#indegenous

The Tribe is in the Eye of the Beholder

In an age when tribalism can revolve around sneaker brands and football clubs, my take on a shopworn and fairly dubious label of 'tribal'. https://openthemagazine.com/columns/the-tribe-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder

I try to talk to Creator and reach for spirit, but there is a coldness in my bones that my great grandmother gave me. The one built from poverty and abuse from white men, that echoed throughout her life into mine. I want to stay true to my path of happiness, but I want to use vices that aren't for me. I want to be out there and do what I want to do, but I don't want to end up decomposing in a landfill or in the woods a few kilometers from a highway. For my consent to be devalued, then my life to be politicized not because of how I look, but because many years ago a French settler and Cree woman met.

(sorry for the shitty run on sentences)

I am so grateful to find this out 🪶.

Firstly, it's considered polite in most indigenous cultures to offer something in return for a request for knowledge from someone! But I'll consider this a freebie as long as you read at least some of the sources I advise. :P Second, I am mixed race and don't live on a rez, so I am not an authority, just passionate about restorative justice.

My first recommendation is to check out the wikipedia page on Land Back! The "description" section is fairly accurate, and there are examples of times land HAS been given back! Reading through their cited sources is a great way to find good articles, journals, and authors.

However, if you wanna go even deeper, this is a great resource for book recs. sogoreate-landtrust[DOT]org/recommended-reading Most of them can be found at your local library, or are available in free ebook form on anna's archive, the free ebook archive!

Thanks for being one of the few people asking the tired old "but how would it WORK??" question in good faith, haha. Please share the information you learn with your fellow non-natives! :)