  Implicit in discussions of the complexity of identity is the relationship between the individual and the collective. The relationship between structural collective conditions and the formation of individual identity attends to the ways in which human beings are not isolated meaning-makers. However, when the conditions of meaning-making reflect the heirlooms of colonialism, oppression, patriarchy, or obligatory heterosexuality, tense negotiations are required between the individual and the collective. Indigenous feminists have negotiated the political and personal value of ethnic belonging with individual feminist claims (Bastian Duarte 2012: 164). The liberal neofeminist movement has long emphasized the importance of sexual and reproductive rights of women, but while these issues may represent core aspects of many women’s lives, they do not represent core issues in Indigenous women’s struggles.