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Just finished this beautiful work of story and art! Thank you, Oscar Hokeah for offering this work and a glimpse into our world and your life! I could hear them all talking to me in their Cherokee and Kiowa and Mexican accents! Wado for that too! Doyuosda, Chooj!

If y’all haven’t gotten your copy of this bestseller, do it now at…
https://bookshop.org/a/6872/9781643753911

So much brilliance!

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People don’t tune in until something is on fire huh. We burn with brilliance tho 🔥

Thank you 🧲

“Reminder: Learn about Indigenous brilliance and success as much as you learn about Indigenous suffering and trauma. (This is a rephrasing of an older post that originally said “teach” instead of learn.)

Honestly I had a long ass caption typed out, but it basically comes down to this:

For my Indigenous relations - I see you. I’m rooting for you, always. Our joy is an act of resistance. Keep taking up space in all the places that our ancestors weren’t allowed to. Keep existing unapologetically. In the words of the lovely - “Our images matter, our stories matter, our joy matters.”

For non-Indigenous folks, you have a responsibility to educate yourself on the history of Indigenous peoples being harmed by colonialism, and the oppressive structures that continue to exist in today’s society. It’s also important to educate yourself on the entirety of Indigenous existence. Government and religious forces tried to exterminate us, but we’re still here. Our brilliance and success is in spite of colonialism, not because of it.”

Image ID: on a textured off white background green text reads, “REMINDER: LEARN ABOUT INDIGENOUS BRILLIANCE AND SUCCESS AS MUCH AS YOU LEARN ABOUT INDIGENOUS SUFFERING AND TRAUMA. “

This , Anya Montiel (Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian) interviewed Native people from various tribal communities about being Two-Spirit and how they celebrate that identity. Click to read the article and meet some incredible members of the Two Spirit community!

www.smithsonianmag.com

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