Tewa Women United
@tewawomenunited.bsky.social
Founded and led by Indigenous women, we are a multicultural + multiracial organization braiding environmental, reproductive, + gender justice. Based in the Tewa homelands, aka Española, Northern New Mexico.
www.tewawomenunited.org
www.tewawomenunited.org
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"As we heal ourselves, we heal our ancestors and transform the world for our children."
- Dr. Corrine Sanchez
Tewa Women United executive director
#HealingJustice #BelovedCommunity #Tewa #NewMexico
- Dr. Corrine Sanchez
Tewa Women United executive director
#HealingJustice #BelovedCommunity #Tewa #NewMexico
Weds, Nov 26
11 am-12 noon
Free Perinatal Yoga Class with Wendolyne!
1003 E Fairview Ln, Espanola #NewMexico
Open to people from pregnancy to postpartum. Parents with babies aged 0–5 are welcome.
👕 Wear comfy clothing
🧘🏽 Bring a yoga mat (or borrow one from us)
🍵 Tea will be provided
11 am-12 noon
Free Perinatal Yoga Class with Wendolyne!
1003 E Fairview Ln, Espanola #NewMexico
Open to people from pregnancy to postpartum. Parents with babies aged 0–5 are welcome.
👕 Wear comfy clothing
🧘🏽 Bring a yoga mat (or borrow one from us)
🍵 Tea will be provided
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Weds, Nov 26
11 am-12 noon
Free Perinatal Yoga Class with Wendolyne!
1003 E Fairview Ln, Espanola #NewMexico
Open to people from pregnancy to postpartum. Parents with babies aged 0–5 are welcome.
👕 Wear comfy clothing
🧘🏽 Bring a yoga mat (or borrow one from us)
🍵 Tea will be provided
11 am-12 noon
Free Perinatal Yoga Class with Wendolyne!
1003 E Fairview Ln, Espanola #NewMexico
Open to people from pregnancy to postpartum. Parents with babies aged 0–5 are welcome.
👕 Wear comfy clothing
🧘🏽 Bring a yoga mat (or borrow one from us)
🍵 Tea will be provided
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New substack post out today. The myth of Thanksgiving is as American as it is wrong. Every year, we tell the mythical story of the first Thanksgiving so we can ignore the obvious truth that this land was taken not by friendship, but by violence. Read here:
The myth of Thanksgiving is as American as it is wrong
Every year, we tell the mythical story of the first Thanksgiving so we can ignore the obvious truth that this land was taken not by friendship, but by violence.
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
New substack post out today. The myth of Thanksgiving is as American as it is wrong. Every year, we tell the mythical story of the first Thanksgiving so we can ignore the obvious truth that this land was taken not by friendship, but by violence. Read here:
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Reading “Native Nations” and it’s fantastic, if you’ve never read much on Native American history it’s a great starting point.
I found the early chapters particularly illuminating since I didn’t really have a good understanding of how Native societies evolved between Cahokia and Roanoke.
I found the early chapters particularly illuminating since I didn’t really have a good understanding of how Native societies evolved between Cahokia and Roanoke.
Native Nations: A Millennium in North America
A Millennium in North America
bookshop.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Reading “Native Nations” and it’s fantastic, if you’ve never read much on Native American history it’s a great starting point.
I found the early chapters particularly illuminating since I didn’t really have a good understanding of how Native societies evolved between Cahokia and Roanoke.
I found the early chapters particularly illuminating since I didn’t really have a good understanding of how Native societies evolved between Cahokia and Roanoke.
Feels like we're getting way less traction here on Bluesky than a couple of months ago -- anyone else experiencing this? Any tips on increased engagement?
November 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Feels like we're getting way less traction here on Bluesky than a couple of months ago -- anyone else experiencing this? Any tips on increased engagement?
Friday, Dec 5
12 noon - 2 pm
Grief & Loss Monthly Healing Gathering
This monthly group is offered free of charge to all community members. It's facilitated by our #ReproductiveJustice Program team and community experts.
More info and sign up: [email protected]
#NewMexico #Pueblo
12 noon - 2 pm
Grief & Loss Monthly Healing Gathering
This monthly group is offered free of charge to all community members. It's facilitated by our #ReproductiveJustice Program team and community experts.
More info and sign up: [email protected]
#NewMexico #Pueblo
November 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Friday, Dec 5
12 noon - 2 pm
Grief & Loss Monthly Healing Gathering
This monthly group is offered free of charge to all community members. It's facilitated by our #ReproductiveJustice Program team and community experts.
More info and sign up: [email protected]
#NewMexico #Pueblo
12 noon - 2 pm
Grief & Loss Monthly Healing Gathering
This monthly group is offered free of charge to all community members. It's facilitated by our #ReproductiveJustice Program team and community experts.
More info and sign up: [email protected]
#NewMexico #Pueblo
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Native Voices Rising receives $4.3 million for Native-led nonprofits philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/native-...
Native Voices Rising receives $4.3 million for Native-led nonprofits
Native Voices Rising receives $4.3 million for Native-led nonprofits. The funding will bolster Indigenous and Native-led advocacy and organizing groups focused on an array of issues, including environ...
philanthropynewsdigest.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Native Voices Rising receives $4.3 million for Native-led nonprofits philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/native-...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
#NewMexico voters have the right to know how our next governor intends to protect our communities' health from the impacts of #climatechange. Join @healthyclimatenm.bsky.social Dec 4, 6:30-8 pm, for a Town Hall, in person and online. RSVP required at healthyclimatenm.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
#NewMexico voters have the right to know how our next governor intends to protect our communities' health from the impacts of #climatechange. Join @healthyclimatenm.bsky.social Dec 4, 6:30-8 pm, for a Town Hall, in person and online. RSVP required at healthyclimatenm.org
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The Oklahoma Attorney General announces a new task force to address the crisis of missing & murdered Indigenous people in the state.
New task force combines resources to address Missing Murdered Indigenous Peoples crisis in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced the launch of a task force dedicated to addressing the MMIP, or Missing Murdered Indigenous Peoples, crisis during the United Indian Nations of…
www.kosu.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The Oklahoma Attorney General announces a new task force to address the crisis of missing & murdered Indigenous people in the state.
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New job:
Center for Native American and Indigenous Research Fellowships at the American Philosophical Society
American Philosophical Society
jobs.h-net.org/jobs/69518
Center for Native American and Indigenous Research Fellowships at the American Philosophical Society
American Philosophical Society
jobs.h-net.org/jobs/69518
November 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
New job:
Center for Native American and Indigenous Research Fellowships at the American Philosophical Society
American Philosophical Society
jobs.h-net.org/jobs/69518
Center for Native American and Indigenous Research Fellowships at the American Philosophical Society
American Philosophical Society
jobs.h-net.org/jobs/69518
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We’re continuing our celebration of Native American History Month through culture, resilience, and healing as well as acknowledging the inequities in mental health support for Tribal Nations.
Call or text 988 in Oregon for free, confidential support.
#NAHM #LinesForLife #988Oregon
Call or text 988 in Oregon for free, confidential support.
#NAHM #LinesForLife #988Oregon
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
We’re continuing our celebration of Native American History Month through culture, resilience, and healing as well as acknowledging the inequities in mental health support for Tribal Nations.
Call or text 988 in Oregon for free, confidential support.
#NAHM #LinesForLife #988Oregon
Call or text 988 in Oregon for free, confidential support.
#NAHM #LinesForLife #988Oregon
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COP30 is witnessing an unprecedented mobilization of indigenous leaders and activists, some of whom have traveled thousands of kilometers by river, promising to deliver a powerful, unified message of resistance.
https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/indigenous-leaders-make-waves-at-cop30
https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/indigenous-leaders-make-waves-at-cop30
November 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
COP30 is witnessing an unprecedented mobilization of indigenous leaders and activists, some of whom have traveled thousands of kilometers by river, promising to deliver a powerful, unified message of resistance.
https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/indigenous-leaders-make-waves-at-cop30
https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/indigenous-leaders-make-waves-at-cop30
Doula Hub!
Friday, Nov 14
8 am - 3:30 pm
Espanola, #NewMexico
A free workshop for #Doulas, Community Health Workers, Lactation Professionals, Midwives and other birthing professionals who want to become Medicaid Certified in NM. Info: tewawomenunited.org/events/novem...
Friday, Nov 14
8 am - 3:30 pm
Espanola, #NewMexico
A free workshop for #Doulas, Community Health Workers, Lactation Professionals, Midwives and other birthing professionals who want to become Medicaid Certified in NM. Info: tewawomenunited.org/events/novem...
November Doula Hub | Tewa Women United
tewawomenunited.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Doula Hub!
Friday, Nov 14
8 am - 3:30 pm
Espanola, #NewMexico
A free workshop for #Doulas, Community Health Workers, Lactation Professionals, Midwives and other birthing professionals who want to become Medicaid Certified in NM. Info: tewawomenunited.org/events/novem...
Friday, Nov 14
8 am - 3:30 pm
Espanola, #NewMexico
A free workshop for #Doulas, Community Health Workers, Lactation Professionals, Midwives and other birthing professionals who want to become Medicaid Certified in NM. Info: tewawomenunited.org/events/novem...
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The independent Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board recently released its Review of the Los Alamos Plutonium Facility Documented Safety Analysis: "DOE & LANL should consider prioritizing safety-related infrastructure projects" - Hint: They're not.
nukewatch.org/press-releas...
nukewatch.org/press-releas...
LANL Prioritizes Plutonium “Pit” Bomb Core Production Over Safety - NukeWatch NM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, November 6, 2025 Contact: Jay Coghlan, 505.989.7342, c. 505.470.3154 | Email Contact: Scott Kovac, 505.316.4148 | Email Santa Fe, NM – The independent Defense Nuclear Facilitie...
nukewatch.org
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The independent Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board recently released its Review of the Los Alamos Plutonium Facility Documented Safety Analysis: "DOE & LANL should consider prioritizing safety-related infrastructure projects" - Hint: They're not.
nukewatch.org/press-releas...
nukewatch.org/press-releas...
‼️🚨Call to Action 🚨‼️
Join Local Water + Land Protectors at the BLM #SantaFe Office on Weds, Nov. 5, 10 am, to say ‘NO’ to proposed land lease auction of 3800+ acres!
BLM Office, 301 Dinosaur Tr., Santa Fe
#ProtectNavajoWater #ProtectDinetah
#dinélandsarenotforsale #diné #soldarityispower #NewMexico
Join Local Water + Land Protectors at the BLM #SantaFe Office on Weds, Nov. 5, 10 am, to say ‘NO’ to proposed land lease auction of 3800+ acres!
BLM Office, 301 Dinosaur Tr., Santa Fe
#ProtectNavajoWater #ProtectDinetah
#dinélandsarenotforsale #diné #soldarityispower #NewMexico
November 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
‼️🚨Call to Action 🚨‼️
Join Local Water + Land Protectors at the BLM #SantaFe Office on Weds, Nov. 5, 10 am, to say ‘NO’ to proposed land lease auction of 3800+ acres!
BLM Office, 301 Dinosaur Tr., Santa Fe
#ProtectNavajoWater #ProtectDinetah
#dinélandsarenotforsale #diné #soldarityispower #NewMexico
Join Local Water + Land Protectors at the BLM #SantaFe Office on Weds, Nov. 5, 10 am, to say ‘NO’ to proposed land lease auction of 3800+ acres!
BLM Office, 301 Dinosaur Tr., Santa Fe
#ProtectNavajoWater #ProtectDinetah
#dinélandsarenotforsale #diné #soldarityispower #NewMexico
Excellent article on #LosAlamos National Laboratory by Alicia Inez Guzman.
#NewMexico #nuclear
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
#NewMexico #nuclear
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
In a Looming Nuclear Arms Race, Aging Los Alamos Faces a Major Test
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Excellent article on #LosAlamos National Laboratory by Alicia Inez Guzman.
#NewMexico #nuclear
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
#NewMexico #nuclear
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
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I was interviewed by @reemasabrina.bsky.social about Read This When Things Fall Apart. "Fight for what is sacred to you. And if you don’t know what’s sacred to you yet, I suggest you get out there, amongst other people fighting the good fight, and I suspect you’ll find it."
A care package for activists in crisis - Chicago Reader
Read This When Things Fall Apart, edited by Kelly Hayes, features letters offering hope and advice for activist in crisis.
chicagoreader.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I was interviewed by @reemasabrina.bsky.social about Read This When Things Fall Apart. "Fight for what is sacred to you. And if you don’t know what’s sacred to you yet, I suggest you get out there, amongst other people fighting the good fight, and I suspect you’ll find it."
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I am the first Indigenous journalist to exclusively interview António Guterres. How many others will listen?
I am the first Indigenous journalist to exclusively interview António Guterres. How many others will listen?
A young journalist reflects on the UN leader’s responses, and hopes his messages – about human violence and an increasingly hostile planet – resonated before Cop30
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I am the first Indigenous journalist to exclusively interview António Guterres. How many others will listen?
Virtual Class!
Nov 3 + 10
5:15-7:15 pm
Trans/Queer Childbirth Class
w/Ash Dasqui
This by-donation class is for gestating folks, birth support folks, people trying to conceive, and birthworkers.
REGISTER --> wkf.ms/3UEzoGZ
More info: tewawomenunited.org/events/trans...
#trans #queer #childbirth
Nov 3 + 10
5:15-7:15 pm
Trans/Queer Childbirth Class
w/Ash Dasqui
This by-donation class is for gestating folks, birth support folks, people trying to conceive, and birthworkers.
REGISTER --> wkf.ms/3UEzoGZ
More info: tewawomenunited.org/events/trans...
#trans #queer #childbirth
October 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Virtual Class!
Nov 3 + 10
5:15-7:15 pm
Trans/Queer Childbirth Class
w/Ash Dasqui
This by-donation class is for gestating folks, birth support folks, people trying to conceive, and birthworkers.
REGISTER --> wkf.ms/3UEzoGZ
More info: tewawomenunited.org/events/trans...
#trans #queer #childbirth
Nov 3 + 10
5:15-7:15 pm
Trans/Queer Childbirth Class
w/Ash Dasqui
This by-donation class is for gestating folks, birth support folks, people trying to conceive, and birthworkers.
REGISTER --> wkf.ms/3UEzoGZ
More info: tewawomenunited.org/events/trans...
#trans #queer #childbirth
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Legal recognition and demarcation of Indigenous territories means safeguarding possible futures for everyone. For millennia, #IndigenousPeoples have protected the planet’s richest biodiversity, not by coincidence, but through a deep, reciprocal relationship with the land #COP30 #EnvironmentalJustice
October 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Legal recognition and demarcation of Indigenous territories means safeguarding possible futures for everyone. For millennia, #IndigenousPeoples have protected the planet’s richest biodiversity, not by coincidence, but through a deep, reciprocal relationship with the land #COP30 #EnvironmentalJustice
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Run out of time to apply to be a 2026 Champion for Change? We got you!! You now have until Sunday, NOVEMBER 2 ⏱️
Visit the link in our bio to submit. 🔗 Questions? Just ask! We're here to help. 🏆
#ChampionsForChange #NativeYouth #IndigenousExcellence #Extension #CNAY
Visit the link in our bio to submit. 🔗 Questions? Just ask! We're here to help. 🏆
#ChampionsForChange #NativeYouth #IndigenousExcellence #Extension #CNAY
October 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Run out of time to apply to be a 2026 Champion for Change? We got you!! You now have until Sunday, NOVEMBER 2 ⏱️
Visit the link in our bio to submit. 🔗 Questions? Just ask! We're here to help. 🏆
#ChampionsForChange #NativeYouth #IndigenousExcellence #Extension #CNAY
Visit the link in our bio to submit. 🔗 Questions? Just ask! We're here to help. 🏆
#ChampionsForChange #NativeYouth #IndigenousExcellence #Extension #CNAY
For Saturday's "No Kings" march, Elder Kathy Sanchez and members of Danza Tonantzin de Analco offered a ceremonial blessing to open the event. Thanks to @sourcenm.com for covering this story and including a great quote from Elder Kathy.
#SantaFe #NewMexico #NoKings
sourcenm.com/2025/10/18/t...
#SantaFe #NewMexico #NoKings
sourcenm.com/2025/10/18/t...
Thousands protest in Santa Fe, Albuquerque for No Kings day • Source New Mexico
Thousands took to the streets in the New Mexico state capitol and Albuquerque to participate in No Kings day
sourcenm.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:36 AM
For Saturday's "No Kings" march, Elder Kathy Sanchez and members of Danza Tonantzin de Analco offered a ceremonial blessing to open the event. Thanks to @sourcenm.com for covering this story and including a great quote from Elder Kathy.
#SantaFe #NewMexico #NoKings
sourcenm.com/2025/10/18/t...
#SantaFe #NewMexico #NoKings
sourcenm.com/2025/10/18/t...
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For those who did not hear, a strong #typhoon remnant hit western #Alaska over the weekend, wrecking many #Yupik communities in the #Kuskokwim Delta.
Search and rescue still ongoing in Kipnuk and Kwigillingok: www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/10/07/f...
Search and rescue still ongoing in Kipnuk and Kwigillingok: www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/10/07/f...
LIVE BLOG: Dozens of people rescued, some still unaccounted for, DPS says
Former Typhoon Halong made landfall overnight into Sunday. Its strongest impacts were felt in the Kuskokwim delta area.
www.alaskasnewssource.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
For those who did not hear, a strong #typhoon remnant hit western #Alaska over the weekend, wrecking many #Yupik communities in the #Kuskokwim Delta.
Search and rescue still ongoing in Kipnuk and Kwigillingok: www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/10/07/f...
Search and rescue still ongoing in Kipnuk and Kwigillingok: www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/10/07/f...
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Please share: we keep going with every ounce of radical hope—right?
Six families & a displacement camp—food, shelter, winter & baby supplies, rebuilding costs, a C-section (🚨)—still famine & fire, still survival needs, still survival funds.
24 hours left ⚠️ 0/1000 chuffed.org/project/hope...
Six families & a displacement camp—food, shelter, winter & baby supplies, rebuilding costs, a C-section (🚨)—still famine & fire, still survival needs, still survival funds.
24 hours left ⚠️ 0/1000 chuffed.org/project/hope...
October 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Please share: we keep going with every ounce of radical hope—right?
Six families & a displacement camp—food, shelter, winter & baby supplies, rebuilding costs, a C-section (🚨)—still famine & fire, still survival needs, still survival funds.
24 hours left ⚠️ 0/1000 chuffed.org/project/hope...
Six families & a displacement camp—food, shelter, winter & baby supplies, rebuilding costs, a C-section (🚨)—still famine & fire, still survival needs, still survival funds.
24 hours left ⚠️ 0/1000 chuffed.org/project/hope...
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Time is running out to apply for the 7th Annual Native American Animation Lab! Last chance to apply: Oct 27th!
Former fellow Esai Alvarez shares how the Animation Lab helped him develop his projects & connect with the industry.
Apply Now: www.nama.media
#animation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFeg...
Former fellow Esai Alvarez shares how the Animation Lab helped him develop his projects & connect with the industry.
Apply Now: www.nama.media
#animation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFeg...
7th Annual Native American Animation Lab Video Testimonial - Esai Alvarez
YouTube video by SKINSFEST
www.youtube.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Time is running out to apply for the 7th Annual Native American Animation Lab! Last chance to apply: Oct 27th!
Former fellow Esai Alvarez shares how the Animation Lab helped him develop his projects & connect with the industry.
Apply Now: www.nama.media
#animation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFeg...
Former fellow Esai Alvarez shares how the Animation Lab helped him develop his projects & connect with the industry.
Apply Now: www.nama.media
#animation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFeg...