Date of Award
Summer 8-24-2024
Document Type
Masters Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. in Anthropology
Organizational Unit
College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Anthropology
First Advisor
Kelly Fayard
Second Advisor
Christina Kreps
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
All Rights Reserved.
Keywords
Indigenous feminism, Lumbee Tribe, Missing and murdered indigenous women girls and two-spirit (MMIWG2S), North Carolina, Settler colonialism
Abstract
The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit (MMIWG2S) crisis has existed since European settlers first came to the continent and has the potential to affect all Indigenous communities in the United States (Schilling 2018). Despite what federal data shows, I argue that the MMIWG2S crisis affects the Lumbee Tribe based on conversations on MMIWG2S that are coming from the Lumbee community. The primary objective of this thesis research project has been to conduct exploratory research through a case study to understand how the MMIWG2S crisis affects the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. I use the critical lenses of the theories of settler colonialism and Indigenous feminisms to understand this thesis research project's findings.
This thesis also looks at what has been done thus far to mitigate the issues caused by the MMIWG2S crisis within the community. Information was obtained through multiple research methods, including semi-structured interviews and surveys. After an analysis of what has been done and understanding how the MMIWG2S crisis affects the community, further suggestions are made based on community-driven conversations that can be further implemented to lessen the crisis's effects on the community. The MMIWG2S crisis deeply affects the Lumbee community; more changes are needed to protect the community further.
Copyright Date
8-2024
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Rights Holder
Daniel Oxendine
Provenance
Received from Author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
197 pgs
File Size
1.7 MB
Recommended Citation
Oxendine, Daniel, "The Lumbee Tribe and MMIWG2S: How a Crisis Hides Behind Unreported Data" (2024). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2492.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/2492
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