#threefires

[queerkwe]

🔥3 Fires Series 🔥 I wanted to take a little break from my usual pride work and I decided to do a 3 Fires / Anishinaabe series! All now available on my Etsy! The 3 Fires Council/ Confederation is made up of the Odawa (Ottawa), Ojibwe (Ojibwa, Chippewa), and the Bodewadmi (Potawatomi) nations. My family and I are from the Waganakising Odawa (Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians) in northern Michigan. Most Anishinaabe tribes reside within the Great Lakes Region in Canada and the US, but some tribal communities were forcibly relocated during colonization. I’ve been reflecting a lot on our seven fires prophecy, especially in context of everything going on in this country. I’m so glad to be back in my homelands. It helps put everything into perspective. I’m feeling more grounded, more connected, more at ease. I had lot of fun working with these colors and if sales go well, I want to make it a reoccurring series because I’m turnt up about the beauty of our Anishinaabe culture and communities. Where are all of my Anishinaabe relatives at?! 🥰 ❤️ 🧡 💛 🧡 ❤️ #twospirit #twospiritartist #indigiqueer #anishinaabe #anishinaabekwe #threefires #beadwork #beadworkforsale #beadedearrings #beadersofinstagram #fringeearrings #odawa #ojibwe #bodewadmi #potawatomi (at Petoskey, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CK12sS4l6Vt/?igshid=f1zh100t4t25

[wonkvision]

And then, like that, you’ve been doing something your entire life. 🦢 #threefires #bloomington https://www.instagram.com/p/CXNOH11uM7H/?utm_medium=tumblr

[herchaosbasement]

My grandfather is a renowned quill artist, but not associated with any band. His people changed their name and sold their ancestors out for a casino, cheap tobacco, and lousy gaming rights. They steal traditions from other tribes to fill the gaps in their heritage (because the area was quickly colonized long ago) and talk about adaptations made in the 1900s as if they're tradition. Because my grandfather never sold out, him and all of his descendants can't get a CDIB. I can trace my lineage back five generations (around the time that written records were becoming more practiced) and prove that my grandfather's work is in museums, but no one believes I'm Indian because of my skin color and I don't have a government mandated card. People think this country has progressed for Native Americans, but they're wrong. It's being fetishised and treated as an exclusive club because it's more about money and benefits now, rather than pride and practice of heritage.