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Issue I: Resistance
Toward a Decolonial Feminism and Ecological Applications: Examining Barriers and Possibilities in Canada By: Sofia Pennacchietti
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his paper examines intersections between decolonization, feminist theory, and environmental frameworks. I pose the question: how can decoloniality be used to address environmental and gender issues? Using the theories of María Lugones, I explore how gender and environmental equity issues can be solved alongside one another in the context of a case study on Indigenous women in Canada. To do so, I expand on Lugones’ theories of dialogue, collaboration, and complex communication to environmental frameworks. Throughout this paper, I explore how decolonial relations can be created to combat the negative outcomes that modern, capitalist, colonial structures have inflicted on both gender equality and environmental justice efforts. Overall, I argue that María Lugones’ discussion of the decoloniality of feminism
