In this clip, Dr. Joseph asks Dr. Duran how they resist and continue to fight without creating additional bodily stress on themselves. Dr. Duran responds by sharing that they primarily surround themselves with Native American and people of color scholars and community members who understand and share experiences.
Very deliberately surrounding ourselves with people who understand what that’s like. That this is an incredibly sexist and racist patriarchal system and that there are people trying o erase that from multiple directions.

I learned so much from this dialogue with Dr. Duran! One thing that stands out to me is her unapologetic focus work with her community – and that this community work provides her with a type of resistance. So often BIPOC folks are pushed to work with those outside our community, to educate the majority. Dr. Duran shifts that narrative.
In my line of work, where I was often the only woman or person of color in the room, I found it difficult to find others who looked like me to work with. But I was lucky in the early years of my career during the 70’s to have mentors and role models who were people of color to guide and inspire me. Having that experience at that time gave me self-confidence and tools to persevere.