#native indian

Derya Arbaş Berti was born in Santa Monica, California in 1968 to a Turkish mother, Zerrin Arbaş and a Native American (Chiricahua Apache) father, Dehl Berti.

She made her debut in 1974 in the movie "Battal Gazi'nin Oğlu". Then, she moved permanently to Turkiye in 1983 when she was 15 years old, and acted in the movie "Kuyucaklı Yusuf". She played in several movies in the following years. She also starred in the cult film "Gece, Melek ve Bizim Çocuklar" as "Serap".

She died of a heart attack in 2003 in Los Angeles, California and was buried in Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery based on the Apache tradition.

These are both situations that deserve attentions. They are both wars founded on colonization rhetoric and racism. They are both valid and incredibly important to talk about.

I know it’s difficult to see, but Native Americans are suffering everyday. American and Canadian politics/news outlets are just VERY good at hiding the thousands of Natives who have died to malicious neglect. Thousands have over the last 150 years of treaties and Millions have died collectively.

These numbers run parallel to the Palestinian genocide for very similar reasons. Genocide is genocide no matter how you split it. So:

FIGHT for Palestinian Rights and Freedom

AND

FIGHT for Indian Rights and Freedom

Don’t separate ranks, don’t disuade discussion and demand for change, and certainly do not create spaces for White martyrdom to continue to fuel colonization and genocide.