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“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters…
Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.”
‭‭1 John‬ ‭3‬:‭16‬, ‭18‬ ‭NIVUK‬‬
#bible #HolySaturday #crucifixion

Steve Dragswolf 🪶2d ago

Amanda Makepeace (ᏣᏁᎾ)2d ago

I just finished designing all the pins for my Forest Floor project! Here’s a look at the Raccoon track 🦝

You can follow the project here. I’ll be sending out a big update next week. Launches April 23rd! #sciart #nature

https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/99fbe28d-a8dd-4433-b71d-4a1c3e1a0077/landing

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Steve 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.

Steve Dragswolf 🪶3d ago

Daniel Johnson 3d ago

When the Arimathæan took Thee dead from the Tree
who art the Life of all,
He wrapped Thee, O Christ,
with myrrh and linen;
and he longed to embrace Thee
and to press Thine undefiled Body to his heart and lips.
But, being restrained by fear,
with rejoicing he cried out to Thee:
“Glory to Thy condescension, O Lover of humankind!”

— from vespers on the afternoon of Holy Friday

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Steve Dragswolf 🪶4d 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.

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Steve Dragswolf 🪶4d ago

@jonesmurphy The percentage of Indians polled in a sel-identifying survey as voting for Trump is still small and doesn’t reveal that the majority are white supremacists. More are Democrats/liberal if political. Many don’t vote at all due to heavy distrust of the government and a large dislike of white people in general. I don’t agree with that side either. Anyway, I’m not your enemy and won’t dig further. I simply disagree with you.

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Steve Dragswolf 🪶4d ago

@jonesmurphy While your experience is true to you, it doesn’t offer a full picture. The assertion that most Natives don’t have much Indian blood and are white supremacists is objectively false due to the fact that the majority of the 560+ tribes operate off of blood quantum that requires a set amount, typically 1/4, of Indian blood to be federally recognized. Only the Cherokee, your experience, don’t do that. I’m 15/16ths my tribe. Most Indians know their blood quantum.

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.

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Steve Dragswolf 🪶5d ago

@lrhodes That’s how I see it too. Gorsuch was poking holes in their arguments. He’s typically been a friend to tribal nations. I’m not so sure about the other justices though. I don’t think this will go anywhere, but I’ve already been surprised numerous times in my life at what gets overturned.

Steve Dragswolf 🪶5d ago

I don’t know if this is supposed to be reassuring or not, lol. Is this going to be retroactive? 😳

“‘Your test is the domicile of the parents, and that is the test you’d have us apply today, right?’ [Gorsuch] said. ‘Are tribal members born today birthright citizens?’”

“Sauer hesitated: ‘Uh, I think so on our test, yeah, if they’re lawfully domiciled. I’d have to think that through.’”

Live updates: Supreme Court hears birthright citizenship case; Trump is at court

https://apple.news/AMcbZdiavRBq9xoekCIWaoQ

Live updates: Supreme Court hears birthright citizenship case; Trump is at court — The Washington Post

The case could redefine who is considered American in ways not seen for more than 150 years.

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