I coined the term “Indigenous futurisms” in 2003 while editing Walking the Clouds: An Anthology of Indigenous Science Fiction. Much like Afrofuturism… - Grace Dillon

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I coined the term “Indigenous futurisms” in 2003 while editing Walking the Clouds: An Anthology of Indigenous Science Fiction. Much like Afrofuturism, Latinx futurism, and the like, Indigenous futurisms is a literary and artistic movement that expresses Native perspectives of the past, present, and future. These genres encompass the myriad communities too often overlooked within speculative and science fiction. Still, they can be limiting in their singularity.

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About Grace Dillon

Grace L. Dillon is an academic and author who is of Anishinaabe and European descent. She is a professor in the Indigenous Nations Studies Program, in the School of Gender, Race, and Nations at Portland State University. She edited Walking the Clouds: An Anthology of Indigenous Science Fiction and coined the term Indigenous Futurisms.

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