#Indigenouscreatives

[graphicfreesblog]

[indigenouscr]

[khiatons]

#Iamediting Thunder Boy my #nativeamerican #shortstory for Auger Magazine’s September release. #indigenouscreator

[j-j21321]

Social Media & The Future of Māori Representation

📅 Day 5

Social media has opened up new opportunities for Māori representation, allowing Indigenous creators to bypass mainstream media and tell their own stories.

📌 How Social Media Helps: ✅ Allows Māori voices to be heard globally ✅ Empowers individuals to share stories without industry gatekeepers ✅ Supports language revitalization through digital content

📱 Notable Māori Creators & Platforms

Kahu Kutia (@kahukutia) – Uses Instagram to discuss Māori identity and activism

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (@reo.maori) – A social media campaign promoting te reo Māori

Taringa Podcast (@taringapodcast) – Explores Māori language and culture through digital media

Digital media is shifting power towards Indigenous creators, making representation more authentic and diverse. My final blog entry will reflect on what I’ve learned from this research.

#MāoriDigitalMedia #IndigenousCreativity #TeReoMāori

[sapphicwomanwithnopatience]

mestiza mulatta

My father’s father once ran away from the draft

fled to an unknown country from the whispers of freedom

aqui no tendras que matar, hijo, aqui solo hay mujeres y trabajo

do you think he knew that he would be killing us all the same?

he met her, a quiet girl from the mountains, brown skinned and beautiful

he knew what he wanted

so he took, as he was taught to do

te llamare laritza, por que seras el origen de mis hijos

do you think she knew what he was saying?

brown skinned and beautiful, so young and unknowing

a language unshared, a culture unknown

a womb, untouched by Periboriwa

no seas dificil, puta

she soon learned what he meant, losing her own speech as she learnt his

her and her children watching as he took and took

took till there was no more, till a new origen was sought

ya no te necesito, dejadme en paz

My mother’s mother taught her to do whatever it took to survive

mija, straighten your hair, don’t go out in the sun

si te preguntan de tu abuela no hables

nobody can know about how la visabuela Carmen 

was one of the last daughters

stolen from the towns of Nigeria as a child

shivering on boats that smelled like death

si quieres sobrevivir en este mundo, te haras una gringa

hidden in the recesses of mud houses

whispers of brujeria happening at the house of old Carmen

Yoruba, they called her, la negra del barrio

married to el viejo Andres, real name long forgotten

taken from the Warao to work on the petroleum fields

my mother’s mother pointed a gun at a rich man in a bar

tu vendras a tu casa y criaras a tus hijos, que me los distes

‘como criare los hijos de una negra?’

my mother learned to wrap her hair under her mother’s careful touch

curls never tightened, skin never revealed to the son

brujeria long hidden, secrets of my grandmother 

who refused to see her daughter be abandoned like she once was

vaya a la escuela mija, y aprenda. no te preocupes por tu papa

how many lies does it take for a child to catch on?

the answer is too many

tu papa fue un hombre bueno, amable, y blanco

my father fled from the memories of his mother’s rape 

and her oncoming dementia from years of abuse

to America, the land of the free, of opportunity, of diversity

a land of sweet drinks and cool cars like the movies showed

in the drive in theaters of Caracas

my mother followed, carrying my brother and sister

how excited they were to let their children live free

how terrified they were as they watched a man the same color as 

their first born son

be violently beat by four Los Angeles policemen on national television

tenemos que protegerlos

straighten your hair, look presentable, don’t go out in the sun

eres mas blanca que tu hermano, si lo mantienes asi pareces mas Española

told to value our heritage, what the Spanish gave us

the beauty of the language, the stunning colors of the dresses and the food

good children always listened. 

tu abuelo era Española, mija. entonces eres Española

school children laughed at me

“you’re not white, dummy”

i couldn’t figure out what they meant

the smell of burnt hair was my daily prayer

sunscreen my salvation

and silence my redemption

eres blanca, mija. tu abuelo es Español.

[kitthomasart]

Photo cred: 📸 @tachiiniiphotography . “The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.” — Ben Okri #lgbtqia #nonbinary #drag #dragking #dragkingsofinstagram #dragkingla #genderqueer #genderfluid #indigiqueer #twospirit #indigenousartist #indignousqueer #indigenous #indigenouscreatives (at Downtown, Los Angeles) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPOSmpxLDrT/?utm_medium=tumblr

[juliesioux]

Go check this article out. I want all the things... #indigenousfashion #indigenouscreators https://www.instagram.com/p/CDKdd7bjf5v/?igshid=1hgit291o2nv3

[deathhairball]

WE'RE IN ☆ welcome to the end of launch week and the beginning of Me Doing Things on the Internet. thank you SO MUCH for supporting me and this, I see you, and it means a whole lot to me that of all the things you could be doing you spend time looking at and clicking on things I've made. Here's a brand new shiny place to do that if you're interested! jump on over to patreon.com/deathhairball (link through deathhairball.com if that's easier, on the shop page) and have a nose, I'm really excited to be able to share this with you. Prices are in USD because of The Internet, but check what's on offer, there's some cool shit coming if I say so myself. I'm working on a couple of sketchbook tour posts that will go up in the next day or two. I never share my sketchbook stuff with anyone. 👀 AND every single person who signs up this month gets an original art thing by/from me (delivered digitally because covid) and I will embroider your name on my jacket. There is a patch tier which I'm fucking excited about, if you jump on that I will mail you a patron-exclusive (in either design or execution) patch Every Goddamn Month. Those of you who've been with me a while might remember many rambles about vulnerability and process and attempts to post more in-progress stuff instead of just nice finished things, and then I sorta disappeared? That was the depression and some life stuff, but fuck we're back in force now. Instagram will stay as it has been coz despite crowing about vulnerability I feel weird writing such long captions, insta feels like more of a visual place. patreon lends itself better to multimedia blog type stuff, which is def more my scene look at this fucking caption. thank you so much for reading. I love ya. This feels like a new journey and I'm hyped. Thank you for being here. x || #patreon #newpatreon #launchweek #theend #thebeginning #fuckit #indigenousartist #māoriartist #takatāpuiartist #irakoreartist #niueanartist #graphicdesigner #māoridesigner #indigenouscreators #imouttahashtagenergy (at Dunedin, New Zealand) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCIcR7yj36c/?igshid=6cl67fq8lsjs

[poshartwork]

Always On My Mind.

[mywinepal]

On my way back to Vancouver from my drive around BC, I stopped in Merritt for lunch.  I checked online for recommended restaurants and identified Kekuli Cafe @kekulicafebannock, an indigenous-run restaurant, that uses #bannock (frybread) in many dishes as well as other indigenous foods, such as venison and saskatoon berries.  I had to stop to try their food, and really enjoyed my dish.  Their signage says "Don't Panic...We Have Bannock!" I ordered a Frybread Tipi Venison Taco.  Instead of a taco shell you get the frybread, which is then topped with lettuce, shredded cheese, and salsa, then to top it all off, cooked ground venison.  Lots of flavour and I really like eating it with the frybread instead of a taco shell.  Much more substantial.   They have a wall full of pictures of famous indigenous actors and athletes.  I've included a pic of that for you to view as well.  If you are passing through Merritt, please drop by the cafe.  There are still other dishes I would like to try. #indigenous #indigenouscreators #indigenousinstagram #indigenousentrepeneur #indigenoussmallbiz #nativeowned #nativebusinesses @kekulicafemerritt #buybclocal https://www.instagram.com/p/CVLQqNrJBsN/?utm_medium=tumblr

[indigenouscr]

[khiatons]

Reference Reading Can Inspire Writers

'Indian Givers' and 'Native Roots' by Jack Weatherford, s not only inspired me they generated new plot points for my upcoming native-themed story arcs. #booktok #authortok #indigenouscreator #fyp

Just finished reading ‘Indian Givers’ and ‘Native Roots’ by Jack Weatherford, and I’m blown away! These books not only inspired me they generated new plot points for my upcoming native-themed story arcs. Their invaluable insights and nuggets of information make them a must-read for any author seeking to delve into #indigenous culture.

[challengerscomics]

Graphic memoirs don’t get any better than this. @jim.terry.73’s COME HOME, INDIO invokes Will Eisner and Daniel Clowes all while telling a very relatable tale of upbringing while exposing you to aspects of indigenous culture. But don’t take my word for it, check out those reviews (picture 2)! Available now! #jimterry #comehomeindio #localcreators #indigenouscreators #shoplocal #keepreadingcomics #streetnoise #streetnoisebooks #challengerscomics (at CHALLENGERS Comics + Conversation) https://www.instagram.com/p/CF5E6QoBplT/?igshid=1cly8qts14egp

[sprringbreak]

I met this person in a dream once. Only, I can not seem to remember what they looked like. They were absolutely beautiful. I know this because I can remember my heart beating through my chest as they stared at me. I didn’t belong there. I was lost. Looking for something that could possibly make me sane again. Whole again. See, I don’t exactly know who I am anymore. To people, I am a cashier living in a cheap apartment with no air conditioning. I eat bagels for dinner and never tie my shoes. You may ask, “How can someone who does not know who they are describe themself ?” My answer to you is that what you do does not make you who you are, who you are creates the things you do. Every night I go to sleep completely detached my from body. Maybe life isn’t about finding this deep individual hidden inside of you. Maybe it’s about traveling through the inner world of yourself, meeting new people within yourself. People search for something inside of them to possibly love forever. I on the other hand would rather continue this journey of loneliness and self discovery. Maybe the beautiful being I saw in the woods that night in my dream wasn’t beautiful at all. Because loneliness is not beautiful. But dreams are. And I dream in color. But my world is grey.

@indigenouscr

[kitthomasart]

North Country at Work: In the studio with painter Kit Thomas. Thank you Ana Williams-Bergen 🐺 ✨ 🌙 Artist Kit Thomas grew up in Akwesasne but lived throughout the US as an adult. They came back to Akwesasne last year and say that now, everything is falling into place. At 41, they’re finally doing art full-time. Thomas says that they have "always put my work on the back burner, and I've never been allowed to truly give all my passion to art. But now it's my time." * * Thomas has been making art since they were a kid, but they started doing it more seriously in their mid-twenties to help cope with their mental health struggles. They say that "there was something I couldn't get out vocally. And I forgot about the one thing that I would turn to as a kid and I just started sketching again, I started painting." * * “Thomas identifies as two-spirit, a modern umbrella term for Indigenous people who have both masculine and feminine spirits. Two-spirit people also play important social roles in Indigenous communities, something Thomas takes on through their art, where they try to bring awareness to both LGBTQ+ and Indigenous issues.” * * #indigenousart #nativeamericanartist #art #upstateny #indigenouscreators #indigenousownedbusiness #indigiqueer #indigiqueerartist #nativeamerican #twospirit #lgbtqia #2slgbtqia #nativeart #haudenosaunee (at Akwesasne Mohawk Territory) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiskdnXr2cp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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