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Jihan Gearon Diné

Jihan Gearon (@JihanGearon) is an artist, writer, and activist known for her work with the Black Mesa Water Coalition and expertise in environmental and climate justice, just transition, Indigenous Peoples rights, and Indigenous feminism.

Recent stories by Jihan Gearon

Stories Alcatraz Canoe Journey: Honoring 50 Years of Indigenous Resistance and Persistence

"If we work to reframe Alcatraz as a symbol for Indigenous sovereignty and reposition it in people’s psyche that way, it could be a very powerful thing, especially for people who are so often forgotten overlooked and marginalized like Natives in America."

Stories Indigenous Feminism is our Culture

"Indigenous feminism, like all solutions to problems in Indian Country, is about decolonizing. It's about recognizing, naming, and discarding the worldview forced, reinforced, and enforced by this colonial experiment called the United States of America, and picking up the teachings and practices of our ancestors."