Interviewing Jenni

Published: Sun, 06/19/22

DECOLONIZING YOUR NEWSFEED

Whaling festival in Point Hope, Alaska Jenni Monet

INTERVIEWING JENNI | 06.19.22

Journalist and founder of Indigenously Jenni Monet has been honored with many awards throughout her career. In celebrating the two-year anniversary of Indigenously I decided to dig a little deeper and interview Jenni about newsletters of the past as well as her own personal past.

Jenni has dedicated her time and energy to truth-telling journalism and has put out 41 newsletters this past year alone. In 2017 Jenni was the Newswomen's Club of New York Journalist of the Year.

In this first-edition podcast, we talk in large part about decolonization and systems of power that are designed to oppress. These topics aren't often easy to talk about but Jenni does so with elegance and ease.

If you have any feedback for me you can reach me at: jessefoley@berkeley.edu

ESSENTIAL LINKS

Below are the specific editions of the newsletter that were talked about in the interview with Jenni.

For a deeper dive into the Pueblo Revolt you can check out Jenni's inaugural newsletter here.
What is our responsibility to the land? And how are we connected to it? Kin Theory can help answer these questions.
There are two-sides to every coin and the story of Wilma Mankiller is no different. Read about her role in the continuance of white supremacy.

We Are All Treaty People,

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FEEDBACK

“I appreciated the balanced article you wrote about the legacy of Wilma Mankiller. Acknowledging her accomplishments along with her shortcomings leaves the indelible imprint of a flawed human being, something that can be said about all of us.”

Nevin, The Internet

Thanks, Nevin, and several others who we heard from following last week's critique of the late Chief of the Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller. While our inbox was met with a lot of praise and processing, we also saw our highest number of unsubscribers. The dichotomy speaks to the intentions of the newsletter: an advanced read revealing hard truths for those ready and willing to decolonize. It's a practice and I'm so glad you all are here for this work. - Jenni

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Indigenously is produced by Jenni Monet (K'awaika) and Jesse Foley-Tapia