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1/ I stay quiet bc identity politics are repetitive and exhausting.. but damn yall, some of the views coming out are really damaging to 60s scoop survivors, their children, adoptees, and others who have been severely distanced by colonial measures from their indig communities
2/ breaking down indigenous vs indigenous ancestry... I get that if it’s over a century ago etc.. But also know that we have lived under colonial policing of indigenous identity and belonging for a long time.Generations have been influenced by their definitions of belonging
3/ this means that people have been separated from their communities over generations specifically because of colonial interventions and law over identity. That some divisions were caused historically and people (our own) reinforce them today.
4/to know where you come from and who you come from in a settler state that is hell bent on separation and assimilation is also a PRIVILEGE. You need to check your privilege at the door bc some of y’all are alienating our own people who have been harmed by a settler state.
5/ I’m not saying that people who that are incredibly disconnected over 100-200 years and find out via a DNA test need to be given an ndn name, welcomed into ceremonies and given spots on grant applications meant for indig folks- Lol. Nothing like that. But you catch my vibe.
