INDIGST 4RI3

THE DIVINE FEMININE: INDIGENOUS FEMMES, FEMINISMS, & REMATRIATION

Undergraduate

Winter 2026 · C01

Topics

WEEK 2 Jan15 – Matriarchies, Origins & Goddess Traditions
Halfe, Louise Bernice. Blue Marrow: Poems . McClelland & Stewart Inc., 1998. pp. 1–7.
Media : Obomsawin, Alanis, director. Mother of Many Children . National Film Board of Canada, 1977. 58:01
Gibson, Marion. “Introduction: What is a Witch?” Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials . Scribner, 2023. pp. ix–xx.
Kimmerer, Robin Wall. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants . Milkweed Editions, 2013. pp. 3–10.
Whitehead, Joshua. Making Love With the Land . Knopf Canada. 2022.pp.131-151.
Media: “Voices of the Grandmothers.” Arise Media Studio, uploaded by Arise Media Studio. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdTvkrWX2Ig 1:48. 2021.
Simpson, Leanne Betasamosake. “Ishpadinaa.” Islands of Decolonial Love . ARP Books, 2015. pp. 95–96.
Tagaq, Tanya. “Teeth Agape.” Album – Tongues . 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tribOieFWM&list=RD8tribOieFWM&start_radio=10

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