#black indigenous

[thrashkink-coven]

REMEMBER TO EDUCATE YOURSELF ON EMANCIPATION DAY!

[realjaysumlin]

We allow the false narratives of race to divide our beautiful Black Indigenous families globally and we seem to unite people who invented race, so they could control our planet and its inhabitants. What a damn shame we continue to allow this bullshit to continue.

[3rdeyeblaque]

On September 6th, we venerate Ancestor Tašhúŋka Witkó aka "Crazy Horse" on the 146th anniversary of his passing 🕊

[for our Hoodoos of First Nations descent]

Crazy Horse was the legendary Oglala Lakota Warrior who spearheaded the war against invading colonizers sweeping the land & recognized as a great leader committed to preserving the traditions and values of the Lakota ways of life.

Tašhúŋka Witkó was born into war; at a time when the European colonizer threat was growing, encroaching on sacred land & driving friction between Indian communities. Even as a boy, the warrior spirit was strong in him. He raided horses from Crow Nation at age 13. Once he came of age, he took up initiation through Vision Questing. Tašhúŋka Witkó fasted alone in the wilderness for four days and nights seeking guidance from Great Spirit. What he received from this monumental moment would chart his course through life as the greatest warrior his People had ever known. He earned his reputation among the Lakota, not only by skill, but also by his fierce determination to preserve the traditions of his people. He was known for refusing to be photographed, leading with the traditional belief that by doing so would capture an essence of his soul.

By his mid-teens, Tašhúŋka Witkó (by then Crazy Horse) was already a full-fledged warrior; known for his staggering bravery and prowess on the battlefield. He rode into battle with a hawk feather in his hair, a rock behind his ear, & a lightning bolt slashed across his face. The ancestral mysticism and rituals that went into preparing him for battle is what blessed him with the power & protection to succeed.

He led his first war party in Oglala Chief Red Cloud's war against the European colonizers invading lands Wyoming from 1865-1868. He met U.S. forces in open battle for the first time in 1876 after he became a resistance leader against the Lakota being forced onto reservations. He led a band of Lakota Warriors alongside Sitting Bull, the Cheynne, & other neighboring Tribes in counterattack in the Battle of Little Bighorn against Custer’s 7th U.S. Cavalry Battalion. Custer, 9 of his officers, & 280 soldiers, all lay dead in his wake. From then on, the U.S. Gov. targeted the Northern Plains tribes who resisted its encroachment. After a year of forcing the displacement of many Indigenous communities, slaughtering the Buffalo population, and driving their starvation into surrender, eventually the same fate fell upon the Olglala Band of Lakota Nation. In 1877, under a truce flag, Crazy Horse traveled to Fort Robinson to negotiate terms of mutual surrender.

Negotiations with U.S. Military leaders broke down, allegedly as a result of the translator's incorrectly translationof what Crazy Horse said, which spurred them to quickly imprison Crazy Horse. Once he realized their scheme, Crazy Horse broke free & drew his knife. A infantry guard made a successful lunge with a bayonet and mortally wounded him. Crazy Horse succumbed to his wound shortly thereafter once it became infected. After his death, his parents buried him at an undisclosed location near Wounded Knee, South Dakota. There he rests among with the Ancestors he venerate so deeply.

"[ “Where are your lands now?”] “My lands are where my dead lie buried.” - Crazy Horse's response to a U.S. Cavalry man's taunts at the Battle of Little Big Horn.

We pour libations & give him💐 today as we celebrate him for his unbridled warrior spirit, his leadership, prowess, & for being a beacon of light leading all Indigenous American descendants back to our traditional ways of life.

Offering suggestions: prayers toward his elevation, libations of water, offerings of tobacco, & Oglala Lakota songs/prayers

‼️Note: offering suggestions are just that & strictly for veneration purposes only. Never attempt to conjure up any spirit or entity without proper divination/Mediumship counsel.‼️

[the-aila-test]

For the test, does Shuri from Black Panther count?

I am going to allow myself to be clumsy with my logic here. Please keep an open heart in the comments/retweets because I definitely want perspective and would like to be corrected.

Black Panther is an interesting gray area because by definition, YES, Wakandas are Indigenous to Wakanda. Wakanda was never colonized and was able to really flourish and grow as a country/region/cultures.

At the same time I also don't want to co-opt anything. Black-Indigenous people do exist, so I don't want to erase that identity. But if I start acknowledging the characters from Black Panther as Indigenous, I don't want it to come across as trying to take away from the black community. This is why I was really relieved when (problematic coding/casting aside) Talokan was Maya because then I could be like "Oh, THIS is for us."

Maybe I'm overthinking it, but I think that's better than not giving it any thought at all. I would really love to hear from Black and Black/Indigenous people on this.

[karmicstar]

Grand rising family 🙌🏾 some history on this great rising….

Relaxing or straightening our hair was a cultural custom that was practiced and passed down from generation to generation long before any Native American (black Indians) saw a white face on their land. So there is no way we could be trying to look white!

Our ancestors discovered that by soaking the corn in a solution called lime or woodash lye water, it would soften or burn the hulls of corn kernels. They soon discovered that this lye could be used for many things.

For example, they found that by using the lye water on the bark of a tree, it would soften the fibers and remove the sap that would make the bark hard.

After boiling the strips of bark and shaving them down to small pieces the bark fibers could be used to make all kinds of things like ropes, lines, nets, mats, baskets, bags, belts, straps, and shoes just to name a few.

#blackindians #blackaboriginals #blackindigenous

[nawhstudieswhite]

Engraving of Spaniards enslaving Native Americans by Theodor de Bry (1528–1598), published in America. part 6. Frankfurt, 1596

What Happened?

In the beginning colonists enslaved African and Native American people. Native Americans were enslaved before African people arrived to the United States. Eventually the arrival of African slaves caused the development of relationship, a kinship, between these two cultures. They grew to have children together creating the Black Indigenous race. African and Native American people produce intermarriage.

In the beginning Black Native Americans were created through enslavement as time progressed some Native American populations decided to enslave Africans. Children that came from intermarriage of Black and Native American people were considered illegitimate. There wasn't enough Native American blood to address that as their identity.

The Facts?

"As early as 1708, the slave population of South Carolina, a colony that benefited from fully conceived practices of slavery in Barbados, had an enslaved population of 2,900 African descended slaves and 1,400 Native American slaves"

"In Charleston, South Carolina, slave traders could purchase both African and Native American slaves; however, these experiences were not merely documented in the annals of history, periodicals, and scientific analysis."

Interested in Reading More?

[scribblesartcollective]

Edmonia Lewis also known as Wildfire, was a Black and Mississauga Ojibwe sculptor. She was born in upstate New York but most of her career was spent in Italy. She moved to Boston in 1864, and upon seeing a statue of Benjamin Franklin, though not having the words to articulate it, came to the conclusion she could make one of these herself. With difficulty, she found an instructor in Edward Augustus Bracket, who was a moderately successful artist specializing in marble portraiture, mostly of abolitionists. She was given pieces of sculpture to copy, crafted her own sculpting tools and began crafting her own work. While the reason has never been disclosed, her relationship with her teacher ended badly, and they split ways. But having her own studio, she could now hold her own solo exhibition. Her success allowed her to go to Rome in 1866.

"I was practically driven to Rome in order to obtain the opportunities for art culture, and to find a social atmosphere where I was not constantly reminded of my color. The land of liberty had no room for a colored sculptor."

She was given space to work in the studio of Hiram Powers and rubbed shoulders with other expatriates in Rome, eventually established her own studio space. She would spend the majority of her career in Rome which suited her as a Catholic and a racialized women in a country with less overt racism.

In her later career, she worked more and more on religious work for Catholic patrons, and like many woman and racialized black people, history began to forget her and little is known about her late life. She lived in Paris, France from 1896 to 1901 then moved to the Hammersmith area of London England. She died there of kidney failure September 17th 1907. Edmonia's work is powerful with strong figures that recall the Greek masters, but with a sensitivity for her subjects that feels incredibly contemporary (as seen in The Arrowmaker). She walked a thin and careful line as a black-indigenous woman of means and a black-indigenous woman making art, and making art that so often depicted marginalized peoples. And she did suffer for it before she left for Europe. If you'd like to read more about Edmonia, and her life and see her works:

Smithsonian American Art Museum - Edmonia Lewis

Sculptor Edmonia Lewis Shattered Gender and Race Expectations in 19th-Century America

Women's History Museum - Edmonia Lewis

[ancienttheblackangel]

We Must See Black Indigenous Images So I Created Some Art To Reflect our Lost Ancient American Organic Culture

ART BY ANCIENTTHEBLACKANGEL

[thrashkink-coven]

Happy Emancipation Day!

Here's a short write up I did about Emancipation Day for my local grassroots mutual aid collective. This will unfortunately be focused primarily on Canada because our area of influence is more local than international. Please be sure to educate yourself on what this day means in your region!

What is the Slave Abolition Act of 1833?

The Slave Abolition Act of 1833 was a British law that ended slavery in most British colonies, freeing over 800,000 enslaved Africans in the Caribbean, South Africa, and Canada. The law, approved on August 28, 1833, took effect on August 1, 1834. It did not immediately apply to territories controlled by the East India Company, Ceylon, or Saint Helena; these exceptions were removed in 1843.

Earlier, in 1793, John Graves Simcoe, the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (now Ontario), had passed an Act Against the importation of new slaves. This law promised freedom to children born to enslaved women at age twenty-five, but it did not free existing slaves. The Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 later replaced this law, ending slavery across most of the British Empire.

Did it really free the slaves?

The Slavery Abolition Act had its flaws. It only freed those enslaved under age six. Older individuals were classified as 'apprentices' and had to work 40 hours a week without pay as “compensation” to their former slave owners. Full emancipation was not achieved until July 31, 1838.

While Canada often expresses pride in its relatively lesser involvement in slavery when compared to other British colonies, it wasn't the first to end it. The Independent Republic of Vermont was the first in North America to abolish slavery with its 1777 constitution. This came 16 years before Upper Canada’s partial abolition in 1793. Vermont was quickly followed by states like Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, and the U.S. Congress banned slavery in future Midwest territories in 1787.

What is Emancipation Day? What does it mean?

On March 1, 2021, the Canadian House of Commons unanimously declared August 1 as Emancipation Day. This date marks the beginning of the partial abolition of slavery across British colonies in various countries.

Why is Emancipation Day important? 

Neglecting acknowledgement of Emancipation Day allows Canada to evade its dark history and distort its legacy. We must hold governments accountable for the history of their crimes. It’s critical to confront the reality that slavery was a part of Canadian history and that its legacy continues to impact African Canadians today. While Canada often boasts about its role in the Underground Railroad and its “total” abolishment of slavery before the U.S, it must also face the uncomfortable truth of its own very real involvement in slavery. Emancipation Day is about confronting history with honesty. Acknowledging this day is essential for addressing past injustices and ensuring that future generations grasp the full, unfiltered truth of Canada's history, including the painful chapters that must not be forgotten or repeated. 

Emancipation did not end the oppression of Black people in this country. For those who suffered under centuries of slavery, emancipation should have signaled that Canada would become a place of respect and opportunity for their descendants. Instead, Black Canadians still face racism, discrimination, and prejudice in education, healthcare, housing, and the justice system.

The history of slavery and the stories of enslaved people and their descendants have historically been confined to Black communities. Recognition of this day on a national scale not only helps to validify the black experience, but also to clearly acknowledge our refusal to return to these oppressive norms. Integrating this crucial part of Canadian history into the education of all our children is vital for addressing anti-Black racism and its ongoing impact in our society to this day. A necessary step toward justice is issuing an official apology to the descendants of enslaved people, bringing this issue to the forefront of Canadian awareness and starting the path toward meaningful reparations.

Emancipation day allows us the opportunity to use the past to reflect upon the present. We must acknowledge the deep, ongoing trauma from slavery and segregation as the foundation of anti-Black racism that is still rampant in our justice system today. It is only through this acknowledgement that we can begin to form a dialogue which sees black people as an important, intrinsic part of Canadian history at all times, not just during black history month. 

[realjaysumlin]

About this Collection | Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938 | Digital Collections | Library of Congress

A false sense of belief that Black Indigenous People were all slaves is the biggest lie to anyone who calls themselves Black is to believe that you are in America because of slavery, when most of our ancestors lived here before slavery occurred in America.

[3rdeyeblaque]

On June 3rd, we venerate Elevated Ancestor Doctor Jim Jordan on his 152nd birthday 🎉

Renowned throughout the South for his famous healing conjure work, rootwork medicines, & intuitive reading, Doctor Jim Jordan is a Blackbelt household name among our peoples of North Carolina.

Born as 1st generation of "free folk", James Spurgeon Jordan, was the son of formerly enslaved parents & extended family, from whom he received his initiation & well-rounded education in Conjure & Rootwork as well as training in divinatory arts. He learned Rootwork from his mother who was of mixed heritage, both First Nations & Afrikan descent. He adopted his support of his community from his father who founded the Neck Baptist Church in Como, NC. He learned intuitive reading through crystals & playing card divination from his Uncle who was a professional reader & minister of his own church in Franklin, VA. He learned more about Conjure lore, divination, & herbalism through his cousin who was a palm reader & midwife.

Doctor Jim Jordan specialized in playing card divination, crystal ball scrying, & palm reading for 70 years of his life; becoming a millionaire over time. For most of that time, he wildcrafted his own flora. His fame drew folks as near a his hometown in Como, NC to as far across the country as any were willing to travel for his service. It wasn't until 1925, after his practice grew beyond his means of harvesting, that he began supplementing certain flora with commercially sold supplies. To those whose wariness of him was overshadowed by their curiosity & faith in his work, he was believed to be “an enemy of Ole Satan.”For instance, he was known to use goofer dust not to kill, but to turn back evil and bring good luck.

Shortly after his death in 1962, a local journalist, author, and publisher began collecting first-hand accounts of his life, & later published a biography entitled, "The Fabled Dr. Jim Jordan: A Story of Conjure.". Presently, Doctor Jim Jordan's resting place is largely unknown - for good reason. IFKYK.

"[Doctor Jim Jordan] used herbs, roots, & a crystal ball to treat patients who came from all over the country to be healed " - The North Carolina Folk Life Institute

We pour libations & give him 💐 today as we celebrate him for his devoted service in healing & lightwork to the Black-Indigenous, First Nations, & Afrikan descendant communities across NC, the South, & nationwide.

Offering suggestions: libations of water, Baptist Bible, Playing Cards, clear quartz crystals, & tobacco smoke

‼️Note: offering suggestions are just that & strictly for veneration purposes only. Never attempt to conjure up any spirit or entity without proper divination/Mediumship counsel.‼️

[psychicmediumlisa]

Eartha Kitt 💖

[texassunflower81]

#indigenous #america #ndians #aborigines #aboriginal 🌻

[nawhstudieswhite]

Although the location and identity of this young woman cannot be traced, the existence of Black Indigenous People is a culture that needs revival. Black Native Americans disappeared due to their race. Black Native Americans were denied opportunities presented to the Native Americans because they did not contain enough Native American. African and Native American people grew together through enslavement. Africans and Native Americans were often transported together in the slave trade until Native Americans enslaved Africans.

Read More Here: https://theokeagle.com/2019/07/02/98-of-african-americans-are-in-fact-native-indians-and-are-owed-millions/

[jahveedap]