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The role of property in gender diversity among the Indigenous societies in North America

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dc.contributor.advisorDawson, Leslie
dc.contributor.authorMekala, Dheepika Dheenadayalan
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-29T18:26:55Z
dc.date.available2024-05-29T18:26:55Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThis study explores the relationship between Indigenous gender diversity, namely Two-Spirit identities, and property ownership and understandings of the land in Indigenous communities in North America, as compared to that of Western colonial ideology. As a society's economic structure can be understood by studying its mode of production and whether property is seen as private or communal, I consider the influence of economic structures in Indigenous gender diversity: If pre-colonial Indigenous societies were inclusive of all genders, then is the absence of private property ownership in these Indigenous societies one of the reasons for their inclusive and equal societies? Along with the harsh socio-cultural changes brought on by colonial assimilationist policies, Indigenous economies and modes of production were also drastically altered under colonization. Accompanying these Western economic influences was a colonial emphasis on patriarchy and cisheteronormativity, which negatively impacted Indigenous non-binary gender identities, suppressing Two-Spirit identities. From an anthropological perspective, I explore these economic changes in the mode of production among various Indigenous groups in North America to reveal associated shifts in perspectives on gender diversity and Two-Spirit identities. Through a holistic lens, I discuss the role of colonial economic influences as part of the sociocultural changes to the status of Two-Spirit identities in Indigenous societies in North America.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/3597
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved
dc.subjectIndigenous societies
dc.subjectTwo-Spirit identities
dc.subjectproperty ownership
dc.subjectcolonialism
dc.subjectNorth America
dc.titleThe role of property in gender diversity among the Indigenous societies in North Americaen
dc.typeUndergraduate Thesis

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