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Jason Watson

Apr 17, 2026, 7:10 AM

What Kerem House Shows Us About Community Survival

Let’s talk about how communities rise to support their people in times of need. Specifically, let’s talk about how local community organizations and Indigenous nations do this work, not just as theory, but as daily practice. One example is Kerem...

Mar 8, 2026, 11:49 PM

A Peace Corps Path That Led to Israel

Photo taken by the author in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

A reflection on Peace Corps service, cultural exchange, and the communities that shape who we become. As Peace Corps Week comes to a close, I find myself pausing to reflect on how those years of service shaped the course of...

Mar 2, 2026, 6:51 PM

Purim and the Question of Homeland

Photo taken by the author in Jerusalem, Israel.

Purim is not my religious story. I am a Christian, but living in Israel it is impossible to ignore Purim’s themes. The Book of Esther describes a Jewish community in exile facing a state-backed threat of genocide inside the...

Dec 1, 2025, 12:12 AM

From the Chickasaw Nation to Jerusalem

Tashka Chikasha (Chickasaw Warrior) sculpture by Enoch Kelly Haney. Photo taken by the author at the Chickasaw Cultural Center in Sulphur, Oklahoma.

A Chickasaw perspective on Native American Heritage Month, Thanksgiving, and witnessing Jewish indigeneity firsthand. In the United States, November is Native American Heritage Month. It’s when schools, institutions, and media briefly pause to acknowledge the first peoples of the land....

Jul 17, 2025, 6:27 AM

Israel Stands with the Druze. That Matters.

As a citizen of both the Chickasaw Nation and the State of Israel, I believe Indigenous people everywhere must stand with each other, especially in moments of crisis. This week, that belief was put to the test. In Syria, Druze...

Jun 25, 2025, 10:14 PM

The Day After Yesterday

What comes after war when nothing really feels over? The missiles have stopped, for now. It’s been over 24 hours since the last alert. Bomb shelters are still technically open, just in case, but the streets are back to life. Cafes,...

Jun 18, 2025, 9:00 PM

We Stay When the Missiles Fly

A Chickasaw-Israeli take on war, home and what it means to belong By the time you see the missiles, they’ve already been in the air for minutes. Long streaks arching across the night sky, some high and silent, others low...

Jun 11, 2025, 5:56 PM

Indigenous Resilience: The Six-Day War and Beyond

Photo taken by the author in the Golan Heights, Israel.

In a world of rising terror and distorted narratives, Indigenous resilience offers a principled path forward, rooted in truth, strategy, and survival Last week marked the anniversary of the Six-Day War: an event that shaped not only the modern State...

May 26, 2025, 10:29 PM

How American Jews, and Allies Like Me, Can Confront Terror

Living between cultures, I’ve seen how unchecked slogans turn into real-world terror, and why we must speak up. The news of another attack, this time committed in the name of “Free Palestine,” did not come as a surprise. It came...

About Me

Jason Watson is an American-Israeli and citizen of the Chickasaw Nation. He is Assistant Director of Indigenous Bridges, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of Indigenous communities around the world. He also works as a Pedagogical Leader and Fellow with TALMA, an education nonprofit that works to strengthen English language proficiency in under-resourced communities across Israel.

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