sinǎḱii. ǎmsḱǎaṗii ṗīīḱǔni nation. real big ndn. words @newyorker @parisreview @theatlantic @espn etc. per ardua ad astra. “I’m a disco guy.”
Aug 24, 2023 • 22 tweets • 4 min read
like a rolling stone is still the greatest fuck you in american music history. dylan figured out in 65 what everyone else would figure out a few years later and in the decades to come: that the flower children werent what they said they were and that the life of peace and love
was its own kind of hell. there are many things that make america special but a thing i rarely hear discussed is how much of the history of this country is the story of grift, of crooks and con men and women and the way no matter who you are this country is open to your thievery.
Jun 25, 2020 • 59 tweets • 11 min read
so im gonna come of twitter retirement & talk about this "article" re: roanhorse. i have next to no interest in identity issues. youre either related or youre not. youve either done the work to learn about your tribe or you havent. and that goes for both on- and off-rezzers.
however, caveat: learning about your tribe is very hard no matter where you grew up, no matter who you are. the road to deep self knowledge about yourself and your people is riddled with landmines and booby traps and most people i know get lost along the way, to be frank.
Jun 2, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
cuomo just asked when was the last time you saw the american military deployed against american citizens. burnett says 1807.
lets try wounded knee in 73 and and standing rock in 2016.
the way this country forgets what it does to native people is fucking remarkable.
this is as viral as ill ever get so: ndns who dont talk the end of blood quantum laws and the full restoration of sovereignty to indigenous nations are avoiding *the overriding* issues for native people today for the sake of likes and airtime, aka white-people attention. period.
Mar 18, 2020 • 30 tweets • 9 min read
i want to do something ive thought about doing before, but never got around to. i want to compile a list of books about indian country / history / policy for people who might be interested. im thinking two types of books, basically.
ones that have large, overarching themes, address big picture history, etc., and ones that address specific instances that are nonetheless very important. there are so many people on here who would be interested in a list like this, and its always the thing i go back to when...
