#mixed native

[shadeslayer]

in-visibility by Tobi Hill-Meyer, Mixed Up! #1 (2013)

"I think it's important that we acknowledge that all the folks in this group are wh-" He stopped himself and looked around the room, "Or that at least none of us are visibly people of color."

It had happened a dozen times before, but for some reason this time it didn't inspire feelings of shame. I didn't retract into thinking I'm not a 'real' person of color, or at least not real enough to count. For the first time, I responded with anger. "Who's this white guy to tell me whether or not I am 'visible'?" I thought to myself. "Just because you don't see me, doesn't mean I'm invisible."

Visibility is not a thing that I am, but an interaction I have with every single person I meet. It's not simply the inherent characteristics of my body, as if the rest of the world has no say in the matter. What happened with that guy was actually his inability to see me, rather than my inability to be seen.

For years I had focused on how the things I do impact how visible my race is: my hair length, my clothes, wearing cultural symbols or political slogans. Now, I'm realizing that the one factor that matters more than anything else is whether or not the person looking at me has any significant experience with Native communities. That is something entirely about them, and has nothing to do with me.

Just last year I had a very different experience at a queer conference. In a room full of a hundred people, an organizer of a two spirit group walked past everyone else to come talk to me and invite me to their group, because to them it was obvious that I was Native. Experiencing that shook up the narrative I had always been told about being invisible and I realized what had been true all along: among Native people I am very visible. The Native spaces I've been a part of have been full of folks who are mixed. And to my knowledge, I've never had a Native person assume that I'm white.

Dealing with what I pass as and how people read me has also been a big issue around my gender. Earlier in my transition, whenever I got called 'sir' or 'he' I felt a pang of failure, as if I had done something wrong. I would think "Did I let my voice get too low?" or "Maybe I should start wearing makeup even though it's not my style." After enough time, I reached a place where my womanhood seemed to me to be obvious enough. I stopped seeing it as my failure when someone couldn't see me as a woman, but as theirs. Now I laugh, waiting for them to correct themselves, rather than cringing and wanting to hide. I think I'm finally beginning to reach that same place with my race.

So the next time someone comments on my invisibility, I'm going to say "Invisible to who? You? Oh I get it, you just don't see race."

#mixed race #mixed native #native american #indigenous #two spirit #kashoplili #oklushi ilaiyuka #hatuk upi homma #tek nukni anukfila #rly rly in love w this

[butterflypasta]

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#night out #21 #pansexual #lgbt #2slgbtqia+ #mixed native #native #me #bisexual #lana del rey #ldr #back to the basics #dreamy #alternative #looking for moots #looking for mutuals #message me #ask me anything #SoundCloud #new profile pic #new profile photo #profile picture #plussizefashion #atlantic canada #maritimes #themaritimes #canada

[youlookkindadead]

being mixed indigenous sucks sometimes lol i hate being so disconnected from my culture. ugh

i was trying to look into resources for potawatomi third genders / two-spirit but it's hard to find reliable ones and even harder to find ones from two-spirit people themselves. i've seen terms like m'netokwe mentioned before that might appeal to me but there's hardly any extensive resources on them out there

#♡ muyang mutters #two spirit #2s #two-spirit #potawatomi #bodéwadmi #neshnabé #anishnaabe #native american #mixed native #indigenous #lgbtq #lgbtqia

[mixdgrlproblems]

#KhadijhaRedThunder is a #mixed American model-turned-actress making her acting debut in 2019 with the #Wattpad film After, & in the 2020 sequel, After We Collided.

Born & raised in Spokane, Washington, Khadijha boasts a diverse heritage, including #NativeAmerican (#Chippewa #Cree) #Black & #Spanish ancestry. As a teen, she moved to Seattle where she started modeling. Many might assume that Thunder is a stage name, but its actually her real last name.

Shes known for her curls, but she didnt always have them. Her hair was straight growing up & only became curly after she cut it shorter at 13. Since then, her hair has grown curlier each year. “I try everything, but I would never permanently change my curls. They are my life. I love them.” And would you, if you finally had something you been dreaming of since childhood?

"I grew up around #NativeAmericans. My mom was the only one who was Black, she was the only one with curls. Seeing my mom with her curls played such a big part in how I perceive hair. Just how a parent, in general, affects everything. She never complained about her hair being curly; she was always embracing it. She was just so beautiful & carried herself so elegantly. I dont know—seeing a woman so strong, beautiful & natural, to me, shes just an amazing entity, this phenomenon. Straightening her hair was a rarity. She taught me from a young age that it was damaging to apply heat to your hair. I wasnt allowed to use heating tools. She just really showed me the best route was to be your natural curly self."

"Compared to my other friends who are mixed who grew up with two different cultures & only saw beautiful women on tv with straight hair, it totally affects & hinders their outlook on having curly hair. It would be seen as “wild” or “sexy”—they sexualize curly hair. It wasnt elegant. But seeing my mom being so elegant & ladylike with curly hair, feeling like she was embracing her true self, Ive always liked that. Shes always taught me that."

Her first modeling gig was with Nordstrom & she has since collaborated with DKNY, Marc Jacobs & Puma. 🏴🇺🇸🇪🇸🪶

#wcw #nativeamericanheritagemonth #mixedgirl #mixedgirlshoutout #mixedgirlhairstyles

#biracial #mixedgirls #mixedrace #mixedgirlbeauty #mixedchick #beauty #multiracial #mixed native #black native american and spanish #curls #curly hair #curly girl #mixedgirlproblems #multiethnic #being mixed #mixed women #mixed models #mixed actress #after movie #after we collided #khadijha red thunder #Instagram

[comrade-shrimp]

I love mixed natives

I love mixed natives of all shapes and colors

You're all great I adore every one of you

#native #native posting #mixed native

[mixedlittlefox]

A bit bumming how few mixed native especially pale mixed natives are out here. Spent a while reblogging and gathering sources around the topic for this blog but have found nothing beyond a select few 🥲. If you guys are out there feel free to follow me or interact plz 🙏 Would love to find people who I can relate to as a community that can come together!

#mixed native #mixednatives #mixednative #mixed race #queer poc #poc #people of color #native american #native #mixed poc #pale natives #palenatives #palepoc

[callsigncrash]

Idk what sort of divine intervention just happened but apparently I was awarded a grant from a Native American group!

But fr tho, I don’t like taking from the government or private groups when there’s other people like me who could use it but I’m beyond honored that I was chosen. I haven’t gotten to grow up on the rez but my people mean a lot to me and I’m excited to honor them by continuing schooling and bettering my community. ❤️

#cherokee #comanche #native american #mixed native

[miazgaxrolande]

#kali uchis #chocola #shitty movie #mixed race #deceased #gentle #starter locs #nativity

[canisalbus]

About the accents: if someone has a very "proper" Italian they are either foreigners or politicians/dignitaries/etc. So that fits perfectly for Machete, but I think it would be so funny if he sometimes slipped up and used a Nepalese word bc he forgot one in "proper" Italian lol

(Funny to me cause Naples has its own language in addition to accent, and most people don't actually know those words)

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#ah that's good to hear! #glad it fits him #there's no way he gets it perfect every time #especially in the absence of widely used standardized Italian in the original canon era #there's bound to be a mix up every now and then #I don't know how likely it would be that he absorbed much Venetian at the time he lived there #I remember reading that lectures in medieval and early premodern universities were held in Latin but I could be wrong #even though his original native language is Sicilian I think he has probably lost a lot if not most of it due to lack of use #but it would be kind of funny if the Neapolitan and/or Sicilian influences resurfaced occasionally in private casual conversations #and Vasco who to my knowledge has never been to the south would be left guessing what he was even trying to say #I'm taking the easy way out and lowering their language barriers a bit out of convenience bear with me #I'm not competent enough to deal with all the different languages and dialects and the communication issues that would come with them #answered #anonymous #sorry to point out an obvious typo but I think you must've gotten Neapolitan/Napolese autocorrected to Nepalese by accident or something #unless Machete has secret ties to Nepali that I'm not aware of #which would be quite a twist

[pizzagame4000]

we all know human vigilante… but what about… slightly human vigilante

#pizza tower #pizza tower vigilante #the vigilante #vigilante #the noise #pizza tower au #if i was made of cheese i would probably stress-eat my hair too #ily vigert ebenezer lantte #some design notes: #vigi will always be short and fat to me. anything else just feels off for some reason #also as we all know #the way indigenous people are shown in this game is Horrendous #so as a native person i was like #hmm. native codes your vigi #it’s subtle cuz it’s not plot important or anything #it doesn’t rlly change anything except flipping the cowboy movie stereotypes #so i thought it would be fun #the turquoise bits on his outfit are inspired by Diné jewelry and metalwork :3 #the braids are just cuz it looks cool not cuz braids = native lol #also holy fuck epiphany: native vigi speaks to the mixed experience #HEAR ME OUT HEAR ME OUT #you are native in the sense that you have native family and community u grew up with #but you are also #made of cheese #something decidedly incredibly not native #bc the entire concept of dairy was imported to the americas by europeans #you are mixed native and white👍 #he’s literally me fr #ANYWAYS. don’t take any of that very seriously but it is an interesting metaphor #sorry for the essay in the tags. it will happen again

[shadeslayer]

There is a roar inside me I have choked off more times than I care to count. A place of duality that I neither fully understand nor want to claim because it seems easier to blend in. This place is so deeply rooted inside me; sometimes I wonder at the Creator’s sense of humour. I’m both Indian and white, man and woman.

Redwolf Painter, Split Myself Apart

#native american #indigenous #redwolf painter #two spirit #2spirit #mixed native #quotes #kashoplili

[orionsces]

katniss everdeen my homegirl <3

#i made my own design for her for my bideo today #i made her a mixed native american since i am one :o) #orion's picnic snacks #katniss everdeen #the hunger games #hunger games fanart

[fairy-type-islander]

Happy Valentine’s Day 🥰❤️

#personal #me #cute #selfie #mmiw #mmiwawareness #indigenous #native #native americans #eastern Shoshone #Shoshone #Jewish #mixed #curly hair #girls with curls

[bixels]

Is 20’s Dashie hispanic? I read her as Native but not sure if you’ve said anywhere about her design

She's Indigenous Mexican-American.

#ask me #anon #so she's mixed but predominantly native

[lastdivantruther]

don't trust her dazai, she's gonna blackmail you to buy every flavor of ice creams and bully you anytime chuuya is around.

i don't trust my writing to be readable so dialogs under the cut:

Kyouka: Dazai-san, is it true that you're going to die of heartbreak if you have to hide your undying love for big brother any longer?

Dazai, earlier that day: If poor Chuuya hides his undying love for me any longer, I'm afraid he'll die of heartbreak!

Dazai, now: 'Not exactly in those words...'

Kyouka: I don't want you to die. So I decided to help you by acting as your illegitimate child. With this plan big brother will take pity on us and agree to go out with you.

Atsushi, murmuring to himself: Could it work? I mean, I wouldn't fall for it myself ofc, but Chuuya-san seems like a kind person... Would I fall for it?? If Aku had an....

Tsushi and Dazai: 'Isn't that the plot of the TV show from last night?'

Dazai: Kyouka-chan, that's a PERFECT idea!! 🌸

Kunikida, from his desk: No it's fucking not!

#this sounded way funnier in my native language #atsushi and kyouka are those siblings who look very levelheaded from the outside #but the moment they get used to you they show their true colors #which is both share one braincell that never gets used except for creating chaos #add aku to this mix and you're gonna have very serous explanations of very stupid logics #idk i think they would have so much fun together #anyway back to kyouka's plan #chuuya sees through kyouka's fake tears immediately because my guy worked with dazai for three years #but he gets so annoyed at dazai's attempt of caretaking #so he decides he HAS to interfere and help him #not because he wants to okay #at one point they forget about kyouka who disappears with dazai's wallet #bsd #bsd fanart #dazai osamu #atsushi nakajima #kyouka izumi #bsd kyouka #bsd atsushi #soukoku #comics #my art #i probably butchered english a couple of times till this point so thanks for reading so far #i'm alright with getting my language mistakes pointed at me #also this page is super unfinished but i want to move onto the new stuff so #maybe one day i will have time and patience to finish a drawing

[superinjun]

High Tech Peace Pipe

James Luna ('Iipai-Tiipai, Payómkawichum, Mexican)

#James Luna #‘iipai-tiipai #payomkawichum #kumeyaay #luiseño #Native Art #mixed media