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Where is my pride? On being disabled, queer, and Native
Jen is posing for a photo in Malcolm X Park on Piscataway lands ("Washington D.C, US"). In the photo Jen is sitting with her hand on her cane and is bent over laughing. It's a moment of joy caught during a photo shoot.. She is wearing a black t-shirt and shorts with a Native designed medallion of the Crushing Colonialism logo. Photo by Eleanor Goldfied.
Where is my pride? On being disabled, queer, and Native
June 24, 2024
Where is my pride? On being disabled, queer, and Native

I still wave my pride flag and loudly and frequently proclaim that I’m a bisexual, Two-Spirit, disabled citizen of the Cherokee Nation because I refuse to be erased.

The Hard Road of Hope
Eleanor Goldfield and Jen Deerinwater sit on a stage facing each other and chatting during their panel to discuss the Hard Road of Hope.
The Hard Road of Hope
June 24, 2024
The Hard Road of Hope

On June 10, 2024, Crushing Colonialism hosted an event at Baltimore Center Stage that included a film screening followed by a conversation between filmmaker Eleanor Goldfield and Jen Deerinwater, the founding executive director of Crushing Colonialism and the impetus for the film.