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Dear Settlers,

My elders taught me how to love even when the world is so cruel to us. Your elders must have taught you how to be cruel in a world that has so much more to offer. How else can you explain the hatred in your heart?

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Dear Settlers,

Put Chambers back on Netflix.

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— Pokni’s Pecan Tree —

definition: appokni, apokni, n., my grandmother.

shading me from the heat during the easter’s of my childhood

oh how defiant you stood

toes in the grass as pokni braided and educated me all that she could

i learned what it meant to be choctaw under this wood

how you survived all the disasters i never understood

she provided you with strength, now who would ?

once the eggs are hunted and the last slice of pecan pie gone, i realize i have transcended girlhood

princess of our tribe and an environmental activist it all began in this neighborhood

pokni taught me how sacred our beautiful earth is and as i stand under this tree i know everything is good

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Dear Settlers,

Native identity can not be taken or put on a certificate, like a dog breed.

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Dear Settlers,

Just because I do not “look Indian” does not mean I will give you a pass for bigotry.

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Dear Settlers,

If you are not a part of that culture you do not get to decide if it’s racist.

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Dear Settlers,

I love when you whitesplain and make an even bigger fool of yourself.