Indigenous Men and Masculinities: Legacies, Identities, Regeneration
What do we know of masculinities in non-patriarchal societies? Indigenous peoples of the Americas and beyond come from traditions of gender equity, complementarity, and the sacred feminine, concepts that were unimaginable and shocking to Euro-western peoples at contact. Indigenous Men and Masculinities, edited by Kim Anderson and Robert Alexander Innes, brings together prominent thinkers to explore the meaning of masculinities and being a man within such traditions, further examining the colonial disruption and imposition of patriarchy on Indigenous men.

Building on Indigenous knowledge systems, Indigenous feminism, and queer theory, the sixteen essays by scholars and activists from Canada, the U.S., and New Zealand open pathways for the nascent field of Indigenous masculinities. The authors explore subjects of representation through art and literature, as well as Indigenous masculinities in sport, prisons, and gangs.

Indigenous Men and Masculinities highlights voices of Indigenous male writers, traditional knowledge keepers, ex-gang members, war veterans, fathers, youth, two-spirited people, and Indigenous men working to end violence against women. It offers a refreshing vision toward equitable societies that celebrate healthy and diverse masculinities.

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Indigenous Men and Masculinities: Legacies, Identities, Regeneration
What do we know of masculinities in non-patriarchal societies? Indigenous peoples of the Americas and beyond come from traditions of gender equity, complementarity, and the sacred feminine, concepts that were unimaginable and shocking to Euro-western peoples at contact. Indigenous Men and Masculinities, edited by Kim Anderson and Robert Alexander Innes, brings together prominent thinkers to explore the meaning of masculinities and being a man within such traditions, further examining the colonial disruption and imposition of patriarchy on Indigenous men.

Building on Indigenous knowledge systems, Indigenous feminism, and queer theory, the sixteen essays by scholars and activists from Canada, the U.S., and New Zealand open pathways for the nascent field of Indigenous masculinities. The authors explore subjects of representation through art and literature, as well as Indigenous masculinities in sport, prisons, and gangs.

Indigenous Men and Masculinities highlights voices of Indigenous male writers, traditional knowledge keepers, ex-gang members, war veterans, fathers, youth, two-spirited people, and Indigenous men working to end violence against women. It offers a refreshing vision toward equitable societies that celebrate healthy and diverse masculinities.

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Overview

What do we know of masculinities in non-patriarchal societies? Indigenous peoples of the Americas and beyond come from traditions of gender equity, complementarity, and the sacred feminine, concepts that were unimaginable and shocking to Euro-western peoples at contact. Indigenous Men and Masculinities, edited by Kim Anderson and Robert Alexander Innes, brings together prominent thinkers to explore the meaning of masculinities and being a man within such traditions, further examining the colonial disruption and imposition of patriarchy on Indigenous men.

Building on Indigenous knowledge systems, Indigenous feminism, and queer theory, the sixteen essays by scholars and activists from Canada, the U.S., and New Zealand open pathways for the nascent field of Indigenous masculinities. The authors explore subjects of representation through art and literature, as well as Indigenous masculinities in sport, prisons, and gangs.

Indigenous Men and Masculinities highlights voices of Indigenous male writers, traditional knowledge keepers, ex-gang members, war veterans, fathers, youth, two-spirited people, and Indigenous men working to end violence against women. It offers a refreshing vision toward equitable societies that celebrate healthy and diverse masculinities.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780887557903
Publisher: University of Manitoba Press
Publication date: 11/06/2015
Edition description: 1
Pages: 328
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Robert Alexander Innes is a member of Cowessess First Nation and associate professor in the Indigenous Studies Program and the Department of Political Science at McMaster University. He is the author of Elder Brother and the Law of the People and and co-editor, with Kim Anderson, of Indigenous Men and Masculinities.



Kim Anderson is a Cree/Métis writer, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Relationships, and Associate Professor in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition at the University of Guelph.

Sam McKegney is a teacher and scholar of Indigenous and Canadian literature at Queen’s University.

Table of Contents

List of Tables vii

List of Illustrations vii

Introduction: Who's Walking with Our Brothers? Robert Alexander Innes Kim Anderson 3

I Theoretical Considerations

1 Reconstructing Indigenous Masculine Thought Bob Antone 21

2 Cutting to the Roots of Colonial Masculinity Scott L. Morgensen 38

3 Complementary Relationships: A Review of Indigenous Gender Studies Leah Sneider 62

4 Taxonomies of Indigeneity: Indigenous Heterosexual Patriarchal Masculinity Brendan Hokowhitu 80

II Representations in Art and Literature Material of Masculinity: The 1832 and 1834 Portraits of Mató-Tópe Mandan Chief Kimberly Minor 99

6 Indigenous Masculinities Explored through Performance Art in Kingston Ontario Erin Sutherland 115

7 "Tales of Burning Love": Female Masculinity in Contemporary Native Literature Lisa Tatonetti 130

8 Oshki Ishkode, New Fire Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair 145

III Living Indigenous Masculinities and Indigenous Manhood

9 Patriotic Games: Boundaries and Masculinity in New Zealand Sport Phillip Borell 165

10 Social Spaces of Maleness: The Role of Street Gangs in Practising Indigenous Masculinities Robert Henry 181

11 Imprisonment and Indigenous Masculinity: Contesting Hegemonic Masculinity in a Toxic Environment Allison Piché 197

12 Diné Masculinities Relationships, Colonization, and Regenerating an Egalitarian Way of Life Lhyd L. Lee 214

IV Conversations

13 "The Face of Ku:"A Dialogue on Hawaiian Warriorhood Ty P. Kawika Tengan Thomas Ka 'auwai Kaulukukui William Kahalepuna Richards 229

14 Strong Men Stories: A Roundtable on Indigenous Masculinities Sam McKegney Richard Van Camp Warren Cariou Gregory Scofield Daniel Heath Justice 243

15 A Conversation with Crazy Indians Sasha Sky 266

16 "To Arrive Speaking": Voices from the Bidwewidam Indigenous Masculinities Project Kim Anderson John Swift Robert Alexander Innes 283

Acknowledgements 309

Selected Bibliography 311

Contributors 315

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“Indigenous Men and Masculinities is unique, timely and important and expands the depth and scope of scholarly discourse on Indigenous masculinities by focusing attention on the social, psychological and political issues facing Indigenous men today as they confront colonized conceptions of manhood and the effects of colonialism on them and their communities.”

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