#not naming the tribe bc they are small and dont want to doxx my hometown

[heywriters]

Getting this off my chest, but I worked in a small museum at my job and we had a display about the indigenous people who lived in the area. I was asked twice what they were called (the display was directly in front of them when they asked), and twice I referred to them in the present tense and stated that they still live in the area, and TWICE my information was retold in the PAST TENSE and everything else ignored.

Only once did a random guy who gave off weird vibes at first ask if we had any books about the native people because he could not find any anywhere and really wanted to learn and support them. Went out of our way to jot down titles written by members of the tribe, and he was so sweetly grateful.

People really do just default to "I miss the natives. Sometimes, it's like I can still hear their voices" when they are literally still here

#education #get some #america #not naming the tribe bc they are small and dont want to doxx my hometown #also this post is about all disenfranchised native groups #indigenous #og #representation