#indigenouscr

[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=

[graphicfreesblog]

[poshartwork]

Always On My Mind.

[khiatons]

Story Quote 3-Birth of Legends

The 3rd #storyquote for my native themed short story collection People of the Flint.Written by an indigenous creator, featuring indigenous characters

[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.

[juliesioux]

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

[oneoffoddities]

“Help us spread the word! For the first time, Vision Maker Media will be hosting an online, five-week-long celebration of American Indian, Alaska Native and worldwide Indigenous films from August 31 - October 5, 2020. Sign up for updates on films, Q&A's, prizes and more! http://ow.ly/ZqFD50AvlJi “ #Repost @visionmakermedia ・・・ . . . #VMM #VMFFOnline #Indigenousmedia #Indigenous #Nativeamerican #Americanindian #Nativefilmfest #onlinefilmfestival #filmfest #filmfestival #filmfest #Nativefilm #documentary #storiesthatmatter #documentaryfilm #film #supportindigenous #indigenousfilm #indigenousfilmmaker #indigenouscreators (at One Off Oddities) https://www.instagram.com/p/CC33C_sJhRJ/?igshid=jej7h93l64so

[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

[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]

[kitthomasart]

So many kids came to the table and just loved painting! 😊 😃 Small Business Saturday, November 26th. Creative Spirit Community Arts Center with 11-2pm: Community Art Activity Tables Paper Making, Mindful Art, Printmaking, & more. * * #smallbusiness #smallbusiness #art #paint #indigenouscreators #fun #creative #kidart #crafts #potsdam (at SLC Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/CleIZ_erwGS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[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

[poshartwork]

Drew my friends precious doggo 🥰 I have pet portraits open! If you’re interested. I’ll even send you an actual print!

Check out my art Instagram if you’re interested to see more of my work with the username: poshartwork

[khiatons]

Found a How To Write Scifi Short Stories Class

Found a #scifi #shortstory class I can learn from #indigenouscreator #authortok #booktok

Found a scifi shor tstory class I can learn from.

[queerblackcreatives]

#rp @kaleidoscope_lgbtq the folx @thequeer26 are here to assist others with creative work! They are offering their design and video editing free of charge to five creatives that need support. Tag them on your timeline about a project and how they can help. They'll choose 5 creatives to support as needed, free of charge. #digitalmedia #design #graphicdesign #videoediting #lgbtq #qpoc #blackcreatives #latinxcreatives #apicreativenetwork #indigenouscreatives #losangeles #freeservices #qtpoc #lesbian #gay #bisexual #transgender #queer #queersupport #queercommunity #gnc #nonbinary https://www.instagram.com/p/B_DH_TNlcEJ/?igshid=123ztlg8o4y3l