Sharing Métis women’s stories about moon time and colonial body shame through visiting and berry picking in Buttertown, Alberta
department or school: Arts and Social Sciences, Irving K. Barber Faculty of (Okanagan)
department or school: Community, Culture and Global Studies, Department of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Paul, Hanna M.
issued: 2023-07-11T23:43:14Z
issued: 2023
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Indigenous women’s bodies have been the subject of extractive study through western scholarship, yet Métis women’s bodies and knowledge around experiences with Métis moon time (menstruation) has received little to no attention. I approach my Master’s thesis through the weaving of emergent Indigenous feminist theory, decolonial theory and methods, and Métis methodologies. My project focuses upon: (1) the historical legacy of western menstrual teachings and its effect on Indigenous women and youth’s body images; (2) how Métis teachings can create space for knowing, healing, and identity in my community; and (3) how Métis women’s teachings and bodily connection can help reimagine and dream into existence self-image futurisms for Buttertown, Alberta. Current literature only addresses how colonial and patriarchal concepts of menstruation affect Métis women and young girls (Baldy 2017). Beyond the literature, there is no specific research within Métis communities, specifically Buttertown, near Fort Vermilion, Alberta, which stems from internalized patriarchal frameworks and principles that affect the well-being of women and youth during this monthly ceremony. This project begins with my own experience and with the Métis community of Buttertown. I use autoethnography, Métis storying, Métis oral history, Métis historical archives, and most importantly the social practice of visiting (Flaminio et al. 2020; Gaudet 2018). My metaphoric methodology of saskatoon berry picking grounds my research in Buttertown and parallels my Indigenous research approach to the berry picking process. Through this project, I gain new insights into how reconnection and re-emergence of Métis moon time teachings links to healing and Indigenous concepts of well-being (Gaudet & Caron-Bourbonnais 2015; Zinga & Styres 2013).
aggregated CHO: https://circle.library.ubc.ca/rest/handle/2429/85223
note: SHARING MÉTIS WOMEN'S STORIES ABOUT MOON TIME AND COLONIAL BODY SHAME THROUGH VISITING AND BERRY PICKING IN BUTTERTOWN, ALBERTA by Hanna M. Paul B.A., University of British Columbia (Okanagan), 2021 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in THE COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES (Interdisciplinary Studies—Community Engagement, Social Change, and Equity) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) June 2023 © Hanna M. Paul, 2023 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis/dissertation entitled: Sharing Métis Women’s Stories About Moon Time and Colonial Body Shame Through Visiting and Berry Picking in Buttertown, Alberta submitted by Hanna M. Paul in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Arts. Examining Committee: Dr. Gabrielle Legault, Community, Culture and Global Studies Co-Supervisor Dr. Fiona P. McDonald, Community, Culture and Global Studies Co-Supervisor Dr. Cindy Gaudet, Native Studies Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Allison Hargreaves, Creative and Critical Studies Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Katrina Plamondon, Health and Social Development, School of Nursing External Examiner iii Abstract Indigenous women’s bodies have been the subject of extractive study through western scholarship, yet Métis women’s bodies and knowledge around experiences with Métis moon time (menstruation) has received little to no attention. I approach my Master’s thesis through the weaving of emergent Indigenous feminist theory, decolonial theory and methods, and Métis methodologies. My project focuses upon: (1) the historical legacy of western menstrual teachings and its effect on Indigenous women and youth’s body images; (2) how Métis teachings can create space for knowing, healing, and identity in my community; and (3) how Métis women’s teachings and bodily connection can help reimagine and dream into existence s…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2023-09
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0434188
language: eng
degree discipline: Interdisciplinary Studies
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Legault, Gabrielle Monique
contributor: McDonald, Fiona P., 1980-
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/85223