"Warrior Women" Screening

Session Submission Type: NWSA

Abstract

Restoring kinship structures that were targeted for destruction at the onset of settler colonialism in the United States is critical for the survival of indigenous communities. In fact, the restoration of matriarchy is necessary for progressive survival based on social movements worldwide. The story of Warrior Women reveals a mother and daughter's journey as activists fighting for their communities over the past fifty years from Wounded Knee to Standing Rock. As documentary participant and activist Madonna Thunder Hawk reminds us in the film "women have always run the show." Elizabeth A. Castle will host a screening of their film Warrior Women about Native women's activism in the Red Power Movement. This documentary film represents a collaboration of indigenous women including Christina D. King and Marcella Gilbert. Warrior Women was funded by Sundance and Corporation for Public Broadcasting and will air on PBS during the month of November.

Sub Unit

• NWSA

Presenters

• Madonna Thunder Hawk, Independent Scholar

• Elizabeth Castle, Denison University