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Erin Monahan (she/her)

How the Unintentional Racism of the Outdoor Industry is Getting in the Way of Creating Authentic Community

How the Unintentional Racism of the Outdoor Industry is Getting in the Way of Creating Authentic Community

Nike made a business move and the majority of the world responded in applause and shopping sprees. The headlines read: “Nike, far from burned by Colin Kaepernick ad, sees price hit all-time high,” reports the Chicago Tribune. “Nike’s Kaepernick ad draws record likes on social media, sends stock

Reclaiming the Nüümü Poyo: Indigenous Women Hike Journeys to Decolonize Ancestral Homelands

Reclaiming the Nüümü Poyo: Indigenous Women Hike Journeys to Decolonize Ancestral Homelands

“Why are so many White men trying to save the planet without the rest of us?” asks Suzanne Goldenberg in May 2014 in her essay for The Guardian where she details the predominantly White male presence at the top of many major environmental organizations from The Sierra Club to the

In the Wet of It: Equity, Inclusion, and Detaching From the Commitment to Whiteness

In the Wet of It: Equity, Inclusion, and Detaching From the Commitment to Whiteness

This is a series called "In the Wet of It," which addresses how the outdoor industry/environmental movement needs to, and can, examine the construct of Whiteness. The question was posed to me by Kenya Budd, an equity and inclusion consultant in Portland, Oregon, and has been posed

Detaching From Your Commitment to the Construct of Whiteness Action Items

Detaching From Your Commitment to the Construct of Whiteness Action Items

Image by Vincent Burkhead Three Action Items for white people beginning their process of detaching from their commitment to the construct of whiteness*: 1. Read about the eight characteristics of white supremacy. Where do you collude with whiteness? Locate where you exemplify these behaviors, and how you uphold these ideologies.

Appropriation and Colonialism at the Oregon Country Fair

Appropriation and Colonialism at the Oregon Country Fair

Cover Image via Willamette Weekly Places like Eugene, Oregon are often touted as a liberal oasis -- but only if you are White. If you are Indigenous or a person of color then you are subjected to the impacts of a state founded on White greed. With the removal of the

Empower. Create. Share.

Empower. Create. Share.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1182"] Mercy Sham via her Instagram [https://www.terraincognitamedia.com/caption] 1. @WILDDIVERSITY. I remember the first time I met Mercy Sham. She made me laugh constantly as a group of women, femme, and non-binary individuals gathered in

Today's Resegregation and Confronting Whiteness

Today's Resegregation and Confronting Whiteness

This nation that elected its first Black president, is now seeing in high-definition the outcomes of today’s resegregation. Sacramento is in shock and protest right now over the unjust slaying of 22 year old and innocent father of two, Stephon Clark. Here in Portland, Oregon there was a