locating Myself
Literature Review
Health Disparities
Race and Gender in the Sociology of Sport Field
Indigenous Peoples: Sport and Physical Activity
Settler Colonialism
Centring Decolonization
Physical Activity Used as Regeneration
Note on Theory
The Anishinaabeg Research Paradigm
References
2: Indigenous Feminist Theory and Embodied Settler Colonialism
The Development of Indigenous Feminist Theory
Connections to Land and Settler-Colonial Violence
Embodied Settler Colonialism
References
3: Relational Accountability to our Ancestors
Relationships
Sharing Circle
Settler-Colonial Grief: “Historical trauma … our blood remembers”
Healing Embodied Settler Colonialism: “It starts from within you”
Women’s Physical Strength: “It was just the way of life”
Centring Anishinaabeg Ancestral Stories
References
4: Women’s Stories of Decolonized Physical Activity
The Anishinaabeg Women
Storytelling
Anishinaabeg Protocols Used for the Research Process
Indigenized Thematic Analysis
The Stories
Personal Empowerment and Confidence
Well-Being for Self, Family, and Community Through Physical Activity
The Role of Group Mentorship
Embodying Gwekisidoon Gibimaadiziwin
Awakening Anishinaabeg Values of Physical Activity
References
5: Oshki-Michitweg or New Runners
Anishinaabekweg Runners
The Stories
Running as Ceremony and Healing
Running As a Group with Other Women
Running for Personal Goals and Health
Modern-Day Michitweg
Decolonization Through Physical Activity
References
6: Wiisokotaatiwin: Kettlebell Training, Critical Dialogue, and Creating Well-Being Through Physical Activity
Wiisokotaatiwin: Anishinaabe Knowledge Learned Through Language
Relationships
Objectives and Research Questions
Recruitment of Urban Indigenous Women
Analysis and Ethical Considerations
Results
The Start of the Circle: Colonial Displacement
The Circle Continued: Critical Consciousness of Marginalization
Closing the Circle: Restoring Wellness by Enacting Community
Indigenous Women Creating Community Through Physical Activity
Limitations
Indigenous-Led Research
References
7: Disciplined Physical Activity as an Ethic of Anishinaabeg Self-Discipline
Colonial Discipline Through Physical Activity
Foucault on Discipline
Indigenous Understandings of Self-Discipline
Summary of Lecture
Relational Well-Being
References
8: Conclusion
Summary of Chapters
Research Implications
Indigenous Health Research and Sociology of Sport
Theoretical Implications
Recommendations for Future Research
Concluding Thoughts
References
Glossary
Index
Artist Statement
Acknowledgements
Contents
1: Introduction
Locating Myself
Literature Review
Health Disparities
Race and Gender in the Sociology of Sport Field
Indigenous Peoples: Sport and Physical Activity
Settler Colonialism
Centring Decolonization
Physical Activity Used as Regeneration
Note on Theory
The Anishinaabeg Research Paradigm
References
2: Indigenous Feminist Theory and Embodied Settler Colonialism
The Development of Indigenous Feminist Theory
Connections to Land and Settler-Colonial Violence
Embodied Settler Colonialism
References
3: Relational Accountability to our Ancestors
Relationships
Sharing Circle
Settler-Colonial Grief: “Historical trauma … our blood remembers”
Healing Embodied Settler Colonialism: “It starts from within you”
Women’s Physical Strength: “It was just the way of life”
Centring Anishinaabeg Ancestral Stories
References
4: Women’s Stories of Decolonized Physical Activity
The Anishinaabeg Women
Storytelling
Anishinaabeg Protocols Used for the Research Process
Indigenized Thematic Analysis
The Stories
Personal Empowerment and Confidence
Well-Being for Self, Family, and Community Through Physical Activity
The Role of Group Mentorship
Embodying Gwekisidoon Gibimaadiziwin
Awakening Anishinaabeg Values of Physical Activity
References
5: Oshki-Michitweg or New Runners
Anishinaabekweg Runners
The Stories
Running as Ceremony and Healing
Running As a Group with Other Women
Running for Personal Goals and Health
Modern-Day Michitweg
Decolonization Through Physical Activity
References
6: Wiisokotaatiwin: Kettlebell Training, Critical Dialogue, and Creating Well-Being Through Physical Activity
Wiisokotaatiwin: Anishinaabe Knowledge Learned Through Language
Relationships
Objectives and Research Questions
Recruitment of Urban Indigenous Women
Analysis and Ethical Considerations
Results
The Start of the Circle: Colonial Displacement
The Circle Continued: Critical Consciousness of Marginalization
Closing the Circle: Restoring Wellness by Enacting Community
Indigenous Women Creating Community Through Physical Activity
Limitations
Indigenous-Led Research
References
7: Disciplined Physical Activity as an Ethic of Anishinaabeg Self-Discipline
Colonial Discipline Through Physical Activity
Foucault on Discipline
Indigenous Understandings of Self-Discipline
Summary of Lecture
Relational Well-Being
References
8: Conclusion
Summary of Chapters
Research Implications
Indigenous Health Research and Sociology of Sport
Theoretical Implications
Recommendations for Future Research
Concluding Thoughts
References
Glossary
Index
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