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Dr. Jessica Hernandez

@doctora-nature.bsky.social

63 followers 9 following 65 posts

Indigenous (Binnizá & Maya Ch’orti’) scientist // Author of Fresh Banana Leaves & Growing Papaya Trees

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Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A better future starts with what we plant today. .#FreshBananaLeaves #GrowingPapayatrees #IndigenousScience #Earthdaughters

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Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Diversity means valuing different voices, not expecting everyone to communicate in the same way. #FreshBananaleaves #growingpapayatrees #indigenousscience #earthdaughters #indigenouswomen

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Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Bias asks, "What's wrong with her?" Equity asks, "What assumptions am I making?" #FreshBananaleaves #growingpapayatrees #indigenousscience #earthdaughters #indigenouswomen

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Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Reciprocity is the practice of remembering our connections. #FreshBananaLeaves #GrowingPapayatrees #IndigenousScience #Earthdaughters

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Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The problem is not that women of color take up space. The problem is that society is still uncomfortable seeing them lead. #FreshBananaleaves #growingpapayatrees #indigenousscience #earthdaughters #indigenouswomen

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Allyship is not measured by intentions. It's measured by the work you're willing to do when no one is teaching, praising, or guiding you. #Freshbananaleaves #growingpapayatrees #indigenouswomen #indigenousscience #earthdaughters

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

If your learning requires someone else's exhaustion, you're doing it wrong. #FreshBananaleaves #growingpapayatrees #indigenousscience #earthdaughters #indigenouswomen

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Women of color should not have to choose between being authentic and being perceived as "likable." A lot on my mind...this is why I am very intentional who I work with now. #FreshBananaleaves #growingpapayatrees #indigenousscience #earthdaughters #indigenouswomen

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Believe Indigenous women when they tell you what their communities need. Allyship begins with listening, not leading. #FreshBananaLeaves #GrowingPapayatrees #IndigenousScience #Earthdaughters

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A good ally doesn't demand emotional labor from those experiencing injustice. They seek knowledge, listen deeply, and take responsibility for their own growth. #FreshBananaleaves #growingpapayatrees #indigenousscience #earthdaughters #indigenouswomen

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Science is a way of knowing. Indigenous science is a way of belonging. #FreshBananaLeaves #GrowingPapayatrees #IndigenousScience #EarthDaughters

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Move resources, not just words. Support Indigenous women with funding, opportunities, & decision-making power. #FreshBananaLeaves #GrowingPapayatrees #IndigenousScience #Earthdaughters

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Dr Abigaël Candelas @consentcactus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Finished reading “Growing Papaya Trees” by Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social. I loved her other book “Fresh Banana Leaves” too

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The land is our oldest teacher, and Indigenous science begins by listening. #FreshBananaLeaves #GrowingPapayatrees #IndigenousScience #EarthDaughters

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

In Indigenous ways of knowing, science is not separate from respect, responsibility & relationship, #FreshBananaLeaves #GrowingPapayatrees #IndigenousScience #EarthDaughters

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Supporting Indigenous women is not a one-day commitment. It is a daily practice. #FreshBananaLeaves #GrowingPapayaTrees #IndigenousScience #EarthDaughters

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Solidarity is measured not by words, but by the work we are willing to do together #FreshBananaLeaves #GrowingPapayaTrees #IndigenousScience #IndigenousWisdom

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Supporting Indigenous communities means more than agreement. It means action. #FreshBananaLeaves #GrowingPapayaTrees #IndigenousScience #IndigenousWisdom

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I move with my ancestors, not just myself. Everything I do carries memory, responsibility, and intention beyond my individual path. #Freshbananaleaves #growingpapayatrees #indigenousscience #nature

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Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Our ancestors walk in the soil. #freshbananaleaves #growingpapayatrees #indigenousscience #indigenousauthors #book

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Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Conservation that excludes Indigenous Peoples often repeats the same systems of dispossession that harmed both people and the land. #FreshBananaLeaves #GrowingPapayaTrees #IndigenousScience #EarthDaughters

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Rest is part of the work. Slowing down is not weakness, it’s necessary for sustainability and healing. #Freshbananaleaves #growingpapayatrees #indigenousscience #nature

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Collective care is how we survive, how we heal, and how we move forward together. #Freshbananaleaves #growingpapayatrees #indigenousscience #nature

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Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Conservation without Indigenous rights is not justice. It is another form of colonialism. #FreshBananaLeaves #GrowingPapayaTrees #IndigenousScience #EarthDaughters

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

The climate crisis is a migration crisis. #GrowingPapayatrees #freshbananaleaves #indigenousscience #nature #environment

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

What we build should outlive us. The work is about legacy, not just the present moment. #Freshbananaleaves #growingpapayatrees #indigenousscience #nature

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Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

A good ancestor measures success in what they pass forward, not what they keep. #freshbananaleaves #growingpapayatrees #indigenousscience #nature #environment

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

We don’t own the land; we are in relationship with it, with a responsibility to protect and honor it. #Freshbananaleaves #growingpapayatrees #indigenousscience #nature

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Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I was raised to belong, not to stand alone. Connection, not separation, is where I find my strength. #Freshbananaleaves #growingpapayatrees #indigenousscience #nature

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

You cannot decolonize conservation without confronting anti-Indigenous attitudes within environmental movements. #FreshBananaLeaves #GrowingPapayaTrees #IndigenousScience #EarthDaughters

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Anti-Indigenous environmentalism treats Indigenous Peoples as outsiders on lands they have stewarded for generations. #FreshBananaLeaves #GrowingPapayaTrees #IndigenousScience #EarthDaughters

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

No one chooses to leave home, climate forces the move. #GrowingPapayaTrees #FreshBananaleaves #indigenousscience #nature #environment

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Environmental racism is not an accident. It is the result of decisions about whose land, health, and future are valued. #FreshBananaLeaves #GrowingPapayaTrees #IndigenousScience #EarthDaughters

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

For many Indigenous communities, hunting, fishing, and whaling are not sports or commodities. They are expressions of culture, responsibility, and survival. #FreshBananaLeaves #GrowingPapayaTrees #IndigenousScience #EarthDaughters

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Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Caring for the earth is caring for ourselves. Our wellbeing is directly tied to the health of the land. #Freshbananaleaves #growingpapayatrees #indigenousscience #nature

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Land is not a resource, it is relation. #freshbananaleaves #growingpapayatrees #indigenousscience #indigenousauthors #book

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

My choices are never mine alone. They ripple through my community, shaping something much bigger than me. #Freshbananaleaves #growingpapayatrees #indigenousscience #nature

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Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Individualism centers “me,” but I was raised to center “us.” Community, care, and collective responsibility are what guide how I move, so individualism doesn’t align with that. #Freshbananaleaves #growingpapayatrees #indigenousscience #nature

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Good ancestors build futures they won’t live in, but deeply believe in. #freshbananaleaves #growingpapayatrees #indigenousscience #nature #environment

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Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

We have been living in harmony with our environments longer than settlers have been on these lands. #FreshBananaLeaves #GrowingPapayatrees #IndigenousScience #nature #environment

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Respect Indigenous sovereignty. #freshbananaleaves #growingpapayatrees #indigenousscience #indigenousauthors #books

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Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Defending the Land is defending life. #freshbananaleaves #growingpapayatrees #indigenousscience #indigenousauthors #books

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Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Listen to the Land, it already knows. #freshbananaleaves #growingpapayatrees #indigenousscience #indigenousauthors #book

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

A good ancestor plants hope they may never see bloom. #Freshbananaleaves #growingpapapayatrees #indigenousscience #indigenouswomen #nature #environment

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Stewardship is a responsibility. #freshbananaleaves #growingpapayatrees #indigenousscience #indigenousauthors #book

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Indigenous science turns observation into responsibility. #Freshbananaleaves #growingpapapayatrees #indigenousscience #indigenouswomen #nature #environment

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Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Why is the face of conservation still white men? #FreshBananaleaves #GrowingPapayaTrees #IndigenousScience #nature #environment

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

The Earth remembers our ancestors. #freshbananaleaves #growingpapayatrees #indigenousscience #indigenousauthors #books

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Rising waters are rewriting where we call home. #GrowingPapayaTrees #FreshBananaLeaves #IndigenousScience #nature #environment

Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora-nature.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Displacement is the human face of climate change. #GrowingPapayaTrees #FreshBananaLeaves #IndigenousScience #environment #nature

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