#indig

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[tastesjustlikechicken]

As long as people are reblogging some stuff around here let me say something else

The European superiority complex regarding racism might be the most arrogant thing I've seen come from them and that's saying something.

[panic-is-trying]

Random Pokémon Icon Batch!

(Pls let me know in my inbox if any of these terms/flags are outdated or made by not cool people!!! I’ll update or change things as needed! I generate these terms and flags randomly.

(If there’s a flag you identify with but want it with a different pokemon, ask me in my inbox!)

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Cerul (swablu): A term from the Pallet System that describes non-binary individuals who present in a traditionally feminine way.

Pewt (greedent): A term from the Pallet System that describes non-binary people who present in a gender neutral/androgynous way.

Virid (buzzwole): A term from the Pallet System that describes non-binary people who present in a way that rejects traditional binary descriptions entirely.

Vermil (wobbuffet): A term from the Pallet System that describes non-binary people who present in a traditionally masculine way.

Cinnab (spidops): A term from the Pallet System that describes non-binary individuals who present with a combination of traditionally masculine and androgynous features.

Fuchs (corvisquire): A term from the Pallet System that describes non-binary people who present with a combination of masculine and feminine features.

Indig (altaria): A term from the Pallet System that describes non-binary people who present with a combination of masculine, feminine, and androgynous features.

Laven (crabominable): A term from the Pallet System that describes non-binary people who present with a combination of traditionally feminine and androgynous features.

[wisedeerdancer]

The Drumpf administration is attempting to overturn Birthright Citizenship that is guaranteed under the 14th amendment. Birthright Citizenship to children born in the United States was decided by SCOTUS in the Ark v United States case of 1898. However, at the time Native Americans still weren't given to birthright citizenship. In Elk v United States, the courts decided that a child born outside of the jurisdiction of the United States was not a citizen, hence, Native Americans weren't guaranteed citizenship at birth. Not until 1924 when the federal government made the decision to allow Native Americans birthright citizenship and made all of us citizens, even though by that time 2/3 of natives were already citizens.

The Drumpf administration is using Elk v United States as a legal analogy for the abolition of birthright citizenship. Yes, this has huge consequences for immigrants, but this also has consequences for native Americans. This is because the government is now making that argument that if Native Americans weren't insured citizenship then how can anyone else be insured it? Even by asking that question as a legal analogy it means that this administration is viewing Native Americans citizenship as something that is open for debate. This has consequences for Immigrants and Indigenous peoples alike.

Not only this, but ICE has always "mistakenly" picked up Indigenous peoples believing them to be undocumented immigrants. The numbers have gone up, with a focus in Navajo country, but make no mistake that it's nationwide.

Please remember that Indigenous People are being affected by this as well. Don't let us be forgotten and overlooked as we have so many times in the past. Our people have always suffered at the hands of United States oppression and it hasn't stopped. We, as the oppressed, need to stand together and view an attack on one as an attack on all. Regardless of ethnicity, culture, religion, or creed we must stand together as the oppressed and rise against the oppressor. Again... AN ATTACK ON ONE IS AN ATTACK ON ALL

[frettchanstudios]

Little Weasel, 2022 This little guy made his debut at my first solo show last year at the Reach Gallery Museum. Getting around to posting things I haven't shared here. Please note: I have a 14 x 18 print on beautiful art paper available for immediate purchase and I will also take print orders if anyone is interested in any of my work (with some exceptions).

[elvencryptid]

Happy trans visibility day from ur local native 2spirit !

They/Them

If any cis people wanna send me money to refill my hormones my venmo is : Elvencryptid

[mogai-headcanons]

Jotaro from JJBA is an indig-presenting gai genderfuck person who uses ve/vey and fae/faer pronouns, as well as he/him auxiliary pronouns! Ve is dating Kakyoin, who is a laven-presenting pansexual nubegender person who uses che/cherrself and 🍒/🍒self pronouns, as well as they/them auxiliary pronouns!

[nativeamerican]

Why do Native Americans seem to join the military at such high rates?

I don’t know anyone in my family who works in technology, owns their own business (aside from the occasional banana bread stand at the swap meet), or works in anything other than blue collar labor, entry level positions, or even had a college degree up until a few years ago. But you know who I do know? A lot of military.

My Dad is really proud of his service, my siblings are really proud of their service. My uncles, my aunts. On our reservation, Veterans have their own monument. At powwows and round dance, Veterans are usually the first to lead. They are the elders in our community, the council people, the people in framed photos lining the community center. They come back from service and everyone is excited. They are out there doing something.

It is one of the few employment opportunities that is actively witnessed in the community. It wasn’t as if 60, 30, or even 20 years ago banks were handing out business loans to American Indians, or white-collar industries were actively recruiting Native Americans to work . We didn’t even get our first Tribal College until 1968, prior to that there was a heavy push to ‘educate the native out of the man’. But not the Military, not only did they allow natives to join - they were recruited, and in some cases celebrated. Look at the Navajo CodeTalkers! Ira Hayes! Choctaw CodeTalkers!

When you are a kid and they ask you what you want to be when you grow up, most kids are saying what they see in media or what they see in their community. So astronaut, lawyer, billionaire, mermaid, doctor - the options are endless for most people…except notsomuch in reservation communities, we don’t see too many of those in our own communities and we rarely see ourselves represented in the media as anything other than this historical, mythical figure. Think about it. What was the most mainstream story reported about Native Americans in the last year, #noDAPL aside? Was it the historic numbers of Native Americans running for political positions this year or the purposeful contamination of Swinomish salmon fisheries or the numerous ongoing land-grabs? No. It is tied between the tiresome debate about Elizabeth Warren’s heritage and the Codetalkers at the White House. What would a kid take away from seeing those? Do you think kids on reservations look at Elizabeth Warren and go “Wow! She made it so that means I can!” or do you think they are looking at the Codetalkers and thinking “Wow! They made it so that means I can!”. I am turning this into a rant about the importance of media representation so I will digress.

So it seems like pipedream to even strive for something when society doesn’t see us that way. Last year I had to give a tour to a group of Native 8th graders who were visiting my school and out of curiosity I asked what they wanted to be when they grew up. You know what the answers were? ‘Motivational Speaker’ ‘Rapper’ “a Marine”. Yeah there were other answers but those stuck out to me. Mostly because I find ‘motivational speaker’ to be a problematic, albeit humorous, trend among Native youth, but also which one of those careers (not for lack of trying or talent) but because of available opportunity and guidance, is most likely to happen?

The military is one of the few employment opportunities that is directly aimed at Natives, has a history with Natives, and has built an employment pipeline within the community.

Most industries completely ignore Native Americans, but not the Military. The Military will populate career fairs at Tribal Colleges, billboards, employment fairs. They advertise employment at local chapter houses. They offer the opportunity to travel, to have a job, to be part of something bigger…as well as a lot of other things come with being in the military, but when you are 18 or 19 and live in a rural area - man, do the perks of the military seem enticing.