29, Oglala Lakȟóta Wičháša,FGC, Folk Punk, Actually just 4 raccoons in an overcoat. they/them. Environmental Science Technician. Professional Native American
Fun fact: the first computer was created only 12 years after Native Americans were given citizenship, also both Apple and Microsoft are older than Native American's right to practice traditional religions, and the end of residential schools. This stuff isn't as old as you think.
When colonizers first came to "the Americas" it was so well maintained by the indigenous population the colonizers called it paradise. Since then they've taken away our ability to protect the land and done everything in their power to turn that paradise into a burning hellscape.
When I was a child my mom lost custody of my sister and I. We were going to be put in foster care but because of ICWA our grandma was able take us in and raise me with my family in our culture. Now I stand here today able to help young and reconnecting Lakota learn our culture.
Saying Natives have survived genocide implies it's over, but we're still going through it today. We make up less than 1% of the US population. Our scared sites and homes are still being destroyed. We lose bits of our cultures everyday. We are still in the late stages of genocide.
I love seeing Palestinians dance. It may seem small but it's such a powerful act. As a Lakota after so many wars with the u.s the thing that scared them the most was when we started dancing. Our nation survived, I know Palestine will too and I hope one day we can dance together.
2023 MTV Movie Awards Nominations
BEST DUO
• Camila Mendes + Maya Hawke – Do Revenge
• Jenna Ortega + Thing – Wednesday
• Pedro Pascal + Bella Ramsey – The Last Of Us
• Simona Tabasco + Beatrice Grannò – The White Lotus
• Tom Cruise + Miles Teller – Top Gun: Maverick
@ChristinaSFLaw
@angeloisandoval
Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota are the three Nations which all have sub tribes in them, or you can call us the Oceti Šakówiŋ (Oh-cet-E Shaw-ko-wee) as a whole.
@ANeonGreenCity
Yep comes from an Ojibwe word nawataweesee(?) Which means dirty snakes or something like that then when they started trading with the French the they told them that was our name. Then the French added ioux to make it pural and shortened it to Sioux and forced the name on us.
One cool thing about Plains Tribes pre contact is that we had a shared sign language for trade which every single person would have to learn, and so if anyone was deaf or mute they wouldn't have much of a problem communicating because everyone already knew how to sign.
yt ppl before you ask this question I want you to ask yourselves why you think Natives should put our people at risk for y'all like this? also ask yourselves why the only time you think about reservations is when things are bad for you and want to use us.
Serious q: can Native American reservations offer abortions, even within the borders of abortion-banning states, due to tribal sovereignty?
@LakotaMan1
do you know?
Yesterday after our protest for Palestine in Rapid City, which was majority Lakota youth. A man and wife pulled up, shouting threats while holding a gun and yelling "you're going to hell just like the Palestinians" this is how Zionists treat Indigenous people on our land
Even now as we do what we have to protect to the land from pipelines, mines, and border walls we're seen a criminals. Just because we want clean water, and our lands and intact.
If you're a mixed Native from a lot of different tribes or villages that just means you're ancestors took extra care to make sure they never married their cousins.
"EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGY WASN'T ACTUALLY THAT ADVANCED. THE FIRST GUNS WERE MUCH WORSE THEN A BOW IN BOTH ACCURACY AND RELOAD TIME. TRUTH IS THEY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF NATIVE HOSPITALITY, THEN ONCE THEY FIGURED OUT HOW TO SELF SUSTAIN HERE THEY CALLED US SAVAGES AND STARTED KILLING US."
There's Lakota elders today that remember meeting men who fought at Greasy Grass, and survivors of Wounded Knee. They've lived all the hardships of our people and never asked if our ancestors "would've fought harder." They just keep fighting for our future, so do the rest of us.
The thing about white vegans saying Indigenous traditions of eating meat are immoral is that it's entirely based in colonial ideas of morality. The same ideas that have been used to justify the genocide of my people. So I really don't give a shit what white vegans think is moral.
Ben and Jerry's calling presidents evil colonizers and taking admit stolen land in support of the HeSapa being returned to my people is something I didn't think I'd ever see lol. Very very cool.
I am stunned at
@benandjerrys
post about Land Back and returning the Black Hills. Usually even the most “progressive” brands will only offer lukewarm land acknowledgments and stop there. Seeing a company this big tell the real truth using this language evokes so many emotions.
This is just a reminder that saying: "there's not very many *insert Native Nation* so they can't cast them in a role." Is super anti-Indigenous. You're basically saying that because people have experienced genocide they don't deserve proper representation.
Many Natives had the ability to say "I love you" taken away in boarding schools, when they had children they couldn't express their love and that pain got passed down. It's important to remember sometimes breaking the cycle of trauma can just mean telling your kids you love them.
english is a colonial language forced on people. Every spelling mistake you make is honoring your non english speakin ancestors and a middle finger to the colonizers. Embrace your mistakes, love your mistakes, never apologize for them!
@luvscoconut
Yeah it was forced on us when we were forced to learn english, and so there's still a lot of our people who will use it, but yeah both sioux and indian are names that we shouldn't be called by others.
Having plains Natives interacting with pilgrims is actually a perfect cover because it really shows how stupid and misinformed the author and book are.
...and we have a cover. Beautiful, no? After a delay due to a shift from soft to hard cover release, Not Stolen is due to hit shelves Sept 23, 2023, just in time for Columbus Day!
Apperently Wounded Knee is trending. If you're going to talk about the massacre please don't share photos of those who died that day. It's extremely disrespectful to the victims and their decendants.
White history teachers really need to understand how traumatizing a lot of the stuff they teach is and how it still effects Black and Indigenous people today.
I never planned on sharing this because it's kinda personal, but it feels like we could all use something nice right now. Awhile back I found an old article with this quote from my great grandpa. So for every Native out there, you truly are the answer to your ancestors prayers.
That's a cool story. Anyway y'all remember the Battle of Little Big Horn? Or how Crazy Horse used to go into the Black Hills and kill any miners he found?
Many of our people are celebrating about the violence being unleashed in the Middle East right now. I have NEVER once witnessed our people advocate for violence on any Indigenous frontlines I’ve covered. This is not our way. Praying 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
If y'all need some more colonizer fuckery today. I went into a "western" style store in the mall today and found they were selling shitty knock off ribbon skirts there. Not only is the fabric super shitty, the ribbons are just printed on as part of the pattern 😭💀
I could give you a million examples of Black and Indigenous solidarity also bring up the fact that there's Black Natives, but since the anniversary is in a few days he's a picture of Angela Davis with Oren Lyons at Wounded Knee.
@AmbiguousDoodle
When is the last time black people have included or stood up for the indigenous/native Americans in this country? It’s all a me me me mentality in America. White people aren’t all evil and I resent that accusation from my perspective. Many of us believe in equality for all.
Being Native has nothing to do with blood. It's all about cultural stuff; like what kind of soda you drink, or how many times you've been play fighting with your cousins and it turned into a real fight.
I'll be honest, it doesn't sit right with me when Natives who've never lived on the Rez make jokes about the Rez/Rez life. Feels wrong when y'all make jokes about things you've never experienced or lived with, and some of y'alls jokes feel like they're just fetishizing Rez life.