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They want buckskin and face paint, drumming, songs in languages they can’t understand recorded for them but with English subtitles, of course. They want educated, well spoken, but not too smart. Christian, well behaved, never question. They want to learn the history of the people, but not the ones that are here now, waving signs in their faces, asking them for clean drinking water, asking them why their women are going missing, asking them why their land is being ruined.

They want fantastical stories of Indians that used to roam this land. They want my culture behind glass in a museum.

her name was Marsha P Johnson, and we have her to thank for so much.

remember, the first Pride was a riot, and she was one of the brave souls who endured it to help carve the path which so many of us walk today. she helped found several activist groups regarding LGBT safety and wellbeing. and she was absolutely radiant, too.

extremely compelled by these two, so here's a sketch page. i don't think i'll go into too much detail about it, but just so that it's clearer what's going on:

top left - "ART kept quiet, though I could tell it was interested in watching me work."

top right - checking smth out together (ART's got it quarantined)

bottom left - media :) :)

Saving the stars !! ⋆⭒˚｡⋆