Identity, Social conditions, Kinship, Indigenous men, Social Aspects, masculinity, Indigenous Peoples, Indian men, Family relationships 

What do we know of masculinities in non-patriarchal societies? Indigenous peoples of the Americas and beyond come from traditions of gender equity, complementarity, and the sacred feminine, concepts that were unimaginable and shocking to Euro-western peoples at contact. "Indigenous Men and Masculinities", edited by Kim Anderson and Robert Alexander Innes, brings together prominent thinkers to explore the meaning of masculinities and being a man within such traditions, further examining the colonial disruption and imposition of patriarchy on Indigenous men.

Building on Indigenous knowledge systems, Indigenous feminism, and queer theory, the sixteen essays by scholars and activists from Canada, the U.S., and New Zealand open pathways for the nascent field of Indigenous masculinities. The authors explore subjects of representation through art and literature, as well as Indigenous masculinities in sport, prisons, and gangs.

"Indigenous Men and Masculinities" highlights voices of Indigenous male writers, traditional knowledge keepers, ex-gang members, war veterans, fathers, youth, two-spirited people, and Indigenous men working to end violence against women. It offers a refreshing vision toward equitable societies that celebrate healthy and diverse masculinities. 

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-314).

Issued also in electronic format.

Introduction: who's walking with our brothers / Robert Alexander Innes and Kim Anderson -- Reconstructing indigenous masculine thought / Bob Antone -- Cutting to the roots of colonial masculinity / Scott L. Morgensen -- Complementary relationships: a review of indigenous gender studies / Leah Sneider -- Taxonomies of indigeneity: indigenous heterosexual patriarchal masculinity / Brendan Hokowhitu -- Material of masculinity: the 1832 and 1834 portraits of Mató-Tópe, Mandan chief / Kimberly Mino -- Indigenous masculinities explored through performance art in Kingston, Ontario / Erin Sutherland -- "Tales of burning love": female masculinity in contemporary native literature / Lisa Tatonetti -- Oshki Ishkode, new fire / Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair -- Patriotic games: boundaries and masculinity in New Zealand sport / Phillip Borrell.

Social spaces of maleness: the role of street gangs in practising indigenous masculinities / Robert Henry -- Imprisonment and indigenous masculinity: contesting hegemonic masculinity in a toxic environment / Allison Piché -- Diné masculinities, relationships, colonization, and regenerating an egalitarian way of life / Lloyd L. Lee -- "The face of Kū:" a dialogue on Hawaiian warriorhood / Ty P. Kāwika Tengan, with Thomas Ka'auwai Kaulukukui, Jr. and William Kahalepuna Richards, Jr. -- Strong men stories: a roundtable on indigenous masculinities / Sam McKegney, with Richard Van Camp, Warren Cariou, Gregory Scofield, and Daniel Heath Justice -- A conversation with crazy Indians / Sasha Sky -- "To arrive speaking": voices from the Bidwewidam indigenous masculinities project / Kim Anderson, John Swift, and Robert Alexander Innes.