Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty Publications Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Uchoi, Linda; Tripura, Biswaranjan Title A name given to the resource Deconstructing Feminist Perspectives on Work: Insights from Uchoi Indigenous Tribal Women's Worldview in Northeast India Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01-01-2026 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of International Women's Studies;Volume;28;Issue;2;Article No.;9; Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105038853941?origin=resultslist" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105038853941?origin=resultslist</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Uchoi L., CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore Central Campus, India; Tripura B., Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), India Description An account of the resource Womens work is commonly conceptualized through an economic lens that prioritizes the valuation of paid and unpaid labor and assesses womens status and empowerment primarily in monetary terms. Such approaches are limiting as a means of understanding the lived realities of Indigenous Tribal women. In contrast, this article adopts a sociological and anthropological perspective to examine the multifaceted meanings of work among Uchoi Indigenous Tribal women in Tripura, Northeast India. The Uchoi community is a recognized Scheduled Tribe (ST) under Article 342 of the Constitution of India. By situating work within its sociocultural, ecological, and communal contexts, this article demonstrates how work shapes identity, respect, and social standing within the Uchoi community beyond mere economic valuation. Drawing on nine months of ethnographic fieldwork, this study incorporates womens memories, lived experiences, and narratives to challenge dominant feminist interpretations of work that remain largely universalist and focused on monetary value. Methodologically, the research employs elderly visitation, conversational methods, and engaged observation. The findings reveal a contextual worldview regarding work among Uchoi women, expressed through practices such as marriage by trial and service, weaving as both work and cultural expression, relational and reciprocal forms of work, collective labour in jhum cultivation, and the preservation of Indigenous knowledge systems. These practices are rooted in Indigenous epistemologies encompassing arts and crafts, weaving traditions, ecological knowledge, and communal labor arrangements. The article emphasizes the necessity of recognizing these distinct contextual experiences, cosmologies, and epistemologies of Indigenous Tribal women in theorizing work and empowerment. It contributes to feminist scholarship by reconceptualizing work through the framework of Indigenous feminism, which foregrounds Indigenous worldviews as embedded in context-specific practices. The paper argues for moving beyond universalized frameworks of work towards an approach that acknowledges the socially embedded, relational, and culturally situated dimensions shaping Indigenous womens work and lived experiences. 2026 Bridgewater State College. All rights reserved. Subject The topic of the resource Decolonial studies; Indigenous feminism; Indigenous women; Northeast India; Tripura; Uchoi tribe; Work Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Bridgewater State College Relation A related resource ISSN: 15398706; Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource online