Steve Dragswolf 🪶5d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@jonesmurphy/116331824962541537

I wouldn’t say that most federally recognized Natives are white-passing but many are. Also, it’s far too derivative to say that most of these Natives are white supremacists. There are plenty of NDNs that are darker-skinned, myself included, along with the majority of my tribe. Mullin, for all his MAGA faults, has also worked with and for tribal issues alongside democrats. Regardless, many Natives in governmental positions fight for the gov instead of tribal nations, sadly.

Show threadTrisha Lynn 🇵🇭 🇺🇸 🇨🇦
@dragswolf Would you say it's because of how the United States only partially recognizes the sovereignty of Natives? I would agree with you, though, that how a specific Native person in the U.S. government decides what to throw their advocacy behind depends a lot more on the specifics issue than whether it's purely a liberal, a progressive, or conservative stance.
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Show threadSteve Dragswolf 🪶5d ago
@trishalynn I don’t really know. I would assume that since those Natives are seeking public office that they believe government works and will do what they can to prosper that at the expense of tribes if necessary. Pure tribal sovereignty and the American government don’t really work well together as it stands today, so one will win out and that will be where the Native politician mostly operates (whether in tribal politics or federal). That’s my hunch.
Show threadTrisha Lynn 🇵🇭 🇺🇸 🇨🇦3d ago
@dragswolf What do you think needs to happen in order for tribal sovereignty and a settler-based culture to be able to coexist peacefully from this point going forward?
Show threadSteve Dragswolf 🪶2d ago
@trishalynn Hard question to answer in a format like this. Ultimately, both sides want the same thing: complete freedom, i.e true sovereignty. During initial contact, tribes were engaged through treaties as sovereign nations. Now, tribes are wards of the state under far more control than states with no federal representation. If the American gov treated tribes as they did initially and stayed true to the treaties instead of breaking every single one, then that might allow for true coexistence.
Show threadTrisha Lynn 🇵🇭 🇺🇸 🇨🇦2d ago
@dragswolf Yeah, I was afraid that was the answer, too.