Alannah Young, Patricia May-Derbyshire
Volume 26, Number 1 (2026) 26 (1): 16-46
Palabras clave mujeres indígenas, resurgimiento, relacionalidad, educación basada en la tierra, liderazgo matriarcal, reciprocidad, traducción del conocimiento
Resumen
El liderazgo de las mujeres indígenas en medicina, salud y educación continúa floreciendo a través de las generaciones, a pesar de las presiones persistentes del colonialismo y la industrialización de la atención médica. Este artículo entrelaza narraciones y métodos conversacionales para iluminar siete perspectivas interconectadas, lideradas principalmente por mujeres, que se cruzan con el Center for Indigenous Land-Based Education, Research, and Wellness (Centro para la Educación, la Investigación y el Bienestar Indígenas Enfocados en la Tierra) en xwc̓ic̓əsəm, en la Universidad de Columbia Británica, Vancouver: El Campamento de Medicina; el Colectivo de Medicina; el Colectivo de Terapia Orientada al Enfoque Indígena; los Programas de Doula ekw’í7tl; el Encuentro de Bienestar de las Mujeres; el Colectivo del Agua y el Colectivo de Mentoría Matrilineal. Estos espacios abordan el trauma decolonial, la justicia ambiental y la soberanía alimentaria a través de prácticas que restauran la reciprocidad entre la tierra, el cuerpo, la memoria y la comunidad. Presentamos un marco de cinco prácticas —coordinación de la investigación, participación en protocolos, preparación y acceso, aplicación en la tierra y reflexión y narración— como modelo para integrar la ética relacional indígena en la educación, la salud y las políticas públicas. Concluimos con recomendaciones para la gobernanza liderada por los pueblos indígenas en materia de salud y educación superior como vías hacia el bienestar planetario.
Alannah Young
Patricia May-Derbyshire
Publicado junio 5, 2026

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