It was 2013. I was a 1st yr lawyer in DC, a world away from Ranier, MN pop: 199. I couldn’t believe the racist BS in the streets & the racist BS on Capitol Hill: it was like Natives didn’t exist. “Redskins” played in a stadium next to a Congress where paternalism still reigns.
Social media connected me to other Natives pushing for a new narrative & a movement of Native peoples who had tirelessly fought such obvious racism since the 1960s.
I met powerhouse advocates like @blackhorse_a, Suzan Harjo, @CharleneTeters, @NCARSM, @NativeCurator, @SimonMoyaSmith & started learning how to organize from badasses like Norma Renville, @LonnaKayHunter, @WeLiveNative, @johnniejae, & so many more.
#GeorgeFloyd, the debt to you can never be repaid. Racism has been put into question in such a direct way, COVID-bound Americans cannot turn the cheek.
One down, the rest to go. We’re people, #NotYourMascots!
#BlackLivesMatter #Onward ✊🏽❤️
One down, the rest to go. We’re people, #NotYourMascots!
#BlackLivesMatter #Onward ✊🏽❤️
