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Feminist Nations? A Study of Native American Women in Southwestern Tribal Politics

New Mexico State University

Tremendous variation exists in the politics and governance of the over 550 federally recognized American Indian tribes. For example, women are barred from participating in tribal politics in most Pueblo Nations, yet in other Southwestern tribes, they are political leaders. Using data from personal interviews with officials from 21 Indian Nations in Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah, I examine the role that they, as women, play in tribal politics; why they participate; the positions they hold; the constraints they face; their political goals, policy priorities, and strategies; and the institutional and social conditions that enable women to serve in their tribe’s political leadership. The findings reveal substantial diversity among the Southwestern Indian Nations studied, yet considerable similarities exist among the leaders’ paths to leadership, policy priorities, and political goals in tribal government.

Political Research Quarterly, Vol. 57, No. 1, 101-112 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/106591290405700108


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