Cheyenne-Chicana mama, rezgirl, prof @ucla|sociologist|demographer|data warrior|Indigenous resistance|inequality|racism|data|critical quant|my cussing|my views
Unceded Indigenous Land!
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It has been a great day for the internet and TikTok because of the swim warrior and chair warrior. I already know what all my peeps are getting for Christmas.
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Visiting research partners means spending time w tribal nations & Native serving orgs. It means bearing witness to breaking cycles of generational trauma. It means dreaming Indigenous futures. It means Native women are f’ing phenomenal. Pay us, listen to
us, get out of our way!
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What’s your purpose? Let’s be inspired…together!
Do you know what’s powerful? That feeling of genuinely being in your purpose. Mine is to support tribes & Native orgs in rebuilding data power to move our communities forward on our terms. It’s so f’ing beautiful how we keep resisting & thriving against all odds. #wearestillhere
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Do you know what’s powerful? That feeling of genuinely being in your purpose. Mine is to support tribes & Native orgs in rebuilding data power to move our communities forward on our terms. It’s so f’ing beautiful how we keep resisting & thriving against all odds. #wearestillhere
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Yesssss! I had to fight like
hell to prove my training and skills in order to qualify for STEM scholarships and opportunities as a grad student! This is such a big deal for demography students Thank you to all who fought for this. Bravo!
Demography and Population Studies Receives Federal STEM Designation
With this new designation, international students with F-1 visa status will now be eligible to stay in the US for an additional two years of “STEM OPT” employment. ow.ly/y10750Pgg89
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The latest in the chronicles of mediocre white men…let’s be honest, if he was not a white
man, there’d be damning
professional consequences and not just an opportunity to lighten his load.
chronicle.com/article/stanfo…
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Do y’all ever wonder where you went wrong? My college roommates are buying multimillion dollar houses. I’m really happy for them. And questioning my life choices. I can’t even afford an apartment in LA.
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I should clarify, where can I point her to find dissertation completion funding? Does that exist anymore?
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I need help for grant ideas/funding for an Indigenous elder culture bearer who is also a PhD candidate and needs a grant to finish writing her dissertation. Any ideas?
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I am not a Diné/Navajo person, so I will not comment further except to say that these white Ivy League researchers are gonna get so much mileage out of this for their own careers and I just… 😩
I asked a group of 11 Ivy League university alumni to send their brightest students, graduates, and professors to help the Navajo Nation solve its most persistent economic problems. As a nation, as a government, we’re always trying to find avenues to help our people.
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Wow a bizarre move!
And we already know the mileage those non-Native professors are gonna get out of this picture when it comes to their benevolence and “helping the Indians.” Why does the White savior narrative continue to hold power in our SOVEREIGN tribal governments? ugh😩
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Struggling with how to communicate this lately and here's my take:
Just because I am employed by a public institution does not mean I am YOUR public scholar. We do not all serve the same public.
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So think about your why before you get asked. Think about it before you write that email & certainly before you start your research. I will respond to your email, but it may not be the response you wanted. I'm ok with that bc Indigenous communities deserve better "whys." 6/6.
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You prob won't learn this in grad school bc most profs have yet to problematize their own positionality. Researcher positionality must be discussed up front in research w (& espec research on/about) Indig Peoples & communities. Period. This includes grad student research. 5/
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I'm not saying non-Indig folks can't do research about Indig Peoples. But your "why" needs to be good. Real good. And you need to understand & communicate your positionality as a non-Indig researcher from the start. If you haven't done that, then don't do this research. 4/
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Did you read something about how bad things are for Natives & think, "Wow there's a "novel" research idea, I should fill that gap!"? Instead perhaps ask yourself, am I the right person to fill that gap? A key thing we aren't taught in grad school is critical self-reflection. 3/
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If your answer to both of those is no, I will ask you to tell me why you are interested in doing research on Indigenous Peoples/communities. Think about your response carefully. Your why tells me & others just about everything I need to know. 2/
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