Learning about diabetes in school makes us more aware as a family. When my children learn about diabetes, it becomes a family issues, not just my issue. My children begin to see a clear connection between healthy living and avoiding diabetes.

Robin Isham, Boise Forte Ojibwe, A River Runs Through Us
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7 years ago

posting photos of people wearing costume warbonnets promotes racism and desecrates a sacred item that is still used traditionally by several Native tribes. Cultural appropriation is an act of racism, an action that dehumanizes a group of people and/or a race while stealing parts of their culture.

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8 years ago

attack: does it mean what I think it means?

Everyone creates their own meaning to commonly used words; for example, if you asked thirty people to define love most of them would have completely different definitions, some of those definitions might even be on opposite ends of the spectrum. So when I send messages to people on Tumblr who post racist images towards Native Americans I see it as “educational” while most of the people I message call it an “attack”. When I think of the word attack I think of purposely seeking out someone to emotionally, verbally, or physically harm.

When I send a message to a person about Cultural Appropriation, for example, the point of the message isn’t to hurt them but help them, help them to realize why it hurts my feelings to be seeing these kinds of images and how it may possibly hurt someone else. And most importantly to defend those who are hurt. So when someone claims that I am attacking them by telling them how I feel I wonder about how they feel insulted. Was it insulting of me to say that their behavior was racist? I don’t think so, but I guess they do. And if you agree with them that pointing out racist behavior is a cruel attack let me ask you: the images you post that hurt me, are they attacks or are you completely innocent? In my opinion the real attack are the racist images not me telling you why it is problematic.

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8 years ago

posting photos of people wearing costume warbonnets promotes racism and desecrates a sacred item that is still used traditionally by several Native tribes. Cultural appropriation is an act of racism, an action that dehumanizes a group of people and/or a race while stealing parts of their culture.

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8 years ago

indigenous-rising  I am not being dramatic. You need to research cultural appropriation; these images are harmful and dehumanizing. Stop promoting racism.

  ittybittymango   I do not need to do anything you ask of me. You seem like one of the legit “crazies” out there. Why go on anon, was it an attempt to make it seem like my two photos have effected a large amount of people? Either way you just look pathetic. Want to hear a few good jokes though? “What’s the difference between a native american and a park bench? A park bench can support a family of 4”  ”Did you hear about the guy that got an indian tattooed on his arm? The next day his arm didn’t work!” Lighten up lady haha :)

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8 years ago