Wednesday Draft Questions

1) In the These Women Are Saving the Amazon video, Nina Gualinga mentions "I think women have a very deep connection to Mother Earth and feel the need to protect her as women" (Refinery29, 5:28). Why do you think women might feel a greater need to care for Mother Earth as opposed to men?

2) In Unearthing Women's Anti-mining Activism in the Andes: Pachamama and the "Mad Old Women", Clara says "It is women [who are involved] because just like Mother Earth, she gives life, so we are givers of life" (Jenkins, 450). How do you think women are similar to la panchamama?

3) In What Does It Mean to Be an Indigenous Women in Contemporary Times?, Luis María de la Torre Amaguana mentions "Indigenous woman has been further marginalized within the colonial mold that has offered few possibilities beyond the domestic sphere, confining her to servitude" (María, 85). How do you think the marginalization of this group of women impacts their perspective and activism to protect Mother Earth?