name one native american intellectual off the top of your head, name one native american actor or actress off the top of your head, name one native american senator, one native american news anchor, or an author or a tv personality or a singer or a poet or a comedian, name a single native american teacher you’ve had, can you? probably not
ok so now think of one native american cartoon character you know of or a sports team relating to native americans whether it’s their actual name or their team logo, or a town you live in or near with a “native” name bet a lot of these things came to you right away i bet you didn’t even have to think
needing native representation in media, education and government are not decoy issues, the commercialization and appropriation of native cultures are not decoy issues, the lack of native representation is institutional oppression at work
Tag: first nations
pretty fucked up how christian beliefs are referred to as “stories” but indigenous beliefs are referred to as “mythology”
im gonna start calling it all “christian mythology” now and watch people literally melt in fury
I call it Christian mythology and the amount of angry looks I get from old people in public when I say it is honestly baffling and hysterical.
how come everyone here saw a post clearly meant to point out how people treat indigenous peoples’ religions with disrespect and decided to make it all about pissing off Christians?
the point of this post was very obviously “treat indigenous peoples better” but you have chosen to read it as “treat Christian religious beliefs more poorly”. i wanted people to reflect on the language they use to talk about the religions of indigenous peoples but that intent was apparently lost on many people.
i want you to ask yourself why you are more willing to make the effort to treat certain people unkindly than to treat other people with respect.
I feel the mountains burn inside 