#indigenous?

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I'm about as white as they come, so take this for whatever it's worth-

Y'all, BIPOC have always had it harder than us. I had the distinct displeasure to see this in action just a few months ago. I was on a cruise - so it's already mostly a bunch of middle-aged or retired white folk. Some of the staff are folk of color, and they seem friendly enough, but I've seen some of them actively avoid being alone with passengers, and it hurts to know that it feels necessary to them, just to protect themselves. (Not physically, I don't think, but protecting themselves from misjudgment and/or social awkwardness with a bunch of old white people who have probably never even spoke to a black person in the last five years.)

Anyway, so I'm in line for the buffet behind this older gentleman with a frankly enviable natural tan and a snazzy Hawaiian shirt. It's casual, but clean and obviously nice, buttoned up and even tucked in. I thought it was extra, but mostly because it made me feel a bit underdressed. XD But he's waiting beside an empty container that's supposed to have sausages or something in it - I don't remember what it was exactly. But he waited for a good while, and eventually gave up and moved on. But as I approached the container to read the label, one of the attendants came over right then and said "oh let me get that for you" and took the empty tray away. Came back about 30 seconds later with a full one.

I wanted to call out to the man and tell him there was more, but he'd already moved on to the drinks, and I felt a bit awkward about summoning him back. I regret not saying anything, honestly. It might have been a coincidence.

Might.

But here's the thing - it doesn't actually matter if it was a coincidence? Because as someone dear to me pointed out recently, it's not the intent that makes something sexist, racist, ableist, etc. It's the experience of the person being discriminated against that makes the difference. Is it consistent? Is from more than one source? Is it impacting your quality of life? Congratulations, you're a victim of discrimination.

Obviously that doesn't mean that I don't get discriminated against, but I can tell you with complete certainty that I have never been racially profiled or discriminated against on the basis of my skin color. What people dislike about me is harder to identify, because it's not literally on my skin. As it happens, I am trans, gay, disabled, AND autistic (not a woman anymore tho). But none of those are things that can be seen at a first glance unless I have my walker with me, which I don't most of the time. My life is easier than the AU version of me with dark skin.

I don't think that should be the case, but I can't control or remove the system that makes it that way. So instead, I cherish and care for my BIPOC friends, and I will stand up for them in public (if they want me to). If you have BIPOC friends, treat them like fucking royalty, because they get more shit in a week than most of us deal with in a month, and they deserve to know they're worthwhile.

i dont think whites understand how being white makes literally everything easier.

it effects everything.

being trans is easier when youre white.

being gay is easier when youre white.

being disabled is easier when youre white.

being a woman is easier when youre white.

being autistic is easier when youre white.

oppression is eased when you are white, as you get extra privileges, and your whiteness is seen as a positive characteristic that in some ways counter-balances your other forms of being a minority. whiteness controls everything.

you are automatically way more innocent in your own oppression as a gay, trans, disabled person because of your whiteness.

never forget this.

[ef-1]

For those not tapped into Australian politics, King Charles is in Australia to conduct his "historic first tour to the commonwealth realm" i.e visting countries that King Charles is supposedly a monarch to.

Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe had requested an audience with King Charles for weeks prior to this visit, she wrote countless letters to speak to him. Unlike other commonwealth nations and other former Brisitish colonies, a treaty with Indigenous peoples in Australia was never formed. Their land was never ceded to the British Crown. After being denied and ignored, Lidia Thorpe, draped in a traditional possum skin cloak, stormed in the Great Hall during the reception for Charles at Parliament House in the capital shouting the following:

I literally can't even look at these photos without getting goosebumps.

[spookedbees]

hopping on the miku in different cultures trend with anishinaabe (ojibwe) miku

[maplewozapi]

Native Miku🩷😆😆😆

[nightgalen]

métis hatsune miku !!!

[areawest]

[pencildragons]

bro i LOVE indigenous fusion music i love it when indigenous people take traditional practices and language and apply them in new cool ways i love the slow decay and decolonisation of the modern music industry

[magnetostits]

this headline is so fucking horrible why is it whenever indigenous people are murdered everyone avoids saying they were murdered

edit: i was really angry and sad when typing this out so i worded this badly. i know the journalist can’t say murdered when the police haven’t called it what which isn’t surprising considering how often police fail the indigenous community. however this headline should have at least said “found dead” or something like that

[ival-eon]

fuck it cherokee miku

i wanna see more indigenous mikus make it happen 🫵

[florest-of-art]

brazilian afro indigenous Miku (she's my cousin)

[autisticexpression2]

Seeing a lot of posts about the Palestinian flag, and it got me thinking about indigenous flags around the world.

Māori:

Kalaallit Nunaat:

Haudenosaunee

Nunatsiavut:

Australian Aboriginal:

Torres Strait Islands:

Rapa Nui:

Kurdistan:

Sami:

Ainu:

Of course, these are just a handful. May they all reclaim their stolen lands.

[dogfishmonger]

do not forget about reservations.

do not forget about the people on reservations.

when you are making and reading posts about dire predictions for quality of life, do not forget about reservations.

we already have issues accessing clean water. we already experience devastation from climate change. we are already going missing for our race. we are already being murdered for our culture.

it will only get worse.

it’s possible to live through. every single person indigenous to north america has a chance to live through this. i’m not trying to fear monger; i’m trying to remind you.

please do not forget about us when you assure people that “everything will be okay; people are living under far worse circumstances in other countries”.

people are living under far worse circumstances here. and it can get worse. and it will get worse. and we need you to remember that we’re here when it happens.

[artfilmfan]

Lakota Nation vs. United States (Jesse Short Bull & Laura Tomaselli, 2022)

[reasonsforhope]

"In a historic “first-of-its-kind” agreement the government of British Colombia has acknowledged the aboriginal ownership of 200 islands off the west coast of Canada.

The owners are the Haida nation, and rather than the Canadian government giving something to a First Nation, the agreement admits that the “Xhaaidlagha Gwaayaai” or the “islands at the end of world,” always belonged to them, a subtle yet powerful difference in the wording of First Nations negotiating.

BC Premier David Eby called the treaty “long overdue” and once signed, will clear the way for half a million hectares (1.3 million acres) of land to be managed by the Haida.

Postal service, shipping lanes, school and community services, private property rights, and local government jurisdiction, will all be unaffected by the agreement, which will essentially outline that the Haida decide what to do with the 200 or so islands and islets.

“We could be facing each other in a courtroom, we could have been fighting each other for years and years, but we chose a different path,” said Minister of Indigenous Relations of BC, Murray Rankin at the signing ceremony, who added that it took creativity and courage to “create a better world for our children.”

Indeed, making the agreement outside the courts of the formal treaty process reflects a vastly different way of negotiating than has been the norm for Canada.

“This agreement won’t only raise all boats here on Haida Gwaii – increase opportunity and prosperity for the Haida people and for the whole community and for the whole province – but it will also be an example and another way for nations – not just in British Columbia, but right across Canada – to have their title recognized,” said Eby.

In other words, by deciding this outside court, Eby and the province of BC hope to set a new standard for how such land title agreements are struck."

-via Good News Network, April 18, 2024

[maplewozapi]

I genuinely feel like I’m going insane sometimes