For Coharie/Indigenous folks:

Listen, I love being Coharie. I'm proud to be Coharie and I'm proud of my tribe's resilience and constant fight to regain access and stewardship of the Coharie River. 1/

And, I love my tribe enough to call y'all in. I can't speak for every Coharie, but I was definitely raised around anti-Blackness. Not from everyone, but one Coharie's anti-Blackness is too much. I didn't have the courage to speak up when I was a child or teen, but I do now. 2/

I've had these conversations with close friends and family, but I think it's important to also publicly address anti-Blackness within specific tribal nations. Especially as other NC tribal nations are posting beautiful statements of solidarity with Black Lives Matter. 3/

As Coharie people, as Indigenous people, we must do better. We cannot be silent about anti-Blackness in our communities. We must call each other in. We must hold our families accountable. We must stand in solidarity with the Black community and our Black Native kin. 4/4