Women are the backbone of Indigenous communities but their contributions have often been marginalized in textbooks and the media.  Celebrate women’s strength and, if appropriate in your classroom, examine the particular challenges that Indigenous women face, including sexual violence, which exists on a continuum with gendered stereotypes from Pocahontas to Halloween costumes. Thinking about women leads us to thinking about gender, including Two Spirit communities.

• Indian Country Today "The True Story of Pocahontas: Historical Myths Versus Sad Reality"

• Adrienne Keene, A deep read of Netflix descriptions: Pocahontas edition

• PBS:  Playing For The World: 1904 Fort Shaw Indian Girls' Basketball Team

• The National Judicial College: Article on Federal Judge Diane Humetewa's Nomination

• MacArthur Foundation: Jessie Little Doe Baird, Indigenous Language Preservationist

​Women’s Rights

• The Untold Story of the Iroquois Influence on Early Feminists

• A Glimpse Into The Diné Gender System And Two Spirit People, Sovereign Bodies​

Violence Against Women

• Louise Erdrich, “Rape on the Reservation” in the NYT

• Native Women’s Association of Canada

• Twitter # for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

• Indigenous Women for Justice

• Commemorative Art Installation "Walking with Our Sisters"

Gender Identity:

• Native Youth Sexual Health Network: Two Spirit Resource Directory

• PBS Miss Navajo Documentary

• Article on the movie The Sunrise dance