![]() I often describe Pride as both a movement and a celebration of justice and refusal. So at the end of the day, we’re going to need you to support and advocate and help us. Because as someone who thinks about the future in the long run, I know that it’s going to take so many people to change this world and make it better. And I also want folks to realize that they are both part of the problem but also part of the solution to supporting and advocating with Indigenous LGBTQ and Two Spirit peoples. Don’t look away, don’t try to ignore the discomfort that folks feel when they encounter such issues of violence when it comes to queer Indigenous people. The best that allies and the media can do is don’t ignore us. What can allies and the media do to shine a light on queer Indigenous people and the challenges they may face? So I guess one of the challenges is really trying to get people to realize that trans misogyny, anti-trans rhetoric and anti-queerness are really rooted in the violence of settler colonialism heteropatriarchy. I both have to deal with the reality of settler colonialism but also the experiences of trans misogyny, both from my own community and those outside my community. What are some of the experiences and challenges you face as an Indigenous person and as a transgender individual? And the end goal is to make it into an exhibition made into a book, something that’s fantastic. … I want them to write a letter to someone, either to themselves or a community or someone that they really love and cherish, to explain to them why they’re going to a university or to a college, to share their purpose. ![]() … It’s going to be a blend of using photography and letter writing to really get Native students, undergraduate students, to sort of describe or portray or represent to us what settler colonialism is. So I’ll be focusing on my dissertation for the next two years. The reason why I describe myself as a scholar is because I’m a Ph.D. ![]() Can you describe what your scholar side entails? It’s those moments of joy that I think are the most impactful for movements of justice and refusal. My tagline is “inspiring joy and justice,” and that is the most important thing I want to share, is that when people see my videos, they feel inspired and motivated to change the world. What is the most important thing that you want to share on your social platforms? ![]()
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