As someone living on stolen land, I just had a minor experience that reminded me of the erasure of Indigenous peoples and perhaps the importance of representation.

I just came across a toot referencing the Lenape people. That name was familiar to me. The familiarity comes from a television series, “Ghosts” on CBS.

I live on the West Coast and have learned a lot about dominant U.S. culture on the East Coast (for better or worse in accuracy).

My feelings come up a bit (feeling emotional) about recognizing the name as an identity—made possible by representation in media.

It reminded me of the sadness of the fictional tribe in Star Trek: Voyager.

I want to see more representation of the full diversity of humans.

#RepresentationInMedia #IndigenousRepresentation