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Elk Necklace collaboration between Keri Ataumbi & Jamie Okuma
#Keri Ataumbi#Kiowa#Jamie Okuma#Luiseño#Shoshone-Bannock#Wailaki#Okinawan#Jewelry#Silver#Quill Work#beadwork#Elk#contemporary art#indigenous art
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Christian Allaire at the Met Gala 2024, wearing custom outfit by Jamie Okuma.
Allaire, a fashion writer at US Vogue, is Ojibwe, and a member of the Nipissing First Nation, Ontario. Okuma is a Luiseno, Shoshone-Bannock, Wailaki, and Okinawan who is also an enrolled member of the La Jolla band of Indians in Southern California where she lives and works.
Allaire: 'I knew I wanted to wear an Indigenous designer to the Met this year. When I heard this year’s theme—“Sleeping Beauties”—and dress code—“The Garden of Time”—I was instantly struck by a few concepts: That our Indigenous designs & craftwork have persisted FOREVER, and that many of our traditional garments have always beautifully reflected the natural world that surrounds us.
On the blazer, @j.okuma used a hand-reverse appliqué method to illustrate two of my favorite flowers from back home: Lupines and Indian Paintbrushes. Turns out, these flowers are also popular in Jamie’s region down on the West Coast. (We both agreed they are very “rezzy flowers.” 😉) For the pants, Jamie also put a contemporary twist on a traditional breechcloth, instead adding a built-in panel to formal tailoring. I absolutely adore how she mixed the old with the new.
To finish off the look, Jamie also surprised me with a special Bandolier-style bag that made me super emotional when I unboxed it. She found an ANTIQUE piece of Ojibwe floral beadwork (likely turn of the century) to represent my specific heritage, and then helped restore it into a cross-body style—adding modern touches like crystal straps and ribbon embellishments.
Many archival photos show Ojibwe men wearing similar Bandolier bags throughout history, and when I carried it last night, I couldn’t help but feel like I was carrying a piece of my ancestors with me. And holllah - we made it to the MET.'
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Many lost their language, and language is really core to what we were doing in a cultural society. When grandfather passes on culture to grandson, there’s a lot of missing links to that passage, because grandfather was a product of a system that didn’t allow him to be who he was as a Native person inside. So as a protection measure, sometimes he had to say to grandson, ‘I’m not sure if we want to do this, but here are some songs, here’s some ceremony, this is what it looks like.
— Jaime Boggs (Eastern Pomo/Wailaki/Concow, traditional singer and dancer, tribal citizen and council member of Robinson Rancheria of Pomo Indians, and board member of the Sinkyone Council)
#jaime boggs#protecting tc’ih-léh-dûñ#history#racism#oppression#languages#music#dance#land back#native americans#pomo people#eastern pomo#wailaki#concow#robinson rancheria of pomo indians#usa#intertribal sinkyone wilderness council#family#grandparents#grandchildren
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Accessories by Jamie Okuma, an indigenous-owned company
Jamie Okuma is Luiseno, Shoshone-Bannock, Wailaki, and Okinawan who is also an enrolled member of the La Jolla band of Indians in Southern California where she lives and works. She specializes in one-of-a-kind pieces that are hand-executed exclusively by the artist herself in all details of process, while also designing ready to wear fashions.
Okuma has work in the permanent collections of The Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, The Denver Art Museum and the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian.
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Day 1-3 (June 20 - June 23)
Day 1:
We shot out the gate pretty fast for this trip but not without fueling up with a beer beverage with our dear friend Mr. Bobby Beck. We lasted 15 minutes on the road before getting a call from him to grab one last drink. When you are on vacation, you don’t say no to a drink with a friend! So, our first stop was at Rincon brewery for a cold one thennnn we actually left Ventura.
We drove, what I hope is to be our longest trek (aside from middle America), 6.5 hours to a little peninsula just above San Francisco called Tiburon. Our close friends Thomas and Alyssa were coerced into having us stay with them for the night. We unfortunately got in pretty late so it was just dinner and some hang time but it was really nice to catch up. Loki was also very pumped because after such a long drive he got to play with River, there 9 month old black lab. A nice bed for us and a play session for him, it couldn’t have been a better stay.
Day 2:
In the morning, Pearce and I took both dogs for a nice 2 mile hike in Old St. Hilary’s Preserve overlooking the Bay Area. They live in a quaint quiet area with some cute downtown waterfront shops and restaurants. We got a nice tour of the area from our hike. And for lunch, we all went out to eat at Sam’s. Which is a cute waterfront restaurant with delicious clam chowder!
After saying bye and thanks to Tom and Alyssa, we were back on the road. Where we encountered our first electrical issue. Our cigarette lighters were both fried making charging our devices difficult. Thanks to YouTube, we realized it was a quick fix and we just needed some new fuses. 10$ later and a little more car savvy we were heading North towards our next stop Bodega Dunes.
(SHOUT OUT to Izzy and Seamus for helping fuel us through San Fran!! The gas was $4.50 per gallon and it was going to be pretty painful!! So thank you both for the gas and snacks!!)
As we pulled up I started to giggle thinking how funny would it be if the campground was full our first night. A few days ago we learned a hard lesson. You CANNOT book a campground within 48hrs of your stay and we are going to have to plan at least a week in advance (especially for weekends and holidays). Unfortunately, it was less than 48hrs before we needed our first campsite so we were just winging it for now.
And what to ya know, we pull up and there are 2-3 signs saying “campground full.” All I could do was laugh! Being that I am now a Swerdfeger and have camped with Flint a few times, you don’t let a simple sign tell you you’re out! So we took a lap around the campground, noticed quite a few empty spots, and then headed to the camp host. Jerry, was the man! He was super friendly and helped us score our first camp ground of the trip!! We had a great spot with enough room for Loki to run around and not too far from the beach.
It took us 20 minutes to unpack and set up without even trying. Not bad but I’m thinking we’ll get quicker over time. Then again, all we have is time so why rush!! We had some left over curry, made a fire, sorted our food for the Lost Coast hike, and jumped in the tent. We haven’t been much glampers in the past but since we were going for so long we set ourselves up nicely with a Queen size mattress and some comfy pillows! It was a great 2nd night in our own set up!!
Day 3: We actually slept in until 8 which is unheard of while camping! I guess our set up really was that cozy, minus the slight kink in my neck but stretching could help with that. Pearce whipped out his computer and did a few hours of work while Loki and I took a nice walk to the beach. (SHOUT OUT to Eileen and Sam for getting us the cute “Swerdfeger Fam” mug. I love it!) June gloom is a real thing up here and we woke up to a misty haze but it was very comfortable. After our 2 mile stroll, I made us some breakfast burritos and we slowly packed up camp to head North again.
On the road we stopped at Jaxon Winery. Pearce had to take care of some insurance adult stuff while I had a fabulous tasting, not a problem by me!! We also got a call from the property manager that we may have scored some tenants for our condo, which would be a huge relief. Nothing is final yet but it feels great to know we are getting some real interest.
As we leave wine country, the vineyards and the yellow rolling hills are behind us, the trees are getting greener, taller, and more dense! It’s really fun to see the topography change.
Our next campground is Wailaki Campground in Whitehorn CA. When we get there we will be preparing all our camp gear for our 4 day trek through the Lost Coast. We need to make sure we have our map, tide chart, bear box, food, and Loki’s stuff ready! We catch the shuttle tomorrow at 9am with Mendo Insider Tours to Matthole where our trek begins!
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#Repost from @goderwoods with @regram.app ... #Repost @nativehumboldtfarms ・・・ BREAK TIME ❣️ #sisters #growsisters #cannabisqueenz #cannabisculture #harvest #goderwoods #humboldt #humboldtcounty #nativehumboldt #nativeamerican #tribevibe #realsisters #cannabisindustry #cannabislifestyle #cannabisdaily #wailaki #maidu #vibes #morevibes #morelife #californiagrown #sherbet
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Coordination Often Benefits from an In-Person Visit to Humboldt County!
- Photos and text by Leah L. Henry
In preparation for the 34th Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day, I had the distinct pleasure of traveling up the coast to visit our Humboldt County Coordinator, Madison Peters, from the Northcoast Environmental Center.
The trip featured enormous redwood trees, lush ferns, pristine beaches, hidden coves, charming towns, farmers’ markets and coops, and warm and kind people. There is much more to see in this area of California than featured here, I highly recommend discovering it yourself. Use a California Coastal Access Guide so you don’t miss a thing.
The land known as Humboldt is the ancestral home of Wiyot, Yurok, Hupa, Karuk, Chilula, Whilkut, and the Eel River Athapaskan peoples (Wailaki, Mattole and Nongatl)
Avenue of the Giants
Humboldt Lagoons State Park
Luffenholtz State Beach
Fern Canyon in Prairie Creek Redwood State Park
Thank you!
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Pocahontas set 2014
Collaboration between Keri Ataumbi & Jamie Okuma
Yellow gold, brilliant cut diamonds, silk knotted pearl strings with indigenous wampum, and fresh water pearls surround miniature portraits of Pocahontas. This set was purchased by the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
#Keri Ataumbi#Kiowa#Jamie Okuma#Luiseño#Shoshone-Bannock#Wailaki#Okinawan#Jewelry#contemporary art#indigenous art#Gold#Diamonds#Pearls#Wampum#Wampum Beads#Beaded Portrait
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A conservation group is returning guardianship of hundreds of acres of redwood forestland to a coalition of Native tribes that were displaced from the land generations ago by European American settlers.
Save the Redwoods League purchased the 523-acre area (known as Andersonia West) on the Lost Coast of California's Mendocino County in July 2020. It announced on Tuesday that it had donated and transferred ownership of the property to the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council, a consortium of 10 Northern California tribal nations focused on environmental and cultural preservation. The forest will be renamed "Tc'ih-Léh-Dûñ" — which means "fish run place" in the Sinkyone language — as "an act of cultural empowerment and a celebration of Indigenous resilience," the league said in a release. The tribal council has granted it a conservation easement, meaning use of the land will be limited for its own protection.
"Renaming the property Tc'ih-Léh-Dûñ lets people know that it's a sacred place; it's a place for our Native people. It lets them know that there was a language and that there was a people who lived there long before now," said Crista Ray, a tribal citizen of the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians and a board member of the Sinkyone Council. She is of Eastern Pomo, Sinkyone, Cahto, Wailaki and other ancestries.
How the transaction played out
The league's 2020 purchase of the forest cost $3.55 million and was fully funded by Pacific Gas & Electric Company (the utility, which has been behind multiple deadly wildfires, supports habitat conservation programs to mitigate other environmental damage it has caused).
PG&E reimbursed the league and council for "transactional cost and management plan preparation," the statement adds, and contributed a $1.13 million endowment to support ongoing stewardship of the area.
Establishing Tc'ih-Léh-Dûñ supports meeting the power company's 30-year conservation goals, which the league says were developed alongside the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The agency also approved the long-term management and stewardship plan for the property.
Establishing Tc'ih-Léh-Dûñ supports meeting the power company's 30-year conservation goals, which the league says were developed alongside the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The agency also approved the long-term management and stewardship plan for the property.
Why Indigenous guardianship matters
People involved with the partnership stress that it's not just the protection of the land that matters — it's also the restoration of the property to descendants of its original inhabitants.
Notably, the Sinkyone Council has designated Tc'ih-Léh-Dûñ as a tribal protected area.
"This designation recognizes that this place is within the Sinkyone traditional territory, that for thousands of years it has been and still remains an area of importance for the Sinkyone people, and that it holds great cultural significance for the Sinkyone Council and its member tribes," said Priscilla Hunter, a tribal citizen of the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians and chairwoman of the Sinkyone Council who is of Northern Pomo and Coast Yuki ancestries.
It joins another 180,000 acres of conserved lands along the Sinkyone coast, the release notes. The council hopes that the acquisition will continue expanding the network of adjacent protected lands with similar ecosystems and cultural histories.
That will enable the tribes to "achieve larger landscape-level and regional-level protections informed by cultural values and understandings of these places," according to Hawk Rosales, a former executive director of the council who is of Ndéh (Apache) ancestry.
The land donation can be contextualized as part of the broader "land back" movement, an intersectional effort to return Indigenous lands — and autonomy — to Indigenous communities, especially public lands like national parks. Research shows that forced relocation and the loss of historical lands has made Native Americans more vulnerable to climate change.
And this isn't the first time the league has donated land to the Sinkyone Council — it donated a nearby 164-acre plot of redwoods back in 2012, marking the first time Save the Redwoods entered into a conservation agreement with a tribal entity.
Indigenous people worldwide play a key role in environmental stewardship. According to a 2021 United Nations policy brief, they represent some 5% of the world's population, but effectively manage roughly 20% 25% of the Earth's land. Much of their land is in areas that hold 80% of the planet's biodiversity and about 40% of protected lands.
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Italy
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One of the most visited countries in the world is France. In 2019, 89 million tourists visited France. In 2020, due to covid-19, the level of tourism fell to 35 million. In 2021, France welcomed 50 million foreign holidaymakers.
France provides the most beautiful scenery in the world.
Following are the top fascinating sites in France are
1-Eiffel Tower
Eiffel tower is the most tourist attraction destination.
It is designed by Gustave Eiffel. It consists of eight thousand metallic parts. Its height is 320 meters. It is also known as “Iron Lady.”
2-Louvre Museum
It is one of the best fine arts European collections. It is a collection of thirty-five thousand artworks. It takes more than one week to visit the whole museum. Because of its fabulous construction, it induces a great tourist attraction.
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Mont Saint-Michel.
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5-Loire Valley Chateaux
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6-Cathedral Notre-Dame de Chartres
The greatest tourist attraction, the Cathedral, shows the marvelous architecture.
It has glorious stained glass windows
7-Provence
It has glorious natural beauty and tourist attractions.
8-Chamonix Mont-Blanc
It has glorious stained glass Windows. It has fabulous purple lavender fields.
The tourist attraction” Mont-Blanc “is the highest mountain in Europe. Its height is 4810 meters.
9-Alsace Villages
It is the most beautiful village in France.
10-Carcassonne
It gives a scene of the fairy story. it is a fabulous tower.
11-Brittany
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It is a brilliant ocean.
The sights of the ocean which are tourist attractions are
Aquarium de Biarritz
Light house
Rocher de la Vierge
13-Rocamadour:
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It is the main tourist attraction.
14-Prehistoric Cave Paintings in Lascaux:
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SPAIN
The second most tourist attraction in the world is Spain. In 2021, Spain welcomed 83.7 million foreign holidaymakers. Spain consists of 192,588 square miles of land.
Following at the top tourist attraction in Spain:
1-Barcelona:
This marvelous city has the following tourist attractions:
Fundacion de Joan Miro
Barcelona F.C.’s stadium
Montjuic
Picasso Museum
2-Madrid:
This city is famous for its top-class museums.
3-Seville:
This city is a tourist attraction because of its sunny weather.
4-Palma de Mallorca:
If you wish to enjoy sunny weather on the coastline on the sand, visit this tourist attraction.
5-Granda:
It is a piece of astonishing architecture.
UNITED STATES
In 2021, United States welcomed 79,300,000 International tourists.
The top tourist attractions in the United States are:
New York
San Francisco
The Grand Canyon
Houston
Las Vegas
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Washington DC
Miami
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Utah’s National Parks
Orlando
Chicago
Phoenix
Savannah
Boston
Yosemite National Park
Colorado Rocky Mountains
Seattle
CHINA
China is a very attractive destination for tourists. In 2021, 65,700 ,000 International visitors visited China.The top tourist attraction in China are:
Beijing
Xian
Summer Palace, Beijing
Cruising the Li River, Guilin
ITALY
It is one of the major tourist attractions.In 2021,64,500,000 holidaymakers visited Italy.
Tourist attractions in Italy are:
Rome
Florence
Venice
Tuscan Hill Towers
Milan
TURKEY
Turkey is a fascinating destination which is situated in Asia and Europe.
In 2021, 51 ,200 ,000 International tourists visited Turkey.
Top tourist attractions in Turkey are:
Hagia
Sophia Mosque
Ephesus
Cappadocia
Topeka pi Palace
Pamukkale
MEXICO
Mexico is a fabulous tourist attraction. In 2021, 45, 000 ,000 visitors visited Mexico.
Top tourist attractions in Mexico are:
Tequila
Cancun
Copper Canyon
THAILAND
Thailand is one of the most visited tourist attractions. In 2021, 39 800,000 visitors visited Thailand.
Tourist attractions in Thailand are:
Railay Beach
Koh Phi Phi
Bangkok
GERMANY
Germany is a remarkable tourist attraction.
In 2021, Germany welcomed 39,600,000 international tourists.
Top tourist attractions of Germany are:
Heidelberger Schloss, Heidelberf
Television Tower
Anbach of Mittel Franken
United Kingdom
When discussing tourist attractions, we cannot ignore the United Kingdom.
In 2021, 39,400,400 International visitors were welcomed by the United Kingdom.
Tourist attractions in the United Kingdom are:
Stonehenge, Wiltshire
Natural History Museum, London
Angel of the North, Gateshead.
Roman Baths, Bath
From the above discussion, we can conclude that there is fabulous and fascinating beauty in this world to be seen and enjoyed. The top 10 countries are earning a lot by Tourism Industry.
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Languages of the United States and Canada :
Official Language(s) (U.S.) : English
Official Language(s) (Canada) : English and French
Immigrant : Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, French Creole, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hokkien, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Taglog, Tamil, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yiddish
Indigenous Regional Languages of the United States and Canada :
Abenaki, Alabama, Algonquin, Apache, Beothuk, Biloxi, Blackfoot, Broken Slavey, Buena Vista, Catawba, Cayuga, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Chickasaw, Chipewyan, Choctaw, Colorado River, Comox, Coree, Cowlitz, Cree, Crow, Dakota, Ditidaht, Dogrib, Erie, Fox, Garza, Gwich'in, Haida, Haisla, Hän, Hawaiian, Hitchiti, Hopi, Houma, Innu, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Kansa, Kaska, Kiowa, Ktunaxa, Lakota, Louisiana Creole, Maricopa, Massachusett, Mikasuki, Mi'kmaq, Mohawk, Munsee, Muscogee, Naskapi, Natchez, Navajo, Nicola, Nlaka'pamux, Nuxalk, Okanagan, Ojibwe, Oneida, Ottawa, Pennsylvania German, Sarcee, Seneca, Slavey, Tanesa, Taos, Texas German, Thompson, Tunica, Ute, Virgin Islands Creole, Wailaki, Wappo, Western Apache, Wichita, Wyandot, Yana, Yuchi, Yuki, Yurok, Zuni
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Having a place that still has redwoods, still has a connection to the land, to me lets me know that we have sacred places that are protected for my children and grandchildren and the future of our tribal people and our Native people in California. A place to go to, a place to remember.
— Crista Ray (Sinkyone/Cahto/Wailaki/Eastern Pomo, tribal citizen of Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians, board member of the Sinkyone Council, and daughter of Chris Ray)
#crista ray#protecting tc’ih-léh-dûñ#history#forestry#land back#native americans#sinkyone people#cahto#wailaki#pomo people#eastern pomo#scotts valley band of pomo indians#usa#intertribal sinkyone wilderness council#family#children#grandchildren
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Year 3 Dreamstarter Shayleena Britton wraps up her Wailaki language events
Shayleen Britton’s 2017 Dreamstarter project, Wailaki Kun-nes Ba-kang-ish-naa-gai (Wailaki Language, Around It, My Heart Travels) brought the Wailaki language to the community through events, a Facebook and Instagram page, and a website.
Shay and her Wailaki language team put together four Wailaki events, teaching over 200 children and approximately sixty adults, the Wailaki language. Three of the events were at the Round Valley Middle/Elementary School during the school day so more children could have access to the language and be able to associate learning Wailaki with fun and excitement. During the Wailaki language events, students played board games, bingo, the stave game, basketball, card games, Spin the Wheel, Jenga, and many others games while learning vocabulary, songs, and phrases in Wailaki. Students also practice words and phrases for our Wailaki Facebook page. Each language booth had an incentive momento, so students could leave the game or booth with a reminder of the language they learned so they could practice on their own. Shayleena was able to bring together a group of students at the high school with supportive adults to create a team that put on these events for the community to enjoy. This “team” worked hard to support the language and grew close as a language family. Shay’s Wailaki Facebook page has 610 “likes” and 638 people “following.” The page has followers from fifty different cities or towns and nine different states. Many people have responded positively to the daily uploads featuring Shay and her team and the projects they created in the language. This Facebook page is now a fount of information for community members wishing to learn the language and have easy access to hear and read the language. Shayleena’s project has been a HUGE success! Adults and children are thankful for the opportunity to learn Wailaki and show their appreciation with hugs, smiles, Facebook messaging and “likes!” Nshong-nhaa-nul-lah (Good for us you did) Running Strong for providing this opportunity to realize a dream. -Shayleena and Cheryl (DS Mentor)
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The Triggering
You know that awkward moment when you’re in a lecture hall crying because you get high key triggered by imagery presented in your lecture? No, just me? Ok… Well, this seems to be a recurring theme for me this quarter.
The First Time: I walk into my intro to NAS class and the professor puts on a youtube video. It’s Taboo’s song he did for Standing Rock. I think to myself “This should be interesting. I’ve heard so much about this song and video, but never heard it”. Next thing I know damn near 30 seconds into the video I start seeing all the imagery of police at Standing Rock and the tears begin. A little back story: Last year around this time I was at Oceti Sakowin. Myself and a group of people headed off to ND from the Bay Area for the week of Thanksgiving. It was a time I’ll never forget. It was also a time I never really processed (my current realization). We arrived into camp on the night that the militarized police sprayed water protectors with water cannons in sub-freezing temperatures. I remember vividly sitting in the car around an hour outside of camp when everyone's phones started blowing up with FB live videos of the brutality occurring at Camp. We stopped and gathered as a caravan. Our spiritual leader and the elder that was traveling with us was a Wailaki man named Coyote. He told us “We came here to a job and we will do it. I know it’s scary but it's our duty”. As we arrived at camp we were traveling with an Army vet who is a trained medic. When we asked where we should send him to help we were told to “drive until we see the chaos”. I remember standing on Backwater Bridge just after the spraying stopped and having the realization that I could be shot with a foam tipped bullet or hit with a concussion grenade for just standing there. In that moment in class I had this resurgence of fear and pain and was suffering in silence.
The Second Time: In that same class the next week we were discussing the genocide of California Natives. As a California Native (Wukchumni Yokuts, Shoutout to nim inyana yokitsa) it was extremely traumatizing to cover the genocide of your ancestors in brutally graphic detail. When I say detail, I mean extremely explicit details of the fucked up shit that settlers were doing.
I’m still in the process of discovering ways to handle/Navigate this stuff...so DM me with the tips if you got them.
-Q
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