Thread by @KaitlinCurtice

Here's what I'll say about Nick Sandmann and the RNC: I'm not at all surprised.

I wrote in #NativeBook about the situation last year. I write:

"The taunting faces of white oppression continue generation to generation, in small and large ways."

He played the victim and news outlet after news outlet gave him a microphone. Now he will be a prominent face of the Catholic church & republicans.

(I wrote a thread about this last year)

This, too, from #NativeBook:

Our ancestors, in all that they had to endure, prepared us for this moment-- an America in which Donald Trump could be president & discrimination could run freely across our computer screens, without anyone noticing how it affects Indigenous peoples.

Let's not be surprised at the vitriol and hate that will come from Trump's administration from now until the election. It will brutal.

So as we pay attention and fight against injustice, remember to check in with yourself. Rest. Take time off when you can.

Here's a link to my book if you'd like to read more: bakerbookhouse.com/products/41900

And here's a list (the second one on my website) of 10 books by Indigenous authors you can read in 2020. If you don't understand why Sandmann's actions were harmful, consider trying to understand by learning from Native folks.

kaitlincurtice.com/2020/04/09/10-…

And I'll leave you with this last screenshot from #NativeBook, because I believe we CAN BE BETTER.