Fact: Melanin rich aka “Black” Indigenous folks have been in “America” for 10,000+ years, and racially codified by whites as “Black” since colonization
Wela’lin to every Ancestor, living and Walked On, that led me to be here making these choices today.
I hope my actions honor you all, with special Wela’lin given to Annie Mae Pictou.
Annie Mae Pictou is one of the countless lives lost to the lies and their cost that allows white supremacy to continue. Above and below you can hear the voices of Indigenous People speaking about their realities this Mourning Day. If you’re a Relation in need of information to help you know the history of “Thanksgiving Day”, look at what Elder Dr Daniel N Paul has to say. When you’re ready, join your Relations on National Day of Mourning.
Warrior Kids Podcast with Mi’kmaw Teacher Pam Palmater
Warrior Life Podcast with Mi’kmaw Teacher Pam Palmater
Cultivating Safe Spaces with Jen Green
Two Spirit Tea with
Simma Down & Ella L’Amoureux
Go smudge yourself with Jen Green
Le Rouge Sublet celebrates and honors Indigenous Peoples Day (10/10) and Indigenous ("Native american") Heritage Month (11, Keptekewiku's aka "November") by fully investing our time in prayer, dance, art, visibility actions, and other forms of healing.
On both 10/10 and during the month of Keptekewiku's [November], Le Rouge Sublet, Tyber Phillip Alasenmat Martin-Mitchell-Moniak-Murphy aka agentSKYHOUSE, and affiliates will be socially unavailable in any business for(u)m online.
Through out the month beyond, we will continue to discuss and educate on matters such as Land Back, the historical and continued erasure of Black Indigenous people of the Western Hemisphere (aka paper genocide and blood quantum), my own urban nonstatus Mi’kmaq perspective, and much more.
Sessions will renew in Kesikewiku's, December, except during Winter Solstice and surrounding holidays.
Stay tuned for more.
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“But why do Indigenous people and their allies honor Mourning Day and call foul on Thanksgiving?”
“… and what can I do to Honor Indigenous People too?”
Find out who’s land you’re living on and learn about them! A great starter site is NativeLand.ca, with both a website and an app
Look up the Indigenous Nations you’ve found listed and see how you can help! Every Nation is different, some big with many Bands, Clans, and other Family focused formations, some small (due to oppression’s effect on them).
Example: I live in stolen Monacan Nation territorty, which Native Land tells me when I type in “Lynchburg, Va, USA” in the search bar.
I then go onto my browser and type “Monacan Nation official website”, and get immediate results! Some browsers have coding intended to minimize how much Indigenous keywords, and therefore media and wesbites, are shown to a searcher. If you find it’s not official Indigenous Nation sites coming up first, then try another browser (and/or be prepared to search through a few pages).
From there I can see that they have a Food Bank (and those can always use support), and a facebook page that will lead me to more social updates and needs.
Tip: If there’s buttons to donate or gift resources, make use of them! Gifting big or small makes a difference.
Tip: Contacting an Indigenous Nation that may not say how their Food Bank drop off/donations work, or have no information on how to donate/help, or to simple ask HOW to help, is easy!
Example: “Kwe’! I would like to donate to the Food Bank, as well as know other ways that I can help y’all and your Nation. Wela’lin!”
(Feel free to replace “Kwe’” with how you say “Hello” and Welalin” with how you say “Thank you”)
“That was really easy! I feel like there’s more to this though?”
Because BIPOC are the most hunted, moved, censored, incarcerated, policed, harmed, and trafficked people in the Western Hemisphere (especially Two Spirit, as well as Intersexed, Trans*, Nonbinary, Queer, and other gender and/or sexually diverse folks), there are always more ways to help, and through out Indigenous People’s Heritage (aka Native American Hsitory) Month, we’ll be adding more!
Thankfully the more people that allow easy habits of honesty and compassion backed with solidarity and action, the less clean up we all have to tend to.
So we can all:
Keep an eye out for nonstatus and displaced Indigenous people (like myself) who are outside of their Sovereign Nation’s territory, and are therefore more at risk and lacking in enough resources, community, and solidarity.
Ask how we may need help, accept the answers you receive with patience. Our needs may be foreign or very different from what you’re socialized to see as normal or healthy.
If something seems wrong, ask if they want you to contact local Indigenous folks (“I don’t know any others!” means go back to step one to find local support)
some Indigenous people and Nations have harmful behavior and responces towards Two Spirit, and other gender and/or sexually diverse folks. If you contact a local 2SIT*NBQLGBA+ group be aware many LGBTQIA groups are not experienced in helping Indigenous people, so be patient and supportive within your boundaries
Listen to and share posts from Indigenous people and Nations websites, social media, music, art, and more!
Return The Land
It may sound scary and it may sound difficult, but it’s actually not that hard at all! Get started on the steps above, and come back soon for tips on how to actively Return The Land to Indigenous People (in all hemispheres). In the meantime, check out these articles: