Who is forcing what gender roles on children? It’s just how my particular tribe has chosen to keep track of who belongs to what family. Again, I’ll thank you kindly to stop pretending like you suddenly care about our children in any way, shape, or form.

Because obtaining copyrights and patents are difficult, and not…

Please don’t pretend to understand or give a shit about tribal gender roles, thanks.

You can express yourself just fine without sticking your greedy fingers into my culture. People that creat “Native” art are literally, actually, really taking money away from indigenous artisans and craftsmen who really, really need the money. That is exactly what is happening, I don’t know why that is so hard to…

There’s a reason so many African Americans believe they have Native American blood, though: Many tribes adopted or captured African slaves, who later became members of the tribe. They were told they were now ___ tribe, and then they proceeded to tell their descendants they were ___ tribe. It’s a complicated history.

It has nothing to do with blood quantum, which is a notion invented by white colonial oppression in order to keep tribal enrollment own and create division among our peoples. It might interest you to know that a lot of tribes don’t use it as a requirement for enrollment anymore—my own tribe traces linage maternally.

My…

I have major issues with those movies—the glorification of removal of important artifacts from in situ is the least of it, to say nothing of the history of white people taking important relics and stuffing them in museums without permission.

Indigenous designs aren’t “fashion”—we don’t create symbology because we think…

Every time there’s an article on Jez dealing with indigenous peoples and/or issues, it is messy AF and I frankly am starting to feel like we need to ban all these White Feminists(tm) from commenting. There isn’t exactly a whole lot of NDN and other First Nations voices on this community, and it’s really easy for us to…

I mean, first of all, was it really *necessary* to play Devil’s Advocate? That usually strikes me as an excuse to give voice to a kind of crappy opinion with little-to-no repercussions.

Modern Mexicans and Mexican Americans “scream” about Aztec imagery because, guess what, they are in fact the descendants of those…

Honestly, at least SOMEONE is facing consequences for this. :/

I can definitely understand that sentiment, but honestly it’s starting to feel like if we don’t have these important conversations about gun control immediately on the heels of a tragedy, it will never happen. Everytime, there’s a chorus of “Too soon! Too soon!”, and inevitably the reply is, “Too late.”

Honestly I couldn’t follow a damn word of what McCain was trying to mush out of his mouth, and Comey deserves commendation simply for trying to parse out that expired word salad.

To say nothing of his defunding the BIA, and wondering which monster he’ll appoint next that will greenlight more land grabs, environmental disasters, and reduce desperately needed federal funding to our reservations and schools.

I said nothing to you regarding your heritage? It was more in line with white folk telling us how to feel, but it really seems like you’re just spoiling for a fight, which you won’t get from me. Hope you have a frybread-filled day.

Well I can see how that might be complicated for you, but don’t worry—a white person will be along shortly to explain it all to you.

Or, here’s a wild idea: The space is dedicated to hosting members of the tribe who can tell their OWN stories instead of having someone else take their history and use it for their own ends. Just a thought.

Boy I am just super glad all these naapikwana asa-geet white people are all up in the comments telling Native Americans how they should react to art co-opted from our tragedies, and moreover how to react to white people using our tragedies (that y’all still actively benefit from btw) for exposure. Thank you, glorious…

That movie looks like those fancy cakes in bakery windows and I LOVE IT. There are so many shots that are set up and framed exactly like period paintings, it’s just such a treat for the eyes.

I shaved my head a year ago, and honestly I love it and will never have hair again if I can help it. I save a ton of money, time, and it is just such a freeing experience—I fully believe every woman should experience it, even just once.

How did I forget Gina Torres!!! I kind of like her for a slightly more mature, jaded Catwoman too, as a counterpoint to this version of Batman.

How does literally everyone keep missing the part where I said (many, many times now) that I fully intend to, and already have, spent a stupid amount of money on this venture? I’m allowed to say, “I don’t see any of myself in this Wonder Woman, personally,”and that doesn’t take a single thing away from the movie. At…