Disability and Indigenous Identity - with Jen Deerinwater

You First: The Disability Rights Florida Podcast

Guest Jen Deerinwater joins host Maddie Crowley to talk about the intersection of disability and Indigenous identities. Jen is a disabled Two Spirit Indigenous individual who is an award-winning journalist, organizer, and leader within the disability, Indigenous and environmental justice movements. During the conversation, they discuss paving the way to create a native media organization, combatting ableism and invisibility, and highlighting upcoming opportunities and new resources developing for disabled Native folks.

Additional Resources:

• Jen Deerinwater’s website: JDeerinwater.com
• Jen’s writing and journalism: JDeerinwater.com/media
• The Native American Protection and Advocacy organization: NativeDisabilityLaw.org
• Crushing Colonialism's website: CrushingColonialism.org
• Intertribal Disability Advocacy Council (IDAC): bit.ly/43HwGm5
• IDAC Listening Sessions: To be announced!
• Indian Health Service: theIHS.org
• Native American LifeLines, Inc.: NativeAmericanLifelines.org
• Our Native American Resource page: bit.ly/3ZMbJEs

Native disabled folks mentioned in podcast to follow:

• Johnnie Jae
• Sarah A. Young Bear-Brown
• Jules Edwards
• Sharon DaVanPort
• Hector Ramirez
• Hoskie Benally
• Kera Sherwood-O’Reagan
• John Gilroy