@r-i-w.bsky.social
Indigenous Educator, Advocate & Scholar www.relentlessindigenouswoman.ca
Babes, tbh, you can do so much better.
If a situation came to mind, then this is your sign, to in fact, do better.
Do so much damn better π«
Back from a social media hiatus. Back from rewiring my roots.
But I didnβt come back to scroll. I came back to speak π€
Explanation of D.E.I.
28.01.2025 13:59 β π 493 π 140 π¬ 14 π 5Wild. Fucking wild.
28.01.2025 20:06 β π 86 π 26 π¬ 0 π 0Maybe itβs love ππ³
28.01.2025 19:53 β π 31 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0π€
28.01.2025 19:52 β π 24 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0Many people are mistaking their moral failures as βopinionsβ, and it really shows.
28.01.2025 19:46 β π 21 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0I had the honour of visiting the Lands and People of Whitehorse, Yukon! ποΈ
I got to present my keynote on Healing Our Relationship with the Land, along with workshops on eco-somatic practices for early learners.
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For info on our services, visit:
www.relentlessindigenouswoman.ca
This is my immediate strategy for surviving this time:
Plant trees. Buy seeds. Make compost. Make plans for my garden. Walk outside. Lift weights. Read books. Make art.
I planted bulbs the day after the election. They are under the frozen ground, resting and doing their thing. Every day I look
Itβs easy to feel helpless right now, but remember we have tremendous capacity to help one another
Small acts of kindness like wearing a respirator, checking on someone who might be all alone, making a meal for someone in need, donating to mutual aidβ¦.These things have a huge impact
Love over hate
How does terrorizing farm workers, school kids and hard working immigrants make America great, especially when you release and pardon violent insurrectionists?
White Nationalism is Nazism.
I thought I was gonna be in my soft era. But all this bs is bringing my warrior out. Folks thought I was relentless beforeβIβm about to get βworseβ π€
24.01.2025 23:18 β π 60 π 2 π¬ 3 π 0One of my Ancestors was part of the β οΈ of settlers because they were starving his People.
Iβm not saying Iβm kind of like my Ancestor.
Iβm saying Iβm an embodiment of him.
Delete your social media apps for about 50% or more of the week. Use that time to connect with yourself, others, and Land π€
24.01.2025 22:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Dear Trolls,
I told the Land and Waters about you.
But they didnβt know your name.
πͺΆπΏπ€
24.01.2025 22:08 β π 36 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Especially if many of them are ON THEIR OWN NATIVE LANDS
24.01.2025 21:59 β π 62 π 14 π¬ 0 π 0As a certified trauma informed somatic coach, I have created a workshop for educators of early learners that integrates somatics with the Land, aka eco-somatics, for meaningful circle time π
Now taking books for April and May π±
To connect, visit our site at:
www.relentlessindigenouswoman.ca
These current times will be recorded in history. Act accordinglyβbe an absolute fucking nuisance.
24.01.2025 17:08 β π 41 π 11 π¬ 0 π 2A drawing of a horse, smoking a cigarette, with a blanket over it that reads "Don't give up. You can cuss the whole time, just don't give up."
24.01.2025 03:11 β π 520 π 85 π¬ 14 π 2iβm so tired but iβve got obligations π©
23.01.2025 15:58 β π 14561 π 2018 π¬ 143 π 108My embracing of gender diverse folks is rooted in Ancestral coding, human rights, science, care, and community.
Your denial of gender diverse folks is rooted in colonial coding, bigotry, ignorance, fear, and elitism.
We are not the same.
Even if you voted for him, you can still change your stance on things. You can still uphold humanity, dignity, and ethics. You can still change to give others a chance.
22.01.2025 20:26 β π 50 π 9 π¬ 4 π 0Keep living within your Ancestral memory, my Two Spirit & Indigenous Trans and Gender Diverse Relatives.
Colonial rule cannot and will not ever break our Ancestral memories and coding πͺΆπ³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ
There was always more than two genders in America. Always will be.
Love,
Every Indigenous Queer and Two Spirit Person Ever π³οΈβππͺΆ
My PhD dissertation is now published for the public!!! π€©
You can read it here:
www.proquest.com/docview/3156...
I hope this work does what I intended for it to doβheal and inspire.
βYou donβt look Native.β
My bad. I left my eagle, teepee, and moccasins at home π
I dress like a Native because I AM Native. I behave like a Native because I AM Native. I speak like a Native because I AM Native. I write and create like a Native because I AM Native.