"Rejection from society is what created the X-Men"

HERES A DONATION LINK TO HELP THEM OUT

Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma ( donation link to NAFOA which partners with the absentee shawnee tribe is HERE)

Alabama–Quassarte Tribal Town

Apache Tribe of Oklahoma

Caddo Nation of Oklahoma ( donation link to NAFOA which partners with the caddo nation is HERE)

Cherokee Nation (link to donate HERE. donation link to NAFOA which partners with the cherokee nation is HERE)

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes

Chickasaw Nation (link to donate HERE. donation link to NAFOA which partners with the chickasaw nation is HERE)

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (link to donate HERE. donation link to NAFOA which partners with the choctaw nation is HERE)

Citizen Potawatomi Nation (donation link to NAFOA which partners with the  citizen potawatomi nation is HERE)

Comanche Nation

Delaware Nation (could not find a donations link but a link to their online gift shop is HERE--money spent on shirts/coffee mugs/etc goes towards funding the nation. donation link to NAFOA which partners with the delaware nation is HERE)

Delaware Tribe of Indians (link to donate HERE. link to their online gift shop HERE)

Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma

Fort Sill Apache Tribe

Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma (donation link to NAFOA which partners with the iowa tribe is HERE)

Kaw Nation

Kialegee Tribe

Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma (donation link to NAFOA which partners with the kickapoo tribe is HERE)

Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma (online gift shop link HERE. donation link to NAFOA which partners with the kiowa tribe is HERE)

Miami Tribe of Oklahoma (online gift shop link HERE)

Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma (online gift shop link HERE)

Muscogee (Creek) Nation (donation link to NAFOA which partners with the muscogee nation is HERE)

Osage Nation (you can donate to the Osage Nation Museum by emailing  [email protected] and inquiring about a monetary donation. Further info on that is HERE. donation link to NAFOA which partners with the osage nation is HERE )

Otoe-Missouria Tribe (donation link to NAFOA which partners with the otoe-missouria tribe is HERE)

Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma

Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma (only gift shop link HERE.  donation link to NAFOA which partners with the pawnee nation is HERE)

Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma (online gift shop link HERE)

Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma

Quapaw Tribe of Indians ( donation link to NAFOA which partners with the quapaw tribe is HERE)

Sac and Fox Nation  (donation link to NAFOA which partners with the sac and fox nation is HERE)

Seminole Nation of Oklahoma (link to donate to the seminole nation museum HERE. donation link to NAFOA which partners with the sac and fox nation is HERE)

Seneca-Cayuga Nation (donation link to NAFOA which partners with the seneca-cayuga nation is HERE)

Shawnee Tribe (link to donate to the shawnee tribe cultural center HERE)

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town (donation link to NAFOA which partners with the thlopthlocco tribal town is HERE)

Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma

United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma

Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (donation link to NAFOA which partners with the wichita tribes is HERE)

Wyandotte Nation (online gift shop link HERE)

Yes, it is plastic. Which means it’s breaking down and releasing micro-particles into the environment.

That’s bad.

There’s also the whole “plastic comes from oil” issue and no, most vegan leather is not made from plant based plastic or recycled plastic.

It’s also not recyclable itself.

It wears out faster, and is less repairable, so you’ll have to buy new boots or whatever every couple of years instead of like. Once every decade and getting them occasionally fixed (for typically less than the cost of a new pair of vegan leather boots).

One of the attorneys I work with has a beat-up leather briefcase he was gifted when he passed the bar. In the 70s.

Another attorney bought a vegan leather one last year and he already has had to replace it.

It doesn’t “breath,” so your boots are more likely to smell than if they were made of leather.

It won’t form to your feet over time, so it’s less comfortable.

It also isn’t anywhere near as warm in the winter.

It doesn’t protect against various dangers and, in some cases, could make things much worse for the wearer. Ever had plastic melted to your skin? It’s not fun.

I know someone that professionally butchers local livestock and game. A few years ago, she would sell hides to various manufacturers. Now, she can’t even pay people to take hides. Her shop had to buy a bigger dumpster to hold the hides because they can’t get rid of them.

Because no one wants leather anymore.

(I could go on and on about the ethics of the meat industry in america, but to stay on topic, I won’t. Send me an ask if you want to talk about it. Same goes for initial cost issues for low income people, because I know that’s also a major thing)

Basically, as long as there is a market for beef in America, there will be hides that can be turned into leather. Yes, I know, there are a lot more complex issues in this, what with capitalism and all. See previous paragraph.

Is your ear cartilage symmetrical?

Are your pores drooping?

Do you have thighs?

Something Is Wrong With You.