#japenese

The Fett clan is Māori, because of course. Tā Moko is a part of this clans verd'goten, it marks when a clan member has become a warrior and is apart of who they are. The facial markings and other tattoos are often copied onto their armor and when Mandalore still had a sea, they were navigators of the waters, the land, and the skies. Mana is developed through warrior actions and the clan's traditional dance resembles the Haka.

The Kryze clan is Irish, because Satine and Bo feel so Irish to me. They are the myth tellers of the clans, passing down the stories of Mandalore, of mythosuars and mystic warriors. They carve interloping stymbols into beaker, for protection, for family, and they paint them on their armor to ward off spirits. Music, through fiddles, bes'bevs, and harps are incredibly important, and their traditional dance resembles Celili dancing and Sean-nos dancing.

The Wren clan is primarily Japanese but after an integration between clans they have elements of south asian, specially Indian, culture. Their armor resembles samurai's and they have a focus on long blades as well as blasters. Tea is common with all Mandalorians but the Wren's have perfected it, often using tea as a ceremonial end to training and as a clan bonding. The Wren's put the needs of the whole above the singular and have bright celebrations with colors and powder, meant to paint their armor in joy rather than blood. They dance the Bon Odori to honor their ancestors, to bring the clan together.

The Eldar Clan is Zulu. They wear beaded editions to their armor, beads that tell stories of who they are, who they have, who is waiting for them at the end of a battle. Before battles the clan drinks to remove evil spirits from the playfield, to protect them as they go forward. The clan dances the Indlamu to boost morale, to prepare for battle, to bring their community together.

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Today, Jan. 30, California celebrates Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution. But who was Fred Korematsu?  Mr. Korematsu was an American civil rights activist that stood up to the U.S. government’s wrongful incarceration of over 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry living on the West Coast during World War II. Even without support from his family or community, he disobeyed the government’s orders, and, as a result, spent over two years in various prisons and wartime incarceration sites. His case went to the Supreme Court, and in 1944 the Court ruled against him, claiming the mass incarceration was a “military necessity.” Nearly 40 years later, the government finally issued apologies and reparations to the camp survivors who remained, and in 1998 President Bill Clinton awarded Mr. Korematsu the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States.