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Join me in the fight for justice and preservation of cultures. New Book Club starting up! We’ll be reading “Strange Empire” by Howard
Jun 10, 2023 10 tweets 5 min read
1. Hey @FoxNews, your recent complaints about the LGBTQ+ flag and how the American flag is the 'only approved flag' in America overlooked the fact that American Indian tribes are sovereign nations within the United States. It's important 2. to recognize that American Indian tribes are distinct Nations with their own governments, laws, cultures, and histories. As a news outlet, it's crucial to accurately report. Image
Feb 16, 2023 4 tweets 1 min read
Hmmm, I believe #RusselMeans and the United Nations… For those of you who don’t know, geneocide is defined as: rticle II of the Convention clearly defines genocide as any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: (a) Killing members of the
Dec 12, 2022 6 tweets 2 min read
In using the English language, we are referred to in the constitution and treaties as “Indian” which came from the Spanish word “Indios”; which was derived from the Latin words In (with) Dio (God).
In America, which has always had trouble with telling the correct history,we are called “Indian” because Christopher Columbus allegedly was searching for a route to the country which is called India today.
However, in that time period, India was referred to as Hindustan.
American was later called “America” because of a well known trader who established