A Mana Wahine inquiry into indigenous governance

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A Mana Wahine inquiry into indigenous governance

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This thesis investigates the question “How can indigenous women reinvigorate their role in tribal governance structures when many such structures continue to reinforce gendered colonial constructs within which women are marginalised?” It is noted that contemporary tribal governance structures are often considered a site within which indigenous peoples can express cultural identity, however, when indigenous women are clearly under-represented in positions of power within those structures, thi...

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Thesis

Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2019

Creator

Toi, Sharon Marjorie

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10289/13080

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Mana Wahine / Governance / Indigenous / Feminism / Maori Governance / Treaty of Waitangi / Waitangi Trbunal / indigenous law / legal traditions / comparative / Ngapuhi / patriarchy / resistance / struggle / indigenous women

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