November is Native Peoples history month - Lets take this time to do our best to decolonize White Settler Colonialism

I urge everyone to listen to this 15 minute reading of this article:
White Settlers and Indigenous Solidarity: Confronting White Supremacy, Answering Decolonial Alliances

It is a good place to begin rethinking our notions of what "Whiteness" is and how it effects our everyday actions - especially through a praradigm of deconstructing and examining what "White Supremacy" means not just through a lens of Indigenous peoples, but all persons of color.

This is really cool too.

500 years of Indigenous Resistance

A blog with a lot of really cool stuff:
Unsettling America: Decolonization in Theory and Practice


Next, I want to take this opportunity to promote r/IndianCountry and their scheduled discussions and AMA's.
In these it's important to remember that it is their space and if you participate it is absolutely necessary to remain respectful and generous with your interpretation. It isn't a place for you to argue, but a place for you to learn.

DateParticipant
November 4th, NoonJoey Montoya: Founder of Urban Native Era, Indig. Clothing Company
November 7th, NoonJackie Malstrom: Indigenous Radio Host
November 11th, NoonNataanii Means: Activist, Rapper, Son of Russell Means
November 14th, NoonGrey Cloud: Activist
November 18th, NoonRyan Red Corn: Satirist/Comedian of the 1491s
November 25th, TBARashaun Nez: Dreamstarter Grant Winner, Founder of Warrior Progressions Fitness
November 28th, NoonLayha Spoonhunter: LGBTQ/Two Spirit Activist

Next, they are hosting discussion threads.

DateTopic
November 1stNative Identity: Blood, Genes, and Recognition
November 8thNative Civilization: Society, Culture, and Tech
November 15thNative Genocide: The War Continues
November 22ndNative Language Revitalization: Saving Our Culture
November 29thNative Art: From Traditional to Modern

Posted Nov 3, 2015, 5:06 AM UTC · edited

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