as small as a world and as large as alone

5:09am November 7, 2013

sikssaapo-p:

It was only 5 generations ago that a white man could get money for one of my grandfathers’ scalps.

At the time…it was Redskin that was used to describe us.

So to those who fail to understand the significance of this whole mascot debate, think deeper about the word legacy. Is the legacy of racism, death, and plunder worth keeping?

And to my fellow native people who remain unmoved on the issue of mascots and racist imagery, remember that at one time we were hunted for our skin. 

And yes there are other important issues out there that we have to handle. But stop being scared of multitasking. The threat that faces our people’s future is a multifaceted beast, so it follows that our response(s) should be just as multifaceted.#NationsRising #Redskins #ChangeTheName

( The Daily Republican, a newspaper from Winona, Minnesota, dated September 24, 1863) (via Dallas Goldtooth)

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