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Dr. Dr. Desi (she/her)

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Dr. Dr. Desi (she/her)

@native4data

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Dr. Dr. Desi (she/her)
@native4data
Jun 13, 2020
I'm Dr. Desi now! To defend on my homelands in our tribal college with family, friends & my fellow tribal citizens on the line is surreal. I had my son in the middle of the grind. He graduates today too. Nea'eše to my amazing @ua_sociology committee. I'll never forget today. 🙌🏾
Dr. Dr. Desi (she/her)
@native4data
Jun 25, 2022
No, Indian Reservations aren’t going to become safe harbors for abortions. It sounds easy, but there’s hundreds of years of legal rulings that make basic survival on reservations damn near impossible! So start demanding more from your elected officials, not Indigenous Peoples!
Dr. Dr. Desi (she/her)
@native4data
Jun 29, 2023
I was accepted to Stanford 100% bc of affirmative action. A 15 yo rez girl living w kids from royal families & trust funds. When I worked for Stanford Admissions, I had to answer does Stanford practice aff action? My response was always yes bc the playing field isn’t level! 1/
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Dr. Dr. Desi (she/her)
@native4data
Nov 17, 2022
Today my baby talked about our Cheyenne culture to 3 kindergarten classes in a mix of Spanish/English. He told them that Natives are still here & no mama isn’t Pocahontas, she’s a professor 😂 & then we all round danced. F* I’m so proud. How did I get so lucky? #wearestillhere
Dr. Dr. Desi (she/her)
@native4data
Oct 21, 2022
I was just denied a mortgage. It continues to piss me off that making six figures in LA…more money than I could ever imagine…more money than anyone in my family makes…still means I’ll never afford to buy a 2 bed fixer upper in the valley much less anything else. This is f’d.
Dr. Dr. Desi (she/her)
@native4data
Oct 30, 2020
Almost 60% of those in South Dakota prisons are Natives. You do the math.
Dr. Dr. Desi (she/her)
@native4data
Mar 16, 2021
Was told by a reviewer to not use genocide to describe what happened to Natives bc it is a charged word. Listen, my entire life is “charged” because of genocide. I use that word intentionally! Another reviewer said tribal identities are not political identities. I’m tired.
Dr. Dr. Desi (she/her)
@native4data
Jun 29, 2023
Replying to @native4data
My entire career/life is bc of that decision. It’s why I am now a professor. Every year Black, Native, & Brown students thank me bc they never thought they’d have a professor like me. They thank me for existing in these places of violence that were never built for us. 2/
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Dr. Dr. Desi (she/her)
@native4data
Jun 29, 2023
Replying to @native4data
I write each name down. Year after year. I fight for them & they fight for me. We need each other. But do we need these institutions? SCOTUS keeps playing games w our lives. The final buzzer is approaching. So fuck the playing field. I’m tired. Sign me up for radical refuturing.
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Dr. Dr. Desi (she/her)
@native4data
Mar 14, 2021
This is tribal sovereignty. This is acknowledging our shared humanity. This is trusting science. This is Indigenous generosity despite 500+ years of colonization and violence.
The Chickasaw Nation
@ChickasawNation
Mar 12, 2021
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Dr. Dr. Desi (she/her)
@native4data
Apr 23, 2021
Telling an Indigenous person who grew up on the land w/ subsistence hunting to not eat meat is unethical. I get that the climate impact of not eating meat is compelling, but Indigenous folks aren't killing this planet. It's the opposite. Ok, I'm gonna go enjoy my elk burger now!
Dr. Dr. Desi (she/her)
@native4data
Nov 4, 2020
‼️The Northern Cheyenne Nation has elected ALL women for the first time ever as Tribal President, Vice President, & all 5 open seats on Tribal Council‼️ This has never happened before. It’s an amazing day to be a Cheyenne woman! The next 4 years for my Tribe will be good years.
Dr. Dr. Desi (she/her)
@native4data
Dec 13, 2020
All this white male fragility makes me laugh so I'm going to change my name for the time being to Dr. Dr. Desi because I earned TWO PhDs and I have the audacity to claim all the honorifics. #DOCTORJillBiden
Dr. Dr. Desi (she/her)
@native4data
Oct 21, 2022
Replying to @native4data
I feel ridiculous even tweeting this bc I’m so privileged. Still, I don’t come from wealth. I’ve worked hard af to get here. Hard work is not enough. LA is a place of fading dreams. I arrived hopeful that I could build a stable life w my son. 2nd time denied a mortgage. Ugh!