Kuchitira Nkhanza Akazi Amwenye

Nkhanza zomwe zimachitika kwa amayi amtundu wathu zakhala zachizolowezi kotero kuti timakhala pachowonadi chosanenedwa, chobisika kuti matupi athu siife. Kukumbukira kwanga koyamba za chowonadi ichi mwina ndi zaka za 3 kapena 4, ndidapita ku HeadStart Program m'mudzi wotchedwa Pisinemo. Ndikukumbukira kuti ndinauzidwa “Musalole kuti aliyense akutengeni” ngati chenjezo lochokera kwa aphunzitsi anga paulendo wakumunda. Ndimakumbukira ndikuopa kuti m'mene wina angayese "kunditenga" koma sindinamvetse tanthauzo lake. Ndinkadziwa kuti ndiyenera kukhala patali ndi aphunzitsi anga ndipo kuti, ndili mwana wazaka 3 kapena 4 kenako ndidazindikira mwadzidzidzi zondizungulira. Ndazindikira tsopano kuti ndakula, vutoli lidaperekedwa kwa ine, ndipo ndidali nalo kwa ana anga omwe. Mwana wanga wamkazi wamkulu ndi mwana wanga wamwamuna akukumbukira kulangizidwa ndi ine “Musalole kuti aliyense akutengeni” popeza amayenda kwinakwake popanda ine. 

Zakale zachiwawa kwa anthu amtundu ku United States zadzetsa chizolowezi pakati pa anthu amitundu yambiri kuti nditapemphedwa kuti ndipereke chidziwitso kwa amayi ndi atsikana omwe akusowa komanso kuphedwa I  tinavutika kuti tipeze mawu oti tikambirane za zomwe timakumana nazo zomwe zimawoneka kuti ndizokayikira. Ndikanena matupi athu sakhala athu, Ndikulankhula za izi m'mbiri yakale. Boma la United States lidavomereza mapulogalamu azakuthambo ndikulunjika kwa Amwenye am'dziko lino m'dzina la "kupita patsogolo". Kaya anali kusuntha mokakamira Achimwenye kuchokera kumayiko awo kupita kumalo osungira, kapena kuba ana m'nyumba zawo kuti adzawaike m'masukulu apanyanja mdziko lonselo, kapena kutseketsa mokakamiza kwa azimayi athu ku Indian Health Services kuyambira 1960 mpaka ma 80s onse. Anthu akomweko amakakamizidwa kuti apulumuke m'mbiri ya moyo yodzala ndi zachiwawa ndipo nthawi zambiri zimamveka ngati tikufuula zopanda pake. Nkhani zathu sizimawoneka kwa ambiri, mawu athu amakhalabe osamveka.

Ndikofunika kukumbukira kuti pali mitundu 574 yamitundu ku United States ndipo lirilonse ndi lapadera. Ku Arizona kokha kuli Mitundu 22 yamitundu yosiyana, kuphatikiza kusuntha kochokera ku Mitundu ina mdziko lonselo lomwe limatcha Arizona kwawo. Chifukwa chake kusonkhanitsa kwa Amayi ndi Atsikana Osowa ndi Ophedwa Operewera ndi Ophedwa kwakhala kovuta ndipo kuli pafupi kuthekera koti kuchitike. Tikuvutika kuti tipeze kuchuluka kwa amayi ndi atsikana achimwenye omwe aphedwa, akusowa, kapena kutengedwa. Zovuta zakusunthaku zikuwongoleredwa ndi Amayi Achimwenye, ndife akatswiri athu.

M'madera ena, amayi akuphedwa ndi anthu omwe si mbadwa zawo. M'madera amtundu wanga 90% yamilandu ya azimayi omwe adaphedwa, adachitika chifukwa cha nkhanza zapabanja ndipo izi zikuwonekera pamilandu yathu. Pafupifupi 90% yamilandu yamakhothi yomwe imamvedwa m'makhothi athu a Tribal ndi nkhanza zapakhomo. Phunziro lililonse limatha kusiyanasiyana kutengera komwe kuli malo, komabe ndi momwe zimawonekera mdera lathu. Ndikofunikira kuti anthu ogwira nawo ntchito mothandizana nawo komanso othandizira nawo amvetsetse Akazi Ndi Atsikana Osowa ndi Kuphedwa ndi zotsatira zachisoni chazunzo kwa amayi ndi atsikana achikhalidwe. Zomwe zimayambitsa zachiwawa zimakhazikika kwambiri muzikhulupiriro zachikale zomwe zimaphunzitsa maphunziro obisika okhudzana ndi kufunikira kwa matupi athu - maphunziro omwe amalola kuti matupi athu atengeke pamtengo uliwonse pazifukwa zilizonse. 

Nthawi zambiri ndimakhala wokhumudwitsidwa ndikusowa kwa malankhulidwe amomwe sitikulankhula za njira zopewera nkhanza zapakhomo koma m'malo mwake tikulankhula momwe tingabwezeretse ndikupeza akusowa ndikupha azimayi ndi atsikana achimwenye.  Chowonadi ndichakuti pali machitidwe awiri azachilungamo. Imodzi yomwe imalola bambo yemwe akuimbidwa mlandu wogwiririra, kumugwirira, komanso kumuzunza, kuphatikiza kupsompsonana kosagwirizana komanso kugwiranagwirana azimayi osachepera 26 kuyambira zaka za m'ma 1970 kuti akhale Purezidenti wa 45 wa United States. Mchitidwewu ukufanana ndi womwe ungakhazikitse malamulo polemekeza amuna omwe agwirira akazi omwe adawapanga ukapolo. Ndiyeno pali kayendetsedwe ka chilungamo kwa ife; kumene chiwawa chokhudza matupi athu ndi kutenga matupi athu ndi zaposachedwa komanso zowunikira. Wothokoza, ndine.  

Mu Novembala chaka chatha oyang'anira a Trump adasaina Executive Order 13898, ndikupanga Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indian and Alaskan Natives, omwe amadziwikanso kuti "Operation Lady Justice", omwe angapereke mwayi wambiri wotsegulira milandu yambiri (osasankhidwa ndi ozizira milandu ) Amayi achikhalidwe omwe akutsogolera kugawidwa kwa ndalama zambiri kuchokera ku department of Justice. Komabe, palibe malamulo kapena mphamvu zowonjezera zomwe zimabwera ndi Operation Lady Justice. Lamuloli likuyankha mwakachetechete kusowa kochita ndikuyika patsogolo kuthana ndi milandu yozizira mdziko la India osazindikira kuvulaza ndi zoopsa zomwe mabanja ambiri akhala akuvutika nazo kwanthawi yayitali. Tiyenera kuthana ndi momwe mfundo zathu komanso kusowa kwazinthu zofunikira zimaloleza bata ndi kufafaniza Amayi ndi Atsikana Ambiri omwe akusowa komanso omwe adaphedwa.

Pa Okutobala 10th Savanna Act ndi Not Invisible Act onse adasainidwa kukhala lamulo. Lamulo la Savanna lipanga njira zovomerezeka zoyankhira milandu ya Amwenye Achimereka omwe akusowa ndikuphedwa, polumikizana ndi mafuko, zomwe ziphatikizira kuwongolera kwamgwirizano pakati pamalamulo amtundu, maboma, maboma, ndi oyang'anira maboma. Not Notvisible Act ipereka mwayi kwa mafuko kufunafuna zoyeserera, zopereka ndi mapulogalamu okhudzana ndikusowa (kutengedwa) komanso kuphedwa kwa Amwenye.

Kuyambira lero, lamulo la Violence Against Women Act silidakadutse ku Senate. The Violence Against Women Act ndi lamulo lomwe limapereka ambulera yantchito ndi chitetezo kwa amayi ndi akazi osayenda opanda zikalata. Ndi lamulo lomwe limatilola kuti tizikhulupirira ndikulingalira china chosiyana ndi madera athu omwe akumira ndi kuzaza kwachiwawa. 

Kusanthula ngongole ndi malamulo ndi maudindo akuluakulu ndi ntchito yofunikira yomwe yawunikiranso zina zazikulu, komabe ndimayimikabe pafupi ndi kutuluka kwa magaraja ndi masitepe. Ndimadandaula za ana anga aakazi omwe amapita kumzinda okha. Potsutsana ndi umuna komanso chilolezo mdera lathu zidatenga zokambirana ndi Mphunzitsi Wamkulu Wampikisano Wampikisano kuti avomere kulola gulu lake la mpira kutenga nawo mbali pazoyeserera zathu zokambirana mdera lathu za zomwe zimachitika chifukwa cha nkhanza. Madera amitundu amatha kuchita bwino akapatsidwa mwayi komanso mphamvu yakudzionera. Izi zili choncho, tidakali pano.