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We need to stop assuming that by translating to Spanish we are providing Indigenous peoples south of the border a great service bc many of our relatives don’t speak Spanish,

I think it is time Mexico takes responsibility for helping separate Maya families & aiding the U.S. in placing kids in cages. The Mexican govt. has placed soldiers in various

Remember that permaculture is co-opted Indigenous knowledge. The founder of this field, Bill Mollison went to Tasmania, Australia to “research” and “learn” from the Indigenous peoples of a small village.

Here are my parents waiting for my presentation (Re: NAISA 2018). This was the first time they were seeing me present and my father kept coming down the aisle to

Yesterday, I sat in a panel and a Black relative referred to himself as a "settler of color." When it was my turn, I had to tell him he was

I am Dr. Jessica Hernandez, an Indigenous scientist (Zapotec & Maya Ch'orti). I advocate for environmental, climate, & food justice through my scientific & community work. Today is #IndigenousPeoplesDay &

Last night was a metaphor for what every woman of color experiences. No matter what accolades, credentials, experience a woman of color achieves, this society (in particular white men &

If you have ever celebrated Independence Day in Mexico or Central America, I ask you that this year you look & search for mutual aid efforts that support Afro-Indigenous &

I won’t be posting anything related to detention centers bc as a Maya Ch’orti’ womxn, I feel helpless reading the stories right now They are my people and communities

I wanted to remind everyone that it is CRUCIAL that when discussing veganism, we need to hold intersectional conversations regarding the agriculture industry & the treatment farm workers receive. Following

As a Zapotec womxn who comes from generations of weavers, I’ll NEVER ignore my elders or my communities voices over historical accounts not written by my people to justify the

The fact that Mestizxs use “blood quantum” to dismiss Indigenous peoples under the premises that it excludes mixed people in Latin America shows that they don’t understand the concept of