Maria also received a scholarship from the State Council for Scientific Research and Technological Development of Campeche, which aims to increase the participation of Indigenous women in postgraduate programs, giving her the opportunity to study abroad in Toronto, Canada.
Coincidentally, another required a commitment from members to interrupt âviolent behavior or rhetoric that expresses all forms of hate (such as homophobic, transphobic, sexist, ableist, fatphobic, xenophobic, Zionist, anti-Semitic, nationalist and or racist beliefs) in order to preserve a safer space built on trust, respect, and self-awareness.
Concerned about the deterioration of the land and the poor quality of food produced in monoculture with agrochemicals, they planned this project for the conservation and sustainable management of the soil in shade coffee plantations with agroecological practices, such as the use of organic fertilizers and natural insecticides.
PF: Please share with us how your Chickasaw Nation heritage, childhood in Oklahoma, your identity as Two-Spirit, engagement in social justice activism, and your career in performance art all intersect so smoothly to outsiders.
