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jendeerinwater.bsky.social
Cherokee Nation citizen, bi, Two-Spirit, multiply-disabled journalist, organizer, & Founding Executive Director of Crushing Colonialism. Learn more about me at JDeerinwater.com
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Ending our panel at the #WorldPride Human Rights Conference '25, our Founding Executive Director & Cherokee @jendeerinwater.bsky.social spoke on the challenges to #HireIndigenous in the arts & media industry, stressing the need for trust, consistency & community-building: youtu.be/UdefzV9lt2s

During our panel at #WorldPride Human Rights Conference 2025, Rivolta Sata, a multidisciplinary artist from Afriqiyah & Abya Yala, discussed the importance of Indigiqueer storytelling and the challenges Indigenous artists face in the music industry. 📺 Full session: youtu.be/UdefzV9lt2s #DBIWP25

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During the opening plenary of WorldPride Human Rights Conf. 2025, our Founding Executive Director, @jendeerinwater.bsky.social (Cherokee), acknowledged Comanche & White Mountain Apache queer actor, Jonathan Joss, whose life was taken on the 1st day of Pride Month. #DBIWP25 #WorldPride #WashingtonDC

🌈 From start to finish, the final evening of #DBIWP25 at Atlas Performing Arts Center #DC was unforgettable. Thanks to all who celebrated with us, to our donors, and to everyone else who made it possible! 📷: WTA (Slides 2&4) See the full recap: www.instagram.com/p/DKfFTTpxei... #WorldPride

🌈 Last night @jendeerinwater.bsky.social delivered a moving land acknowledgment in collab w/Skye & Mercie Cummings at the #WorldPride 2025 Welcome to #DC Reception. 📌 Our next #DBIWP25 gathering: TODAY, 5PM ET at Atlas Performing Arts Center 🌏 Livestream: youtube.com/@CrushingColonialism

We're happy to share that @jendeerinwater.bsky.social will offer the Indigenous land acknowledgment today, May 31, at the WorldPride DC Welcome Ceremony! 📍Rubell Museum, 5-6 PM 65 I St SW, "Washington, D.C." Find the link to the event: www.eventbrite.com/e/mayor-muri... #WorldPride #WashingtonDC

Looking for rad community minded events for #WorldPride? Can’t make it in person but still want to participate? Join @crushcolonialism.bsky.social this Fri & Sun for #DBIWP25, the only #Indigiqueer events happening. Our events are hybrid, FREE & disability & language accessible. Learn more below.

NEXT Friday is day one of #DBIWP25. RSVP today for your free tickets & we’re encouraging people to come early. Can’t wait to see y’all & have a happy & safe Pride season! #WorldPride #TwoSpirit

🌈 The #Pride edition of #TheMagazine is almost here! Our Exec. Dir. @jendeerinwater.bsky.social invites you to open your heart to Indigenous diversity as you read it. Subscribe to support #Indigiqueer voices: crushingcolonialism.org/subscribe/ Or donate: crushingcolonialism.org/donate/ #DBIWP25

Go bump Hope for #DBIWP25, #WorldPride & beyond. Join us for the live performance of Hope at Atlas on June 1st. Check our website for more info & how to get your free tickets. You can also catch the live stream on our YouTube & Facebook accounts or watch later on our website #TwoSpirit #Indigiqueer

In this interview with @eleanorg.bsky.social I discuss the genocide & erasure of Two-Spirit & Indigiqueer people & why it’s crucial we tell our stories for ourselves at events like #DBIWP25. Sign up for our newsletter & learn more about DBIWP25 at the link. Join us in person or watch the live stream

🎙️ OUT NOW: Our Founding Executive Director, @jendeerinwater.bsky.social, joins @eleanorg.bsky.social on @projectcensored.bsky.social for a powerful interview about Indigenous views on gender, and the colonial imposition of the binaries. Tune in: www.projectcensored.org/bars-binarie...

I was recently on Project Censored, hosted by @eleanorg.bsky.social. We talked about everything from colonization's impact on Indigenous gender, queerness & #MMIWG2, to ecocide & @crushcolonialism.bsky.social's upcoming Indigiqueer & Two-Spirit #DBIWP25 HYBRID events during #WorldPride.

A federal judge has temporarily halted the federal government's plans to transfer land in eastern Arizona for a massive copper mining project that has been years in the making.

⚠️ The proposed 2026 federal budget includes major cuts to programs Native communities rely on: health care, education, housing, infrastructure & climate resilience. These cuts risk vital resources, jobs & violate treaty rights and tribal sovereignty. Share to spread awareness. #Indigenous #News

Trump 2026 Budget Guts Billions from Indian Country Programs. nativenewsonline.net/currents/tru...

NEW: The attack on a Gaza aid ship didn't come from nowhere. In 2010, Israel raided a fleet of civilian ships trying to bring aid to Gaza, killing 10 people. The Obama administration blocked UN efforts for an independent investigation. Joe Biden & Chuck Schumer *defended* the attack.

Want to support an incredible cause & possibly win a fabulous prize package? You're in luck! Buy your raffle tickets to support #DBIWP25, a FREE international #Indigiqueer event series May 30 at Arena Stage & June 1 at Atlas Performing Arts Center on Piscataway land ("Washington DC") #WorldPride2025

The fascists are actively killing marginalized people. And this is only the beginning. I fear things will become much worse before they become better. We need to organize as communities to fight for our right not to live, but to thrive. We are all that we have & there is power & beauty in unity.

They’ve cut the entire AmeriCorps program. This move disengages youth from community and paid work while also hurting smaller and underfunded nonprofits and communities. Another move to further oppress and control already marginalized communities.

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that federal authorities may once again seek reporters’ phone records and compel their testimony in leak investigations, reversing a policy that was designed to protect journalists from intrusive government efforts to identify and prosecute sources.

If you’re attending the White House Correspondents Association dinner tonight, be sure to come prepared with a joke about the toddler cancer patient they just disappeared despite her being a citizen. Otherwise it’s going to be awkward when you’re mugging for photos with Stephen Miller.

Discover healing in harmony with land & spirit in this week’s feature of #TheMagazine. Read about how #Indigenous wisdom is decolonizing mental health by challenging colonial psychology, honoring resilience & reclaiming truth. Read the entire piece here: crushingcolonialism.org/indigenous-s...

Help bring #DBIWP25 to life! ✨ Enter to win 1 of 3 prize bundles that include items like: signed books, artwork by Palestinian artists, Indigenous-made beauty products, and more! All proceeds go to the logistics of this event. Grab your raffle tickets here: www.zeffy.com/ticketing/cr... #Pride

they want us poor, sick and desperate

I haven't received a donation in 14 days. Help me bring in enough money to guarantee I access safe, permanent, disability accessible housing. Please give what you can, and repost and share with your networks. #Disability #Indigenous #TwoSpirit

JUST IN: Judge finds 'probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations

The Trump administration is pushing El Salvador to build more prisons for “homegrowns” ie those that are designated criminals by these fascists. It’s the laughter in the background about more prisons & deportations that is spine chillingly disgusting. Direct action & solidarity are our only hope.

Despite a court order, Donald Trump is still refusing to allow journalists from the Associated Press into the White House press pool. This is a direct assault on the First Amendment, free speech, and freedom of the press.

The #KennedyCenter pulled its support for #DBIWP25 & canceled our residency. The US always breaks its contracts & word with Indigenous nations. Arts institutions also have a history of thievery & deception. This is a continuation of genocide. Follow @crushcolonialism.bsky.social for more info.

The Keystone pipeline system, which carries crude oil from Canada to the U.S., was shut down on Tuesday because of a leak that spilled an estimated 3,500 barrels of oil in southeastern North Dakota, government and company officials said.

Get yourself some original disabled, #Indigiqueer made merch by the ever deadly @johnniejae.bsky.social to celebrate #WorldPride. Subscribe to The Magazine/La Revista while you’re there. We’re putting out an expanded issue for our June edition in celebration of pride & our #DBIWP25 hybrid events.

Brunch?! It seems that fascism, genocide, disappearing people, permanent detention, environmental harm, misogyny, racism, Colonialism, etc. are perfectly fine as long as it’s a Democrat committing these horrors of injustice and oppression. Liberals are heavily responsible for where we are at.

Calling all #Indigenous organizers, artists, journalist, media, makers, and storytellers! @crushcolonialism.bsky.social’s The Magazine is accepting pitches for our September 2025 issue themed identity. We pay all contributors so check out our pitching guide and pitch us today.

Yesterday was the anniversary of the 1st day of the Section 504 protest. The Black Panthers brought food to the disabled people engaged in the direct action. Cross community & movement solidarity is what will save us all from the jackboot of fascism.

Register today for the entirely Indigiqueer created #DBIWP25 on May 30 at Arena stage and June 1 at Atlas performing art center in Washington DC during #WorldPride. #IndigenousPride www.tickettailor.com/events/crush...

Donations have come in, but I'll need more if I'm going to make safe, disability accessible, housing that's near the healthcare I require a reality. Please give what you can & share. I've done all I can since '20 to solve this problem, but I can't do it on my own. www.gofundme.com/f/secure-hou...

We’re 58 days away from our groundbreaking #DBIWP25 events. Mark your calendars to join us in person or watch via livestream or on our YouTube channel & website. Sign up for our email list to stay up to date on this historic Indigiqueer programming during #WorldPride. crushingcolonialism.org

Remember this mess is heavily due to the Democratic Party. They led us down this cliff by caring more about money, power, & waging genocide than they did about their own constituents. We should always hold them accountable for the fascism, hate, & violence they allowed through our front door.

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