@TattooDailys
This is disgusting. We owned a tattoo studio, and even in the 90s, we refused to do these types of tattoos. Dead Natives are NOT cool. Genocide and racism are NEVER cool.
#WeAreStillHere
“Burning Man conditions are bordering on disaster with over 70,000 people trapped and sheltering-in-place after rains turned the playa into an undrivable mud pit.” h/t
@brooklynmarie
@Danefalt
@safeforbi
Fun fact... I personally know Palestinians who have no problem with LGBTQ+, as they're not supposed to judge. They even hire LGBTQ+.
At a kids event, they're dressed in redface. Complete with brown paper bag vests and construction paper headdresses. Going to raise hell with this so-called "school."
THREAD:
1/ I'm finally going to come out and say it: I have COVID pneumonia & 2 collapsed lung lobes. I didn't want anyone to worry, but after an incident that happened today, inconsiderate people need to be addressed. (cont)
#COVID
#COVID19
#NativeTwitter
#WearAMask
@HardcoreHistory
@thefrybreadriot
@AliNahdee
Dan, don't bother. My colleagues in Native American Studies who are familiar with your work love it. Sam for family and friends on multiple reservations. Don't waste your time with angry people on twitter.
@charlesmwood3
@ariel_the_inuk
And don't give up! My bio-mother died tragically, but several years ago, I found out I have a living grandmother, cousins, aunties, uncles & was able to reconnect! Asagutax- good luck!!!
I'm heartbroken. Now that my elders have made the announcement... my grandma died yesterday in Seattle. Grandma Marian (Copeland) Dirks was the strongest, most resilient matriarch I've ever had the privilege of knowing. (Cont)
#NativeTwitter
#FirstNations
#Statimc
#TwitterVoices
THREAD REGARDING BEADWORK PRICING:
1/x I won't call anyone specific out since there are so many. I recently got a comment about my pricing and how they could make it cheaper. I don't think they meant harm or to purposefully insult me. (cont)
#NativeTwitter
#beadwork
#BuyNative
@charlesmwood3
@ariel_the_inuk
Aang! Fellow pre-ICWA Native adoptee here... there's a FB group called Alaska Family Roots Search that has a lot of good info...
My NINETY year old grandma made me this for pow wows, she did the whole thing herself- the beadwork and made the purse itself. I feel so incredibly loved! (Inhaler in pic for size...lol)
#FirstNations
#Statimc
#beadwork
#NativeTwitter
@gracels
Why are you demanding free labor from real Natives? Plenty of us have provided info. You can also do a Twitter search of his handle along w/ the
#NativeTwitter
. Now, search the hashtag
#TipANative
a donate to some cash links of people in need for the labor you demanded.
@justsheavassar
@yyyetii
Almost every single time for me. They want "another form of ID." I stand my ground, and make them get a supervisor. Last time, going through DSM, the TSA supervisor was from Southeast Alaska, and familiar with AK Villages/Tribes, so that was slightly easier. 😕
1/ Healthy debate is a good thing, I just hope people will at least make an attempt to understand the concept of Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs) before passing judgment and spreading misinformation. Please consider the following:
#NativeTwitter
#NativeCorporations
#CARES
Hällö... OMG! I did Ancestry DNA and just discovered I'm part Native European! I found out I'm part Heathen, Viking, Sassenach, and more than likely related to Princess Diana of Wales! How do I contact Buckingham Palace to get my royal stipend?
#NativeTwitter
@gracels
You're a colonizer. You're not equipped to substantively "debate" with Indigenous peoples. You were provided with more than enough tools to do your own research multiple times, yet you demanded more.
Why do I get the feeling that despite all the educating actual Natives and
#NativeTwitter
are doing in regard to citizenship, that Warren is still going to be the nominee? Scary. 😣
My mother was brown. She died 3 days after being found in a burning car in Sioux Falls, SD. Detective said he knew who did it, then they just closed the case & ruled it an "accident." No one cared about Natives then, either. This is why I became a forensic investigator/coroner.
There was a Black man in a car fire in Dallas Texas burning alive on the shoulder of the road and he couldn’t get out so he gave up and just stayed burning in the car..
4 homeless people saw him and busted the windows, pulled him out and called for help.
That was my Dad. 😞
@RhettFielke
@UrbanInuk
Nobody is required to do that. A teacher/student relationship is not a peer to peer relationship- the balance of power is unequal. Placing the onus on a the student to confront an authority figure is the equivalent of blaming a victim.
@_TallieRose
1/x I was told by someone in medical billing that when you appeal to your insurance company, you have a right to know the names & experience of those who access your info/records. Demand insurance tell you the names of all who accessed the records to make the determination (cont)
19/ You can bet that if you don't care about my loss of livelihood, my health, my family's health, I'm going to call you out. If you don't care enough to wear a mask, I don't care AT ALL about your feelings because you SUCK.
#WearAMask
#NativeTwitter
#covid
I have these a$$hats blocked, but someone just brought to my attention that they stole my photo. Ironic, given the subject matter is cultural appropriation. Reported.
#NativeTwitter
#culturalappropriation
#theft
16/x I hope this leaves people with a better understanding of why it's insulting when non-Natives (i.e. the Ukrainian I called out), and others, try to say they can make my work for cheaper, or complain about my prices. Kukwstumckalap/qagaasakuq/thank you for "listening." ❤
3/x I am Alaska Native and First Nations. I'm enrolled in a federally recognized Tribe. My work falls under the Indian Arts & Crafts Act. Natives have already been exploited enough, that it's disheartening to think anyone would want to exploit us even further. (Cont)
4/x I use my bead work sales not only to help make ends meet in lean times, but I also help my 90 yr old grandma who lives alone in downtown Seattle and can't leave her apt due to virus threat. I send care packages to my young nephews. And (cont)
2/x Before I break down pricing, I bead my own designs, occasionally my grandma's. I take the time to come up with these designs, spend many, many hours on trial and error, etc. I would certainly hope someone wouldn't steal my or my grandma's designs. (Cont)
Hey
#NativeTwitter
- it's been brought to my attention that someone has copied MY DECOLONIZE design, bead for bead. I've been doing this for years, came up with my OWN lettering, through trial and error. Please do NOT buy from this copy cat!
#beadwork
#decolonize
#BeadedEarrings
@charitieropati
What about those of is who don't "want to be" American? That's such a ridiculous take. We don't get to choose the citizenship of our parents.
9/x Each piece I make takes HOURS. I'm making nowhere even close to minimum wage. I bead to help others, I bead because it's medicine for me, I bead as a way to connect with my cultures and my ancestors. And I because I love it. (Cont)
5/x I also donate a % of sales to MMIW charities, and organizations such as TGI Justice to support Black trans leadership. Despite selling a lot more, I resisted raising my prices of my "message" hoops, because I want my work to be as accessible as possible. (Cont)
@TheAgentNDN
I'm First Nations & Alaska Native, my beadwork pays our bills & allows me to care for my family. Et$y shop is . Kukwstumckacw/qagaasakuq! 🥰
Wild Alaska sockeye salmon skin I processed & preserved myself by hand, dyed w/ blue peaflower tea, abalone, quartz crystals, turquoise, jasper, moosehide, .925 sterling silver.. available for sale on my IG (lovealaskabeads).
#NativeTwitter
#AlaskaNative
#FirstNations
#beadwork
6/x I did raise prices on items more popular with non-BIPOC a few months ago. However, I still kept resisting with my message hoops because of the importance of messages such as "DECOLONIZE." (Cont)
16/ I put my hand up, told him to stay back since he didn't have a mask on. He actually LAUGHED at me. I said "Its not funny, I have covid pneumonia right now because of people like YOU." The woman's eyes got big, he just stared at me like the dumb fu
#k
loser he was. (Cont)
7/x. When The Virus became a "thing," the local business I got my hoops from stopped carrying them. I orderd some online and the quality was TERRIBLE. I try to stick with nickel-free/hypoallergenic so there's less sensitivity. These come at a higher price. (Cont)
10/x That said, I'll break down pricing. First off, I ship for FREE. This means free for the buyer, but NOT free for ME. I still have to pay for shipping & I pay for insurance as so much time is spent on each item. I sell through E/tsy- despite my issues with the platform (cont)
15/x This leaves very little left for me. Believe me, it's a LOT of work and definitely NOT getting rich. I do it for the reasons mentioned above. I don't complain about other artists' prices. I know what is involved in the creative process. (Cont)
8/x The most reasonably priced alternatives I could find to the original ones I had been purchasing were three times higher in price. At this point, I had no choice but to go up slightly, yet I'm still making less $ because I didn't go up 3x in price. (Cont).
2/ (This is also why I haven't done any beadwork the few items I sent out took longer, someone else UV sanitized & shipped for me). Jerry and I were diagnosed with COVID-19 on February 13, he is recovering fairly well, just aches & tirednesss. (cont)
9/x I'm happy she's no longer suffering & that she's with our Ancestors and loved ones, but I selfishly wish I had more time with her. I'll do my best to be even a fraction of the woman she was. Rest in Power, Grandma Marian. Kukwstumckacw for all you've done.
#NativeTwitter
According to christian mythology, on this day, a white dude was tortured and died on a cross, because his dad decided he had to be killed because other people did some things he didn't like. 🤡
13/ So, today is when I found out about having covid pneumonia and the lower lobes of both lungs being collapsed (bibasilar pneumonia/atelectasis). They're going to have me attempt to manage the symptoms at home first, and yes, I'm TERRIFIED. (Cont)
17/ I haven't had a steady income in 2 weeks. I have decent days, & days I just don't want to get out of bed, so no clue when I will avidly bead again. Hoping to catch up on some over the next few days to cover expenses we've head due to this. (Cont)
@4gotmyusername2
@FrancesMFDanger
Alice, the Lakota people, NOT YOU, determine who is Lakota. The Lakota people say he's Lakota, so he's Lakota. End of story.
@Eric_Conn
Yes, Eric. You are indeed a "creature." Short hair on men was originally a means of humiliation. But you go on with your facial hair, enjoy your craft beer and small 🍆.
3/ I've had 2 clinic visits & a trip to the ER. I'm outting myself because of what happened today at the grocery store- I hope it encourages even 1 person to be more considerate & wear a mask. We did everything right. Took all the recommended vitamins, (Cont)
4/ Alaska Tribes were not federally recognized until 1994. Prior to 1994, being a shareholder in a corporation is what made us Native! This was NOT our choice. As Alaska Native attorney
@ukudigada
has said, it was a government experiment designed to FAIL & ERASE US. (Cont).
11/x It's safe for both buyers and sellers. But, this also comes with a price. E/tsy charges me up to 24% of my total- if I sell an item for $54, that means they take right at $13. Then packaging supplies which aren't cheap even when I shop for good deals (cont)