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Dominique Daye Hunter

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𝕯. 𝕯𝖆𝖞𝖊 I transform pain into power with story + space 📕 𝑺𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔: 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒇𝒓𝒐-𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 ➡️ ddayehunter.com/books 🎙Black Tea & Honey Pod

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Dominique Daye Hunter @ddayehunter.bsky.social · Aug 28

Beware shadow presented as light. Darkness isn't sin. The lie is.

Dominique Daye Hunter @ddayehunter.bsky.social · Aug 28

Chefs kiss in timing.

Dominique Daye Hunter @ddayehunter.bsky.social · Aug 11

Accessibility is more than ramps—it's empathy in action. Mask? Mobility aids? Comfort items? Running late? Cancel last min? Show grace and competence not judgment.

#AccessibilityMatters #ChronicIllnessAwareness #DisabilityInclusion

Dominique Daye Hunter @ddayehunter.bsky.social · Aug 11

That’s if we deal with the trauma and don’t let collective amnesia set in again 😢

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Dominique Daye Hunter @ddayehunter.bsky.social · Jul 4

✨ Ready to align with your deepest rhythm this August? 🌀 I am so excited to introduce my newest offering: Your Rooted Ritual Alignment™— Creating Rhythms for Healing & Balance

👉🏼 Sign up now for EARLY BIRD access and perks when YRRA opens August 1: ddayehunter.com/rituals .

Dominique Daye Hunter @ddayehunter.bsky.social · Jun 27

Repealing birth right citizenship when your ancestors illegally seized and colonized this land is crazy business. It’s projection in its finest form. Don’t get me started on censoring LGBTQIA stories in schools. The Supreme Court is on one today.

Dominique Daye Hunter @ddayehunter.bsky.social · Jun 27

💖 My work is featured in the upcoming Beyond the Glittering World anthology! These are stories of Indigenous feminisms and futurisms. Preorders open now: www.torreyhouse.org/product-page...
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#BeyondTheGlitteringWorld #IndigenousFeminisms #PreorderNow

Beyond the Glittering World | torrey-house-press

www.torreyhouse.org

Dominique Daye Hunter @ddayehunter.bsky.social · Jun 17

Want real relationships with Indigenous and Afro-Indigenous communities? Stop with the optics. Do the work: learn, show up without strings, listen hard, and respect our pace.

Dominique Daye Hunter @ddayehunter.bsky.social · Jun 11

A love note to the aunties, the moms, the caregivers, the cycle-breakers, the medicine carriers: 
You’ve held so much. Now it’s your turn to be held.
Let this be your reminder: Eat the berries. Take the nap.
Have a “look at the moon!” moment. Be whoever you need to be.

Dominique Daye Hunter @ddayehunter.bsky.social · Jun 10

I never stopped wanting to eat the berries 🍓 That’s why I wrote Hasi Čhigǫ:yǫ (Sweet Berry)—a children’s book in the Yesáh language to help our babies (& inner kids) feel seen, heard, & powerful in their joy and culture. Wanna read it or gift it? It’s waiting for you at ddayehunter.com/shop.

Dominique Daye Hunter @ddayehunter.bsky.social · Jun 5

🌱 “These stories and poems got MY ancestors excited.” — Butterfly

From ancestral healing to collective liberation, your words remind me why I wrote Seeds in the first place.

📚 Haven’t read Seeds yet? Now’s your moment 🫴🏽 ddayehunter.com/seeds

Dominique Daye Hunter @ddayehunter.bsky.social · May 20

Sooner or later all those cross burnings were bound to catch up. #NottowayPlantation #Amerikkka

Dominique Daye Hunter @ddayehunter.bsky.social · May 20

This is also what we mean when we say “cultural burns.” #NottowayPlantation #CulturalBurns

Dominique Daye Hunter @ddayehunter.bsky.social · May 20

Two things you don’t play with: fire and our ancestors. #NottowayPlantation #LetItBurn

Dominique Daye Hunter @ddayehunter.bsky.social · May 2

Stay tuned for the Poetry Stroll Reader’s Choice Award announcement—fingers crossed we brought it home! 💫
Thank you to everyone who voted and supported this journey. ✨

#PoetryStroll #AlamanceCounty #PoetryCommunity #StorytellingMatters

Dominique Daye Hunter @ddayehunter.bsky.social · Apr 16

The Mayor of Mebane calls Indigenous Peoples Liars.

🖊️ Sign the petition: lnkd.in/efERZMQu
🔴 Read the article: lnkd.in/ewCh-7cj

#LandBack #ProtectTheSacred #GreatTradingPath #BuceesControversy

Dominique Daye Hunter @ddayehunter.bsky.social · Apr 14

Poem “Grounded” from Seeds: Stories of Afro-Indigenous Resilience. Thinking of doing more poetry readings. What do y’all think? 🌾📖 Get your copy at ddayehunter.com/books ✨🌹

#PoemsForYou #DDayeHunter #SeedsStoriesofAfroIndigenousResilience #BooksThatMadeMeCry

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Dominique Daye Hunter @ddayehunter.bsky.social · Mar 28

🌟 Bi:se Daybreak Star Radio for having me! Dominique Daye Hunter on her new children’s book Hasi Čhigǫ:yǫ (Sweet Berry), and the revitalization of Yesa:sahį.

🌟 Join us for a virtual reading for Native families and individuals next Tuesday, April 1st, from 6-7pm (ET)! tinyurl.com/89rfwzdb

Dominique Daye Hunter @ddayehunter.bsky.social · Mar 27

It was an honor to plan and coordinate the unveiling event as well as co-create the monument at the 2025 Yesáh Art Monument Unveiling.

Bisé:huk: the biggest thank you is to our ancestors and to everyone who made this day possible!

🦬 🥘 🌽 🌬️🌲

Dominique Daye Hunter @ddayehunter.bsky.social · Mar 18

Thank you @doublethebooksmagazine for choosing me as the 2nd place winner for my poem “Raven’s Flame, Winter’s Blade” in the Fireside Stories in Snowfall Writing Contest & interviewing me about my work!
❄️🐦‍⬛🐻🪶🖤
#LiteraryRecognition #PoetryCommunity #AfroIndigenous #Storyteller #HonoringOurAncestors

Dominique Daye Hunter @ddayehunter.bsky.social · Mar 8

⚜️This International Women’s Day I am resting from capitalism and internalized intergenerational trauma that tells me I must break myself to make sure I have enough. I am dispelling the deep rooted lie that I don’t deserve rest, kindness, or compassion.

photography: @hannahmanuelitophoto

Dominique Daye Hunter @ddayehunter.bsky.social · Mar 5

📚 You can now borrow a copy of Seeds at the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation’s Little Free Library! Plus, there’s a copy in the tribal office waiting room. Bi:sé @obsn for hosting Seeds!

📕 Want your own copy? The next 3 will be signed by the author ✍🏽 ➡️ ddayehunter.com/shop

Dominique Daye Hunter @ddayehunter.bsky.social · Mar 4

🌱✨ Exciting News!: I've been booked solid, but starting April 22nd 🌎, I’ll be available for new projects including:

💡 Speaking engagements
📖 Book readings + signings
📊 Consulting & workshops
🎨 Logos + web design

Let’s co-create something powerful!
➡️Secure your spot at ddayehunter.com/services

Dominique Daye Hunter @ddayehunter.bsky.social · Mar 4

📚 The 2025 “They Look Like Me” Children’s Book Fair was a success! The overflow of joy and community was truly beautiful to witness. Even got to see the gida at the Occaneechi Saponi cultural table! 🌻✨

#ChildrensBooks #BookFair #BIPOCAuthors

Dominique Daye Hunter @ddayehunter.bsky.social · Feb 28

I am so very excited and honored to be a part of this!:

Meet the panelists for Land Sovereignty and Indigenous Foodways- scheduled on March 7, 2025 12:30-1:30pm. Register and use the app to read more about our inspiring speakers!

➡️ Register: 7directionsofservice.com/events