Acts of Resistance by a Native Scholar!

Comic by: Danielle Lucero

Tribal Affiliation: Pueblo Isleta

Study: PhD in Justice Studies

Often times Native students are required to be in school during important moments in Indigenous history. It can be very difficult for them to have to choose between their schoolwork and their desire to be a part of Indigenous movements. For me, I desperately wanted to drop out of Harvard and go to Standing Rock to fight for our rights to land, water, and for our sovereignty. It was during this deep internal struggle where I started to think about small ways in which I can resist and exert my presence in institutions that were not built for me. As a result, this comic follows our newly born Native Scholar, Febe, and how she embodies resistance through small acts meaningful acts.