*The petition #NotYourTribe is endorsed by Indigenous outdoor advocates and cyclists* • As the founder of CZ, a Kawaiisu descendant of Tejon Tribe, I stand in solidarity with our Diné relative @renay.h. •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Although the origins of the term “Tribe” come from European colonization and dehumanization of non-European societies, in the United States, the term “Tribe” is inherently linked to the genocide committed by the United States against the Indigenous communities who pre-date the existence of this country. Tribes have survived hundreds of years of violence and systematic erasure. Therefore, when non-Indigenous people use the term “Tribe” to describe a group of people with a common interest, it belittles the history, experience, and unique political status of Indigenous people in the United States as tribal nations, that have inherent political sovereignty and the right to self-governance. It also contributes to the exotification, cultural appropriation, and cultural erasure of tribal nations. Companies like @yeticycles who profit from the use of the term “tribe” as a trend are benefitting from the use of an identity that actual Tribal members have been, and continue to be, systematically oppressed and killed for. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Allies please join us in signing the petition #NotYourTribe to tear down the barrier of Indigenous erasure and stand with us in solidarity to proclaim that WE ARE STILL HERE and stand as many distinct tribal nations with a unique political status in the United States. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Learn more. Sign. Share. *link in bio ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ https://www.change.org/NotYourTribe_yeticycles ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #NotYourTribe #yeticycles #yetitribe #mtb #nowyouknow #bethechange #indigenous #indigenoussolidarity #indigenoussolidaritywithblacklivesmatter https://www.instagram.com/p/CCTqHKVl8IM/?utm_medium=tumblr
