Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
We’re women we fight for freedom/We’re strong, we fight for peace We struggle every day to prove our worth/We’re women and we’re proud to say… With my sister beside me, I am strong, I am free When she’s with me…I am strong, I am free… - Tiddas, 1993 Aboriginal women are strong and resilient, but they face the need to protect themselves emotionally and mentally against stereotypes, sexism, and racism in their everyday lives. While black feminist organizations in the 1970s pioneered an intersectional approach to oppression, the white feminist movement gained momentum and strength, leaving Aboriginal women to be discriminated against based on their race rather than their gender. This paper aims to highlight the perspective of Aboriginal women as portrayed in their “voices and silences” and “contentment and sufferings.” It explores how race and gender intersect and often collide, as narrated by Jackie Huggins in her book Sister Girl. It also emphasizes the importance of Aboriginal women uniting to challenge the dominance of white-led women’s movements and establish their own individual identities and spaces