Today I give thanks for my Ancestors, the land and our medicines, for the MOVEMENT, for the power in our individual and collective voices, for healing, and for the spirit of justice that so many of us walk in power with. #Truthsgiving #LANDBACK
I pray that while many are absorbing the love of family and the medicine of food today, that you also lean in to the necessary discomfort of what else lies behind this day— historically and present day. There are truths to be told that have the power liberate masses, and we all deserve that much. ❤️
I think most know at this point that the American myth of #Thanksgiving ultimately served to distract the public from genocide and destruction with a very strategic emotional hook— togetherness, gratitude, fantasy & food. Take note of how this conniving hook has been used and CONTINUES to be used.
Today I give thanks for the movement, for the power in individual and collective voices, for healing, and for the spirit of justice that so many of us walk in power with. #Truthsgiving #LANDBACK #FreePalestine
I pray that while many are truly absorbing the love of family today, and the medicine of food and gratitude, that you also lean in to the necessary discomfort of what else lies behind this day— historically and presently.
Beautiful ancestral lands of the Illini Confederacy, Osage, Otoe-Missouria, Quapaw, Ho-Chunk and Miami.
Going through a museum exhibit in St. Louis, a major hub during westward expansion. I wasn’t prepared for the heartache of what I was about to feel. I had to sit down & hold space for the lump in my throat & tears in my eyes. I don’t know that we will ever fully get past the pain of all we’ve lost.
There you are! Glad to see you here, Cousin. Love you!
Social media is a fickle thing. For better or worse, it is a tool.
Indigenous people are pragmatic. We use tools. We evolve our cultures, exercise our values, build and sustain our communities, and strive to protect all that we hold sacred.
So, here’s to new tools, Indigenized. #IndigenousBlueSky
