Cami Will Know!

I feel the best way to ever describe now what cultural appropriation is would be to ask someone to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas and watch how Santa Claus reacts to Jack Skellington’s version of Christmas and how Jack overall reacts...

David Tennant in Richard II. Photos by Elliott Franks and Geraint Lewis. Taken from here.

On her way to the Black Hills powwow this past weekend Asia Black Bull, (Lakota/Korean) a jingle dress dancer and current Miss Teen Rosebud from the Rosebud Rez, and her family stopped to pick out a Halloween costume. When she came across… the “Indian princess” costume, she took offense and stated, “I am not a Halloween Costume!” You certainly are not. Keep dancing and representing your Oyate you make us proud and help to show the world that we are more than costume.

Together

Our history mirrors that of our relative. Like our relative, our spirit cannot be broken nor confined and like our relative we will continue to live as we are meant to live. Don’t become enslaved to the trappings of the Empire.

https://medium.com/about-work/82978662b2d6 (via evilfeminist)

Here at Hoka we have two missions, one is to create a roasting company on the Reservation, which will provide jobs and economic growth for the Pine Ridge Reservation and its community. Our second is to buy our beans from indigenous smallholder farms who are guaranteed fair working conditions and a fair share for their product.

Favorite moment on tv.

ravenclaw witches | no one feels threatened by a ravenclaw. they’re cooped up safely in the library; they can’t hurt you. but consider: the girls of ravenclaw are a group of girls dedicated to amassing as much knowledge as they possibly can. if that doesn’t scare you then either you’re on their side or you’re not paying enough attention.