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skruffie · 10 months

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had a thought in my head when I was getting beading supplies at Michael's earlier today and it has not left me since: the federal government did it's best to try to eradicate my ancestors, and the same government would then further punish me as their descendant if I misstep while reconnecting with what they were trying to steal away (i.e.: if I sold any beaded products I make, possession of eagle feathers, etc)

#i am getting into beading but i am now creating a problem for future me of What Do I Do With This Now #i mean like #i CAN sell beaded jewelry but it cannot be labelled as indigenous made #beaded jewelry is not exclusive to north american indigenous culture #however the styles i'm learning are directly influenced by the ancestries i'm reconnecting to #it is an extension of what i am trying to learn culture wise #i have documented ancestry but selling it when i am not connected is still appropriation #this is a large entanglement of bq and federal recognition and i just want to learn how to bead

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