Ya’at’eeh, shí k’é dóó shí dine’é, my name is Tyra Blackwater (she / they) and I am from Tó’déé - Shiprock, New Mexico. I am Diné from the Red Bottom Cheeks and Between his Sleeves clans, born of German descent. I am a creative - my work includes photography, beading, acting, design and video art. I am empowered to reclaim spaces for queer, femme and Indigenous youth, using art as a tool to promote the visibility of suppressed identities. My work is at the intersection of traditional and contemporary art, inspired by my relations and the beauty of my homelands, I am taught by my relatives and matriarchs.