This article corrects the assumption that "indigenous women and feminist issues remain undertheorized," by demonstrating that they do theorize their lives, but that they theorize differently, meaning, indigenous women do not rely solely on Western tools, worldviews, or epistemologies as methods of interpretation. One tool indigenous women use to theorize is writing, which provides a space for women to make sense of the world and their place in it. Additionally, indigenous women's rhetorical practices produce knowledge referred to as "theory in the flesh," a concept that grounds struggles for knowledge in women's bodies. An indigenous feminist theory also presents strategies that empower, which includes naming the enemy, "reinventing the enemy's language," and writing to survive. An indigenous feminist theory also reveals overarching characteristics such as responsibility, the promotion of healing, and a call for survival, all features this article explores. (Contains 73 notes.)