#kashoplili

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art by Tima Lotah Link (Chumash) for the Native Voices 16th Annual Short Play Festival

"merciless indian savages" is a direct quote from the US declaration of independence, and this is referencing the art of "manifest destiny" as a white woman standing over the us countryside

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Afro-Indigenous and Black Native peoples navigate a complex landscape of identity, often facing erasure, colorism, and anti-Blackness within Indigenous spaces—all shaped by deep historical, cultural, and political forces.

To support deeper understanding, we’ve developed a resource that explores terminology and concepts commonly used to describe the identities of — and issues facing — our Black Native and Afro-Indigenous relatives.⁠

Language matters. It carries history, power, and responsibility. Because Indigenous identities are living, nuanced, and ever-evolving, this guide is a starting point — not a final word. We welcome reflection, dialogue, and continued learning as these conversations grow.

#BlackHistoryMonth #AfroIndigenous #BlackNative

imgs and caption via Native Americans in Philanthropy's Facebook

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A win for Tribal sovereignty - Native American Rights Fund

In a significant victory for Tribal sovereignty, the United States Supreme Court today denied cert in RunItOneTime LLC v. United States, a c

naahollo want to take away ndn gaming revenue SOOO bad and they will NOT have it 🙏🏼 supreme court recently shot down some white company trying to sue for the destruction of the gaming act, saying we had a "discriminatory tribal gaming monopoly" (insert always sunny oh boo hoo gif)

thank you to our shoalwater bay cousins for staying strong ♥️ we're all doing our best we can loves hang in there

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lmao

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July 4, 1776: The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress.

July 4, 1837:

The first Chickasaw removal party, forced from their lands by the Indian Removal Act of 1830, arrived at Memphis, Tennessee, and were ferried across the Mississippi River into Arkansas, never to see the land of their ancestors again.

July 4, 2024:

As usual, I'm struck by the intense, biting irony. A day of celebration and a day of dispossession rolled into one.

#indianproblems

[shadeslayer]

obsessed with this img from pinterest. unsourced but illustrated by H. Townsend in 1905.

[id: an edwardian era man and woman talk at a party, conversation is captioned.]

Mr. Binks. "One of my ancestors fell at Waterloo."

Lady Clare. "Ah? Which platform?"

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Under the laws and courts of the present there is no way for Indian people to get the federal government to admit they have rights.

Vine Deloria Jr., Custer Died For Your Sins, chapter two, 1987 reprint

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i used to sell art, but ive stopped. i still have some backstock and tentatively offer commissions. more info my art & payment options HERE

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