#dearnonnatives

This blog was created for a Native woman to talk about things she wants non-native people to know and understand. Any opinions or stances I hold may change over time. Navigation

[dearnonnatives]

People keep telling me not to respond to trolls but I’ve never been very good at not playing with my food.

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We’ve all heard of mansplaining.

Now introducing….

Whitesplaining!

or, A White Person Who’s Never Experienced Racism Or Cultural Appropriation In Their Life, Who Makes The Executive Decision That They Know More Than You, And Then Proceeds To Tell You About How They Aren’t Actually Being Racist Or Appropriative!

[dearnonnatives]

Dear non-Natives

Stop coming into my inbox asking how you can be a better ally. Natives have already expressed their needs, as an ally it’s up to you to find this information. If you’re expecting me to have this all neatly complied so your job is easier, you’re doing it wrong.

[diaryofandnwoman]

Our reserves in Canada.

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[5centsapound]

Carlotta Cardana The Red Road: Picturing Modern Native American Indigenous Identity    

*signal boost for indigenous solidarity #nodapl  see more details on how to help here

support an Indigenous photographer here, working hard to document the Great Sioux Nation’s protests in North Dakota. 

Photo #2: Ula and Tim Tyler. This Eastern Shoshone couple have been married for 54 years and experienced reservation life before there was electricity or running water.

Photo #4: Ishkoten Dougi. Ishkoten is an artist from the Isleta Pueblo Indian Reservation in New Mexico. He is portrayed in his studio, surrounded by his artwork that represents some of the atrocities inflicted on Native Americans.

Photo #5: Evereta and her Mustang. When Evereta Thinn, 30, entered college as the only Native American in her English 101 class, it was at that moment she realized that she needed to speak up and not be that stereotypical “shy” Indian who keeps to herself. She works as an administrator at the school district on the Navajo Nation and aspires to start a language and cultural immersion school for the Diné (Navajo) people.

Photo #8: Fast Eddie (left), a pow wow dancer, is pictured with social media celebrity, Two Braids.

Photo #10:   Jarrod after the rodeo. Jarrod Ferris, Eastern Shoshone and Arapaho from the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming, has been bull riding since age 6. He hopes to one day win the title as world champion so that he can buy his mom a new house.

*Photo #13: Crisosto Apache, from the Mescalero Apache tribe of New Mexico, is an activist for LGBT rights in the Native community. He explains that there is no word for “gay” in any Native American language, but is referred to as being “two spirited.”

Photo #14: Maka in his classroom. After traveling the world and teaching English in Japan, Maka Clifford, from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, realized his calling was going back to the Reservation to teach his own people and inspire young kids to explore life off the reservation.

[canyalltexteachother]

real talk, superheroes can be so focused on stupid shit sometimes…arms dealers this, drug dealers that… take down the fucking government already you stupid bitches!!

[charlesoberonn]

[dearnonnatives]

Jisu is the goodest boi.

[pettydavis]

overpopulation is a capitalist myth. pass it on

[pettydavis]

housing crises dont just happen. theyre designed.

[themoufofthesouth]

Everyday people should not take majority of the blame for greenhouse gas emissions

[mojrim]

Famines are political, not natural disasters.

[burnintoflame]

Yalitza Aparicio for Vogue Mexico & Latin America January 2019.

Photographed by Santiago & Mauricio. 

[dearnonnatives]

I see no difference.

[dearnonnatives]

I will never get over the fact that non-Natives love the idea of “dead Indians” so much that they’ll permanently attach the stereotyped images of them to their bodies.

[dearnonnatives]

I continue to see people angry that it’s being pointed out that thanksgiving was created to celebrate the murder of Native Americans. I continue to see comments about how y'all are still going to stuff your faces and celebrate.

Nobody said you had to stop using the day to give thanks, spend time with family, and stuff your face. We only ask that you acknowledge the true meaning of the holiday and those of us who have to face a different truth. We only ask that you acknowledge respect us and our truth and sufffering.

It’s very telling when non-natives are more concerned about whether it’s still appropriate to stuff their face than they are about our continued suffering.

[dearnonnatives]

Sit down settlers, these native women are going to tell you the real history behind thanksgiving.

[dearnonnatives]

For settlers, today is known as Thanksgiving. However, for many of us Natives, today is a day of mourning. Be respectful while we mourn the murder of our peoples, the loss of our lands, and the assault on our cultures.

[dearnonnatives]

Sometimes I wish I wasn’t here anymore but I know that there’s a reason I’m here and I can feel it in my soul that I will be doing important things by challenging the colonial system and changing things for those who will come after me and that alone keeps me going.

[dearnonnatives]

I continue to see people angry that it’s being pointed out that thanksgiving was created to celebrate the murder of Native Americans. I continue to see comments about how y'all are still going to stuff your faces and celebrate.

Nobody said you had to stop using the day to give thanks, spend time with family, and stuff your face. We only ask that you acknowledge the true meaning of the holiday and those of us who have to face a different truth. We only ask that you acknowledge respect us and our truth and sufffering.

It’s very telling when non-natives are more concerned about whether it’s still appropriate to stuff their face than they are about our continued suffering.

[dearnonnatives]

Spent the night emailing Elementary schools because I’m tired of this.

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[Tweet by @dearnonnatives: 

“Dear educators,

When you have your students make paper headdresses, wear fringe shirts, and give themselves Native names – you are NOT teaching them about Natives. you are teaching them about the stereotypes we’ve been reduced to.

#StopNativeRacismInSchools]