Kelli Jo Ford

Good stuff, Kelsey.

Thanks—I don’t see how but may need to update.

please help us spread the word about this mentorship opportunity for writers of color & share it with anyone you think might be interested!

Lord have mercy, Instagram got me thinking about tinned fish now.

Graham Greene Dies: Oscar-Nominated ‘Dances With Wolves’ Actor Was 73 Graham Greene, a trailblazing Canadian First Nations actor & 'Dances With Wolves' star who opened doors for Indigenous actors, died September 1, 2025.

it is so rare for Natives to have an Elder in Hollywood, especially an Elder as iconic, groundbreaking, and talented as Greene

may he be guided back in his transition to skyworld peacefully and with ease 🍓😔🪶

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Beautiful!!!

It's my gray Chihuahua Sammy wearing his Chris Evans cableknit sweater, and my golden Cocker dachshund Mellie. They both seem to be yelling as they sit on a comfy chair covered in a white cable knit blanket backed by a yellow cashmere throw

🎶AND I PRAY
OH MY GOD DO I PRAY
I PRAY EVERY SINGLE DAY
FOR A REVOLUTION🎶

Ohhh really nice. I hadn’t heard of these guys!

Do not give the Gestapo a moment's peace. Do not let them believe for a second they will ever be respected, trusted, or seen as anything but invaders.

you rarely encounter a perfect intro..........but when you do

Screen capture from the movie close encounters

Me and my book project

There are still a few spaces in the POV workshop I’m teaching at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. Aug.3-9–come join us!

CHAPTER HOUSE NEW INDIGENOUS FICTION PRIZE JUDGED BY DEBRA MAGPIE EARLING AMERICAN BOOK AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF "THE LOST JOURNALS OF SACAJEWEA" AND "PERMARED" CHAPTER HOUSE JOURNAL IS DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF THE NEW INDIGENOUS FICTION PRIZE, COMMITTED TO THE RECLAMATION OF INDIGENOUS NARRATIVES. THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD INVITES EMERGING INDIGENOUS WRITERS TO SHARE THEIR UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES THROUGH ORIGINAL, UNPUBLISHED STORIES. MORE DETAILS AT WWW.CHJOURNAL.COM SUBMISSION PERIOD: MAY 1-JUNE 30 2025 PIECES NOT TO EXCEED 5000 WORDS CASH PRIZE: $250 WINNER AND 2 RUNNER UPS WILL BE PUBLISHED ONLINE Debra Magpie Earling has received a National Endowment for the Arts grant, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Montana Book Award, and the Pacific Northwest Book Award. She was named professor emeritus in 2021 at the University of Montana and is a 2025 National Book Award Judge. She is Bitterroot Salish. PTER HOUSE IS AN ONLINE LITERARY JOURNAL PROMOTING THE IDEALS AND VISION OF THE NOVATIVE INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN ARTS (IAIA) LOW RESIDENCY MA PROGRAM.

You have two more days to submit to Chapter House Journal’s Indigenous Fiction Prize and have the brilliant Debra Magpie Earling read your work!!

+General Submissions pool open for poetry, visual art, fiction and nonfiction!!

Submissions close June 30th.

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Plz share!

It’s National Indigenous Peoples Day.

Very few are talking about it. If you can, please take a few moments to read this. Please call your reps to stop the sale of public land today. Please.

anyway, the country didn't take the white supremacist underground seriously after oklahoma city and now a bunch of tim mcveigh's run the country

just watched this netflix documentary on the oklahoma city bombing and once again i'm struck by how so many of the popular media takes on this event just avoid entirely the connection to organized white supremacism

Image is line paper with writing showing an English word followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled and pronounced. The words are eat the rich and pronounced ahkeestee oowaynahee

Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.

Image is line paper with writing showing an English word followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled and pronounced. The word is hope and pronounced ootookee guhdee

Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.

👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨

Book Cover: Crooked Hallelujah by @kellijoford.bsky.social Silhouette of mother and daughter holding hands, sunset, landcape inside their images.

Audiobook Narrator Spotlight: Tanis Parenteau
www.tanisparenteau.com

“She’s survived a lifetime of these miracles, which trace back to Daddy emptying the bank account and leaving her with three girls and half an art education degree to pay the bills."

Crooked Hallelujah by @kellijoford.bsky.social

🙏🏼💜She’s so good!

-How do you feel about frilly toothpicks?
-I’m for ‘em!
-Well this club is formed then.

Tribal colleges face uncertain future amid federal funding cuts Tribal colleges and universities have endured decades of chronic underfunding, relying heavily on federal support to stay afloat. Now, the Trump administration’s broad cuts to federal programs are hit...

We continue to raise alarms around Tribal Colleges and the threat we face w/federal funding cuts. This feature on PBS NewsHour debuted this week, telling our story more broadly. We stay fighting for our students and to see that treaty and trust obligations are honored.
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The Women Could Fly: A Novel A Novel

🌈📚 #queerbooks

📖 The Women Could Fly

by @megiddings.bsky.social

dystopian fantasy - the unbreakable bond between a young woman and her mysterious mother, set in a world in which witches are real and single women are closely monitored

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#booksky #fantasy

Charlottesville is not taking this ICE abduction lying down. Some Quaker activists have called for a protest. TODAY (Wednesday) 11 a.m. - 12 noon in front of the Albemarle County Court House from 11am to 12 noon. Come with signs, to protest warrantless kidnapping of one of our neighbors yesterday.

I’d also love to read your fiction and help you make it stronger. Get in touch here:

kellijoford.com/services

I’ve been laying low bc of health stuff, but I’m back, baby. Come see me in August for a course on POV at the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center. All levels are welcome!

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I wrote a whole book about this.

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(I was able to get most of it through the Way Back Machine! Still super helpful.)