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Dr. BlackDeer
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Assistant Professor at DU • Decolonial scholar-activist • Tsistsistas Southern Cheyenne Nation • Indigiqueer • All things Indigenous, decolonial, mental health, social work
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for many, tomorrow is a solemn day. a day of remembrance. it is not appropriate to wish someone a happy orange shirt day. it is not Indigenous peoples' responsibility to educate or share our pain for settler learning. 2/

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settlers can do their work by educating themselves on the colonial history of boarding schools, reading the federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report here: www.bia.gov/sites/defaul... and reflecting on how you are reconciling this abhorrent history in your own life. 3/

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Dr. BlackDeer
@drblackdeer.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at DU • Decolonial scholar-activist • Tsistsistas Southern Cheyenne Nation • Indigiqueer • All things Indigenous, decolonial, mental health, social work
1k followers224 following53 posts