INDIGIQUEER AND STILL HERE
Hailey Tayathy is a member of the Quileute Nation and Seattle's premier Native American drag queen. Tayathy uses their queer Native experiences to inform their unique brand of drag. They aim to bring healing to Indigenous communities and to show everyone that Indigiqueers are still here and are stronger and more beautiful than colonized minds can imagine.
Having grown up in urban environments in the c̓himacum and sqʷaliabš territories I grew up adjacent to kʷoʔliyot̕ land, but away from the reservation. Growing up in an urban environment, where finding a Native community let alone a queer Native community, can be challenging caused Hailey to pursue the art of drag. Hailey Tayathy provides a visible representation to Natives and non-Natives alike that queer Indigenous people exist and that queer Indigeneity is more beautiful than the colonized mind can comprehend.
Having grown up in urban environments in the c̓himacum and sqʷaliabš territories I grew up adjacent to kʷoʔliyot̕ land, but away from the reservation. Growing up in an urban environment, where finding a Native community let alone a queer Native community, can be challenging caused Hailey to pursue the art of drag. Hailey Tayathy provides a visible representation to Natives and non-Natives alike that queer Indigenous people exist and that queer Indigeneity is more beautiful than the colonized mind can comprehend.