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[circusclownfever]

my identity will never make sense to people who only look into the binaries .

my ethnicity and culture plays a role in that .

i am 2-spirit , but a trans male . i am mlm , but strictly t4t . i am nothing , but also everything .

#gender #sexuality #mlm #gay #2 spirit #native identity #man im just a cluster fuck

[ivygorgon]

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Out with Incest Laws: Reconsider Blood Quantum Laws in Native Reparations

An open letter to State Governors & Legislatures

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I am writing to express profound concerns about the continued reliance on Blood Quantum Laws, or Indian Blood Laws, in Native Reparations Programs. These laws, established by federal and state governments as far back as 1705, define Native American status based on fractions of Native American ancestry, perpetuating harmful consequences for tribal communities and some, alarmingly, terminating before just 5 generations.

The use of Blood Quantum Laws has led to detrimental effects on Native American families and communities. It has incentivized harmful family planning practices, compelling individuals to marry within close kin networks to maintain "pure bloodlines." This practice not only violates individual autonomy but also jeopardizes genetic diversity and the long-term viability of tribal populations.

Of utmost concern is the declining population within many tribal communities, with some nearing critical thresholds of fewer than 1000 individuals. This situation is further exacerbated by the principles of population biology, particularly the 50/500 rule, which underscores the need for a minimum population of 500 individuals to reduce genetic drift and ensure sustained viability. It is troubling to note that these laws inadvertently encourage cousin marriages, posing additional risks to community health and resilience.

Moreover, Blood Quantum Laws impose an arbitrary expiration date on government-funded reparations and jeopardize the cultural continuity of these communities. By tethering Native American status to ancestry thresholds, these laws undermine the diversity and autonomy of tribal enrollment criteria.

I urge policymakers to urgently reconsider the use of Blood Quantum Laws in Native Reparations Programs and advocate for a more inclusive and sustainable approach to reparations. This approach should prioritize the cultural and social integrity of Native American communities, safeguarding their continued existence and resilience for future generations.

Our villages were razed by colonizers, our ancestors were genocide survivors, and, as ever, our children bear the enduring impacts of historical injustices.

Thank you for considering these critical issues and taking decisive action to address them.

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[bixels]

As they say in the industry, you either know fashion or you don't. And Miss Rarity certainly knows it!

#mlp #rainbow dash #rarity #my little pony #my art #fanart #1920s au #comic #little call out to myself but technically the bolo tie is anachronistic #they probably weren't invented until the 40s but that's kinda contested #but i felt it was important to give rd's suit a small piece of native american fashion identity #compared to the previous intentionally white-euro dresses

[propalahramota]

A good old russian tradition of erasing Gogol's Ukrainian identity

#I guess it's kinda funny upholding the genocidal idea that Ukrainian identity is some artificially created whim from the XXth century when #One of the authors you stole from us uses the world clearly and not only the word but extensively draws from Ukrainian folklore and his #Native culture for his early works

[bucephaly]

It's kinda shocking to me how few people seem to know how prevalent the 'my great grandmother was cherokee' myth is and how it's almost never actually true, especially when it comes with things like 'never signed up' or 'fell off the trail' or 'courthouse burned down destorying the documentation' etc etc.

People just don't even seem to know the history like.. when the Trail happened. My great great great grandfather was 2 years old during Removal in 1838, so peoples 'my great grandmother hid in the mountains!' is so clearly wrong. And we have rolls. From before and after removal, rolls done by cherokee nation and others by the government, rolls that were not stored in one random flammable courthouse. It's not difficult to find the actual evidence of ancestry.

And just.. there are lots of ways those family stories get started. It was a practice during the confederacy to claim cherokee ancestry to show one's family had 'deep roots in the south' that they were there before the cherokee were removed. Many people pretended to be cherokee and applied for the Guion-Miller payout just to try to steal money meant for cherokees - 2/3rds of the applicants were denied for having 0 proof of actual cherokee ancestry. [We even see lawyers advertising signing up for the Miller roll just to try to get free money.] And the myth even started in some families in the cherokee land lotteries, where the land stolen from us was raffled off, including the house and everything that was left behind when the cherokees were removed. We have seen people whose families just take these things stolen from the cherokee family and adopt them into their own family story, saying that they were cherokee themselves.

If you had some family story about being cherokee and you wanna have proof one way or the other, check out this Facebook group run by expert cherokee genealogists that do research for free. Just please read the rules fully and respect the researchers. They run thousands of people's ancestries a year and their average is only around 0.7% of lines they run actually end up having true cherokee ancestry.

#and ive heard even dumber origins of the cherokee family myth #such as an ancestor having a silly sounding name so the descendents just go 'oh she mustve been an indian!!!' #i was one of the few people who had my ancestry done on the facebook and had genuine cherokee ancestry #[though i had found it before it was just really validating to get it double checked and i started finding cousins (:] #like. i was told once when i was a kid by my grandma that my dad had cherokee ancestry and i didnt believe her. its wild that so many peopl #will make it a Fixture of their identity [or even just smth they bring up ever] with Zero proof #at least for cherokees from what ive seen its usually considered really disrespectful to claim to have cherokee ancestry without #actually having the documentation [like ancestors on the rolls] #and no a dna test doesnt count. nor does 'my dad is Clearly not white!' or 'high cheekbones' or old family photos or anything #i had this discussion with someone recently whose dad had been calling himself 3/4 native but didnt know exactly what nation ???? hello? #and its like... sorry but ur dad is like. italian lol. #[and blood quantum is bullshit anyway im tired of the 'im 1/16 cherokee' comments its dumb #cherokee nation does not have a blood quantum requirement. its pointless bringing it up in the discussion of who is or isnt cherokee] #also mandatory disclaimer that im reconnecting. i didnt grow up connected to the culture of even knowing my ancestry #this is all from my looking into this stuff over the past year or so. i cant claim to be an authority over anything regarding this #this is p much all my repeating things ive heard said by people who know a lot more than i do haha #man. and this isnt even starting to get into the fake tribe stuff. the only legit cherokee groups are the 3 federally recognized bands #cherokee nation of oklahoma. united keetoowah band. and the eastern band of cherokee indians. #any others that are state recognized or not at all arent acknowledged as legitimate by any of the legit cherokee groups #anyway. my final message goodb.ye #cherokee #tsalagi

[ace-hell]

JUST WITNESSED THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD

This is amazing lol. If the land name was changed by colonizers then that means its the native name and a real identity 🤔💀

#jesus #Bethlehem #israel #jumbler #Palestine #Jesus was not palestinian #Jesus is jewish #From judea #Judea #jews #jewish #am israel hai #gaza #from the river to the sea yall can suck my d #free israel from terrorism #palestinian propaganda #Pallywood #Palestinian identity is arab identity #Arab identity is not native to israel #Jewish identity is native to israel #History #Humor #Facts #free gaza from hamas #christianity #Stop erasing jewish history #god was never with the palestinians #Palestine is an insult stop insulting my land #Israel is older than arabic #Arabic is not native to israel

[flovoid]

CRIMINAL VS DETECTIVE

a detective who is obsessing over solving a case involving a ‘criminal’ who steals precious monuments but does bring these items back under a ‘one’ condition…

which is forcing officers of the law in san myshuno to reveal their deepest injustice secrets, that are long hidden from the public eyes..

#MWAHAHAHA IM INSANE. #g-guys english is not my native language so ignore any odd word placing hskshhs #yes. they needed their official post with their original identity hehe #these shots are kinda an AU were draco finally realize the identity behind that culprit… #the pictures are kinda a intro/promoting thingy?? for the Criminal vs Detective #I would say those scenes are not official… yet. these are like faaar in the future :3 #floyd cyprus #draco almond #ts4 #simblr #sims 4 #criminal vs detective???? this time I couldn’t get creative with their official name aaa #also this song lyrics.. especially the bridge part gosh. its them. #“do you see what we've done? were gonna make such fools of ourselves” #“how did we get here? when I used to know you so well..” #Spotify #CvsD

[aro-absol]

Here's a meme for all the aroallos <2

[ID: A meme consisting of two pictures. They depict a scene from a cartoon TV show. In the first picture, there is a black haired man wearing a suit. He is looking towards the viewer with a big smile on his face. He is gesturing behind him as if he wanted to present something. Behind him, there's a white pedal with nothing on it. Red ribbon held up by four golden poles is going around it. Above the pedestal, there are three headlights shining on it. The room appears to be part of a gallery or a museum. At the top of the picture, white text in all caps says "This is where I'd put good canon aroallo representation...". The second picture depicts the same situation, except the man is now leaning slightly forward so that the pedestal isn't as visible anymore. He appears to be yelling angrily. His hands are in front of his body, half closed with the palms facing upwards. White text in all caps at the bottom of the picture says "... if I had any!" / End ID]

#full disclosure I'm not aroallo myself #just a non-SAM aro who is frustrated that almost all our canon aro rep is aroaces whose aro identity is overlooked constantly #also sorry shitty id again i'm not good at phrasing #not a native speaker #aromantic #aro #aroallo #alloaro #aromantic allosexual #aromantic memes #aro memes

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[bonkobarnes]

I’m not sure how to articulate this well but I feel like Becca struggles to understand Cam’s hesitancy to accept being queer because Becca is accepted in a lot of spaces. Whereas for Cam, no matter where she goes, she will always be Other. Cam is queer and indigenous and the spaces in which she can be both are few and far between

#I think Becca will suggest cam goes to New York so she can ‘be herself’ #but won’t understand that means cam is losing her last connection to her native side #I also think the reason cam is so set on Vancouver is because that’s a place she can exist in both of her identities #idk what is everyone else’s thoughts #cam x rebecca #cam bentland #rebecca godfrey #under the bridge

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I'm Just Behind What I Am, 2020. Diane Dal Pra. Oil on linen.

#painting #art #peinture #pintura #maleri #pittura #contemporary #native american #identity

[trans-androgyne]

The way some groups of fellow marginalized people will genuinely think it’s okay to imagine themselves as The Most Oppressed Ever is awful. Theories and ideas I otherwise thoroughly support will be soured for me by finding out they think their oppression is objectively “worse” than that of other marginalized groups. We can discuss how marginalized groups’ intersectional experiences are different and how they can support one another. We should not be weighing racism vs. misogyny vs. ableism vs. anything else. Looking at “if [x group] were liberated everyone would be” and “[y oppression] is the root of all evils in the world” sentiments which I have seen almost word for word.

#I understand why it’s easy to feel like that but it is Not Okay #I have met too many people who only focus on Their brand of oppression while not considering those of other people #and this DOES apply to people with intersecting marginalized identities who thing their intersection is The Worst Things Can Be For Anyone #this is something I need to watch myself for! but I do that work. some people I���ve seen have not been willing to. #consider your privileges; even if you’re very marginalized #I may be a disabled queer trans POC but I’m not Native; I’m physically abled & hearing; I’m perisex; I’m not unhoused; etc. #transphobia #racism #misogyny #ableism #transandrophobia #transmisogyny #exorsexism #mine #vent

[ling3r]

The thing is with blood quantum is even if you indulge these fuckers, they don't actually care about that either. My dad was as ''full blooded'' as anyone can be and once I answer them, they STILL decide they get to dictate who I am -- based off of how much i do or do not fit their expectations of what a "real indian" is, and if they've ever heard of my tribe before (hint: they probably haven't unless they live in a specific area, so it's not real to them)

#not to even get into being an urban indian who's only ever stayed on the reservation for a few weeks at a time #and the family drama ..... #native identity

[teethmouth]

shoutout to the guy who didnt know we have heart problems

#nobody ask me why our topher alter is native american i dont fucking know either. #NOTE: WE ARE BODILY NATIVE were not one of those people #my art #clone high #topher bus #i ask that you dont use these just bc its art of specifically him #but feel free to reblog #system art #did art #drug tw #drug cw #dissociative identity disorder #did system #endos dni

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Native american logo design ☆☆☆

#logo #illustration #artists on tumblr #branding #creative #startup #identity #graphic design #nativeamericans #indigenous #native