Jen Deerinwater
@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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Jen Deerinwater
www.JDeerinwater.com
Hello Bluesky! I'm an Indigenous, queer, disabled journalist & the founding executive director of an international Indigenous storytelling, media, and arts nonprofit: Crushing Colonialism. I love the arts, books, travel, nature, & animals.
www.JDeerinwater.com www.CrushingColonialism.org
www.JDeerinwater.com www.CrushingColonialism.org
Learn more about the countless hurdles to disability accessible housing for tribal citizens. Donate & share today tinyurl.com/53jbk5ad
#Homeownership #LandBack #DisabilityJustice
#Homeownership #LandBack #DisabilityJustice
Indigenous peoples day & HUD Section 184. Please donate & share https://tinyurl.com/53jbk5ad
YouTube video by Jen Deerinwater
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October 17, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Learn more about the countless hurdles to disability accessible housing for tribal citizens. Donate & share today tinyurl.com/53jbk5ad
#Homeownership #LandBack #DisabilityJustice
#Homeownership #LandBack #DisabilityJustice
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To be clear:
LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.
The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.
This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.
The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.
This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids
Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.
abcnews.go.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:54 AM
To be clear:
LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.
The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.
This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.
The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.
This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
Reposted by Jen Deerinwater
Seneca descendant Rachel Arlene Redeye Porter shares her journey to claim Indigeneity amid colonial systems that question belonging, in her article for #TheMagazine.
Read the article here: crushingcolonialism.org/indigenous-e...
Read the article here: crushingcolonialism.org/indigenous-e...
October 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Seneca descendant Rachel Arlene Redeye Porter shares her journey to claim Indigeneity amid colonial systems that question belonging, in her article for #TheMagazine.
Read the article here: crushingcolonialism.org/indigenous-e...
Read the article here: crushingcolonialism.org/indigenous-e...
Columbus brought rape, enslavement, thievery, sex & human trafficking, disease, & genocide to the so-called Americas that still impacts Indigenous people heavily to this day. Example: I’ve been in a years long fight to get Disability accessible stable housing. I need your help. #IPD #LandBack
Donate to Help Disabled Two-Spirit Leader Create Accessible Home, organized by Susan McClannahan
As friends and community members, we’re pulling together fun… Susan McClannahan needs your support for Help Disabled Two-Spirit Leader Create Accessible Home
www.gofundme.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Nigerian-British writer Tunji Offeyi examines how colonial legacies and “Indigeneity” laws continue to shape who gets to belong in Nigeria through the story of the Igarra (Etuno) people, in this feature for #TheMagazine.
Read the entire piece: crushingcolonialism.org/country-of-t...
Read the entire piece: crushingcolonialism.org/country-of-t...
October 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Nigerian-British writer Tunji Offeyi examines how colonial legacies and “Indigeneity” laws continue to shape who gets to belong in Nigeria through the story of the Igarra (Etuno) people, in this feature for #TheMagazine.
Read the entire piece: crushingcolonialism.org/country-of-t...
Read the entire piece: crushingcolonialism.org/country-of-t...
In the so-called US in 2022 24.9% of Disabled adults aged 18-64 lived in poverty vs 10.1% of the able-bodied. And Disabled adults have a 77% reduced change of home ownership vs the able bodied. Please help me get the stable, Disability accessible home I need with a donation & sharing this post.
October 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
In the so-called US in 2022 24.9% of Disabled adults aged 18-64 lived in poverty vs 10.1% of the able-bodied. And Disabled adults have a 77% reduced change of home ownership vs the able bodied. Please help me get the stable, Disability accessible home I need with a donation & sharing this post.
The poverty rate for American Indians is between 25-29%. The national average is 12-15%. Help me get disability accessible, stable housing so I can access the healthcare I need. Please donate if you can, & repost & share w/ 5 people in your network #LandBack #IndigenousPeoplesDay #DisabilityJustice
Donate to Help Disabled Two-Spirit Leader Create Accessible Home, organized by Susan McClannahan
As friends and community members, we’re pulling together fun… Susan McClannahan needs your support for Help Disabled Two-Spirit Leader Create Accessible Home
www.gofundme.com
October 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The poverty rate for American Indians is between 25-29%. The national average is 12-15%. Help me get disability accessible, stable housing so I can access the healthcare I need. Please donate if you can, & repost & share w/ 5 people in your network #LandBack #IndigenousPeoplesDay #DisabilityJustice
This Sunday, October 5 at 3pm ET, join us for a virtual screening of Severed, a new documentary from Gaza by Donkeysaddle Projects, followed by a live panel discussion that I’ll be on. Palestine is a disability justice issue! Register at tinyurl.com/SevOct5
October 2, 2025 at 12:02 AM
This Sunday, October 5 at 3pm ET, join us for a virtual screening of Severed, a new documentary from Gaza by Donkeysaddle Projects, followed by a live panel discussion that I’ll be on. Palestine is a disability justice issue! Register at tinyurl.com/SevOct5
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About a week until the launch of the "Palestine is a Disability Justice Issue" campaign. On Oct 5, 3 pm ET, join us for a screening of Severed–following Mohamad Saleh, who lost his leg at 12, reflecting thousands disabled by Israel’s #GazaGenocide.
RSVP: tinyurl.com/SevOct5
Host: tinyurl.com/SevOct
RSVP: tinyurl.com/SevOct5
Host: tinyurl.com/SevOct
September 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
About a week until the launch of the "Palestine is a Disability Justice Issue" campaign. On Oct 5, 3 pm ET, join us for a screening of Severed–following Mohamad Saleh, who lost his leg at 12, reflecting thousands disabled by Israel’s #GazaGenocide.
RSVP: tinyurl.com/SevOct5
Host: tinyurl.com/SevOct
RSVP: tinyurl.com/SevOct5
Host: tinyurl.com/SevOct
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BREAKING: Federal judge finds that the Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens for deportation over Gaza war protests.
Judge finds Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens over Gaza war protests
A federal judge says the Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens for deportation over pro-Palestinian protests. U.S.
bit.ly
September 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
BREAKING: Federal judge finds that the Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens for deportation over Gaza war protests.
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🎥 In collaboration with @nativemax.bsky.social, during the first INYFW, we also spoke with Dante Biss-Grayson (Osage), the creator behind the family-owned brand Sky-Eagle Collection, who reminded us that "fashion can be for a cause, for social justice."
Report and clips by: Fabiana Gibim
Report and clips by: Fabiana Gibim
September 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
🎥 In collaboration with @nativemax.bsky.social, during the first INYFW, we also spoke with Dante Biss-Grayson (Osage), the creator behind the family-owned brand Sky-Eagle Collection, who reminded us that "fashion can be for a cause, for social justice."
Report and clips by: Fabiana Gibim
Report and clips by: Fabiana Gibim
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🎥 Part 1 | At the first Indigenous New York Fashion Week, in collab with @nativemax.bsky.social, we spoke with Jeremy Arviso (Diné, Hopi, Akimel O’odham & Tohono O’odham), Creative Director of Original Landlords. He shares his story & inspiration. Part 2 soon!
Report and clips by: Fabiana Gibim
Report and clips by: Fabiana Gibim
September 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
🎥 Part 1 | At the first Indigenous New York Fashion Week, in collab with @nativemax.bsky.social, we spoke with Jeremy Arviso (Diné, Hopi, Akimel O’odham & Tohono O’odham), Creative Director of Original Landlords. He shares his story & inspiration. Part 2 soon!
Report and clips by: Fabiana Gibim
Report and clips by: Fabiana Gibim
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Check out this Q&A with our Founding Executive Director, @jendeerinwater.bsky.social – a bisexual, Two-Spirit, multiply-disabled citizen of the Cherokee Nation–on bringing disabled artists & audiences together at our #DBIWP.
Read the article here: newsuns.net/jen-deerinwa...
Read the article here: newsuns.net/jen-deerinwa...
Jen Deerinwater | New Suns
On bringing Disability community out to play, party, and perform.
newsuns.net
September 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Check out this Q&A with our Founding Executive Director, @jendeerinwater.bsky.social – a bisexual, Two-Spirit, multiply-disabled citizen of the Cherokee Nation–on bringing disabled artists & audiences together at our #DBIWP.
Read the article here: newsuns.net/jen-deerinwa...
Read the article here: newsuns.net/jen-deerinwa...
As the severe tendinitis & psoriatic arthritis have become more severe due to a lack of healthcare it’s become increasingly difficult to read books. I use audiobooks now as an access tools to great writing, such as Joshua Whitehead’s novel, Johnny Appleseed. Let’s make all books #DisabilityAccess.
September 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
As the severe tendinitis & psoriatic arthritis have become more severe due to a lack of healthcare it’s become increasingly difficult to read books. I use audiobooks now as an access tools to great writing, such as Joshua Whitehead’s novel, Johnny Appleseed. Let’s make all books #DisabilityAccess.
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“if he can order the Navy to operate as a presidential hit squad on the high seas, any number of grim hypotheticals could become reality sooner than Americans might expect,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues:
A Rogue Nation on the High Seas
Trump is treating the military like his personal mercenaries.
bit.ly
September 22, 2025 at 7:15 AM
“if he can order the Navy to operate as a presidential hit squad on the high seas, any number of grim hypotheticals could become reality sooner than Americans might expect,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues:
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✨ The first INYFW, produced by Relative Arts, lit up Lenapehoking (NYC) with #Indigenous creativity, identity, and storytelling.
In collaboration with @nativemax.bsky.social, we’ve pulled together this recap–celebrating the designers, the looks, and the energy that made it unforgettable.
In collaboration with @nativemax.bsky.social, we’ve pulled together this recap–celebrating the designers, the looks, and the energy that made it unforgettable.
September 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
✨ The first INYFW, produced by Relative Arts, lit up Lenapehoking (NYC) with #Indigenous creativity, identity, and storytelling.
In collaboration with @nativemax.bsky.social, we’ve pulled together this recap–celebrating the designers, the looks, and the energy that made it unforgettable.
In collaboration with @nativemax.bsky.social, we’ve pulled together this recap–celebrating the designers, the looks, and the energy that made it unforgettable.
Get your submissions in! @crushcolonialism.bsky.social is always looking for pitches from Indigenous people with community ties of written pieces from journalism to more creative genres (no fiction) and high quality photography and videos. #IndigenousWriters #Indigenous #IndianCountry
📣 Less than two weeks to submit! #TheMagazine is still seeking pitches from #Indigenous storytellers for our next edition about Indigenous changemakers in 2025.
📆 Deadline: Sept 30
Read the thread for the details.
🔗 Find the guide for submissions here: crushingcolonialism.org/call-for-sub...
📆 Deadline: Sept 30
Read the thread for the details.
🔗 Find the guide for submissions here: crushingcolonialism.org/call-for-sub...
September 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Get your submissions in! @crushcolonialism.bsky.social is always looking for pitches from Indigenous people with community ties of written pieces from journalism to more creative genres (no fiction) and high quality photography and videos. #IndigenousWriters #Indigenous #IndianCountry
I’m so excited to be included in the latest exition of New Suns by @unitedstatesartists.org. #DisabilityJustice is absolutely necessary for arts & event programming. @crushingcolonialism is committed to creating space for all our #Indigenous relatives & accomplices. #DBIWP25 #WorldPride
Jen Deerinwater | New Suns
On bringing Disability community out to play, party, and perform.
newsuns.net
September 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I’m so excited to be included in the latest exition of New Suns by @unitedstatesartists.org. #DisabilityJustice is absolutely necessary for arts & event programming. @crushingcolonialism is committed to creating space for all our #Indigenous relatives & accomplices. #DBIWP25 #WorldPride
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Wild how political alliance with Zionism sweeps all sorts of wild statements about Jews under the table
![Kirk said that Jewish people control “not just the colleges; it’s the nonprofits, it’s the movies, it’s Hollywood, it’s all of it.” Kirk also said ”the number one funding mechanism of radical, open border, neoliberal, quasi-Marxist policies, cultural institutions, and nonprofits" is “Jewish donors.” Claims that wealthy Jewish people and donors control major institutions and Hollywood are common antisemitic tropes. [Salem Media Group, The Charlie Kirk Show, 10/26/23; The Washington Post, 10/17/22; The Times of Israel, 11/17/22]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ynhvprwsjim3ttkefxsttf7y/bafkreihmfboekpsywtuu27tn52lfsfu34q7yt4gg3ycvstxonyedx6rxsa@jpeg)
September 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Wild how political alliance with Zionism sweeps all sorts of wild statements about Jews under the table
Severed is a must watch. Show your support by signing up to host a private or public screening & sharing with your communities. Severed is a powerful new short doc that follows Mohamad Saleh, a teenager from #Gaza who lost his leg at 12 & survived five Israeli military assaults tinyurl.com/SevOct
September 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Severed is a must watch. Show your support by signing up to host a private or public screening & sharing with your communities. Severed is a powerful new short doc that follows Mohamad Saleh, a teenager from #Gaza who lost his leg at 12 & survived five Israeli military assaults tinyurl.com/SevOct
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The Assembly of First Nations annual general assembly wraps up today in Winnipeg.
Among the talking points was an emergency press conference held by a First Nation in Manitoba, and a discussion on the repatriation of historical artifacts.
Among the talking points was an emergency press conference held by a First Nation in Manitoba, and a discussion on the repatriation of historical artifacts.
The final day of the AFN general assembly kicks off in Winnipeg | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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September 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The Assembly of First Nations annual general assembly wraps up today in Winnipeg.
Among the talking points was an emergency press conference held by a First Nation in Manitoba, and a discussion on the repatriation of historical artifacts.
Among the talking points was an emergency press conference held by a First Nation in Manitoba, and a discussion on the repatriation of historical artifacts.
Stop saying govt actions are “illegal.” The U.S. has NEVER honored its laws. Democrats & Republicans violate civil rights, commit genocide, & various forms of oppression every damn day. & this isn’t a democracy! A democracy is how the Haudenosaunee Confedaracy operates, not this bastardized US ish.
This is illegal.
Trump cannot refuse to spend federal funds that Congress has appropriated. It's basic constitutional law…and common sense.
Trump is trying to dismantle the very foundation of our government and democracy.
We won’t let it happen.
Trump cannot refuse to spend federal funds that Congress has appropriated. It's basic constitutional law…and common sense.
Trump is trying to dismantle the very foundation of our government and democracy.
We won’t let it happen.
Trump budget officials claim sweeping spending power from Congress, records show
Russell Vought, the White House budget director and architect of Project 2025, would have vast authority to approve or block billions in federal spending, the records show.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Stop saying govt actions are “illegal.” The U.S. has NEVER honored its laws. Democrats & Republicans violate civil rights, commit genocide, & various forms of oppression every damn day. & this isn’t a democracy! A democracy is how the Haudenosaunee Confedaracy operates, not this bastardized US ish.
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The U.S.’s summer COVID-19 surge continues, with cases increasing across all regions through early August, driven by travel and gatherings as well as the variant XFG.
This week's full COVID-19 trends by @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social: bit.ly/4mWEUk9
This week's full COVID-19 trends by @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social: bit.ly/4mWEUk9
August 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The U.S.’s summer COVID-19 surge continues, with cases increasing across all regions through early August, driven by travel and gatherings as well as the variant XFG.
This week's full COVID-19 trends by @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social: bit.ly/4mWEUk9
This week's full COVID-19 trends by @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social: bit.ly/4mWEUk9
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🌎✨ Today is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples: Awareness is a start—action changes lives.
How? Donate, amplify our voices, commit long-term, shop Indigenous.
🔗 crushingcolonialism.org/donate/
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #IndigenousResistance
How? Donate, amplify our voices, commit long-term, shop Indigenous.
🔗 crushingcolonialism.org/donate/
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #IndigenousResistance
August 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🌎✨ Today is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples: Awareness is a start—action changes lives.
How? Donate, amplify our voices, commit long-term, shop Indigenous.
🔗 crushingcolonialism.org/donate/
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #IndigenousResistance
How? Donate, amplify our voices, commit long-term, shop Indigenous.
🔗 crushingcolonialism.org/donate/
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #IndigenousResistance
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Franco-Palestinian MEP Rima Hassan exposed the EU’s double standard: 17 sanctions against Russia, none against Israel.
Now Slovenia has become the first EU country to ban arms trade with Israel.
Will the rest of Europe follow?
👉 Support Indigenous reporting: crushingcolonialism.org/donate/
Now Slovenia has become the first EU country to ban arms trade with Israel.
Will the rest of Europe follow?
👉 Support Indigenous reporting: crushingcolonialism.org/donate/
August 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Franco-Palestinian MEP Rima Hassan exposed the EU’s double standard: 17 sanctions against Russia, none against Israel.
Now Slovenia has become the first EU country to ban arms trade with Israel.
Will the rest of Europe follow?
👉 Support Indigenous reporting: crushingcolonialism.org/donate/
Now Slovenia has become the first EU country to ban arms trade with Israel.
Will the rest of Europe follow?
👉 Support Indigenous reporting: crushingcolonialism.org/donate/