So, like a goofy idiot, I dropped @samreich a DM.
I want the Dropout folks to meet the tribes.
It's an odd thing, I know, but Los Angeles County has the largest concentration of native tribal members in the nation, mainly due to the horrific policies of displacement set up by the U.S. government.
But the local tribes never vanished. They never admitted defeat. They were party to a treaty that the U.S. just decided to shelve. They hid from the genocidal policies of the California State government, and when they re-emerged, they did so with passion and dedication to preserving their history and their people and those who were displaced.
These are folks who suffered through what in essence was several alien invasions, followed by living in a dystopian hellscape. THEIR landscape was called a paradise on Earth by the Spanish conquistadors (Brennan Lee Mulligan, love your "new exercise" from Gamechangers). Now, everybody has to deal with invisible volcanic level emissions (Aliso Canyon), everything paved, and poisons all around (looking at you, Santa Susanna), overpopulation (by the aliens), poverty, etc. etc...
They have government offices now for the tribe, are recognized by the state government, and continue to educate and serve the native inhabitants of Los Angeles.
I hold a certain reverence for all they are and all they have gone through to get to today.
So I'm telling Dropout TV about them. Not that I have connections there or any really big chance of it working. Just because I have to try.
Dropout has sold itself on showing how much better it is to be (found) family. How it feels to cooperate and work together, through disputes and disagreements. They are consistently reaching out to pull more people into their tent.
Figured it was right enough to introduce them to others who are doing the same.
Anyway, I'll leave this post with a map that created years ago that gives folks an idea of what the land in Los Angeles looks like, when you turn back to clock to pre-invasion. Figure some of you will like that. (and for locals, go visit Haramokngna Cultural Center; it's near Mt Wilson and a very pleasant stop on the way to hiking or science tours or other fun outdoor activities)
