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Totally agree that this is a horrific act against the rights of Native people.

Add that to the list of recent rulings against women's rights to their own bodies and the gutting the USEPA... This court is a sham puppet and they should be thrown out with the rest of the trash!

This is the legacy of the worst president in US history. I hope there's a special place in Hell awaiting the orange ass-hat.

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Anyway.

For those of you aren’t aware and aren’t involved in NDN circles, the Supreme Court just declared that tribal territories and reservations are part of states and are under state jurisdiction, including in regards to charging someone and putting them on trial in state courts for crimes related to the tribe (as opposed to this being left up to tribal courts), undoing decades of precedent for the separation of tribal and state governments.

In a few months, the Supreme Court is also going to be giving a verdict on whether or not the Indian Child Welfare Act, the only thing keeping indigenous children with their families and communities instead of being “adopted” (trafficked) to white Christian families at every chance, is unconstitutional. This act is also dependent on the belief that tribes are sovereign nations and that giving our children to people outside of our tribes is akin to the US government taking Canadian children in the Canadian foster system and trying to adopt them out to American families.

If the ICWA falls, we’re going to see a modern Sixties Scoop, with Native children being stolen from their tribes and families and cultures and assimilated into white Christian society. This is not only traumatizing for the children and their families, it’s also a form of cultural genocide that has been used against us before and has devastating effects.

There are family members I never knew because they disappeared into the foster system as children.

This is the beginning of what’s going to be wave after wave of attacks on indigenous sovereignty and tribal governance. The Supreme Court, even with a Democratic majority, has historically decided against upholding indigenous sovereignty and tribal protection. We’re seeing genocide and forced assimilation become federal policy again.

I have two battling for my attention - is that weird? (stupid brain)

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I AM ABSOLUTELY LOSING MY MIND AFTER READING THIS PLEASE READ IT

Vote With Your Wallet

https://www.opensecrets.org/

Just follow the money...

Calia: *sipping her drink and rolling her eyes* Oh, for the love of all that's good in this world, kiss him already! Magistra: *raising her glass* I'll drink to that!"

*airship scene* ; jespar: i just dont think i can make you happy - ; prophet: but you already have. ; jespar, blushing heavily: what? ; prophet, blushing heavily: what? ; calia, still eating chips from across the airship w magistra and lijam in the background: he said he already makes you happy.

Somewhat nervously awaiting 2018...

If 2017 had a title it would be, ‘And you thought 2016 was bad’.

Someone in my family: says some stupid shit.

Me: struggles not to roll eyes; struggles to say something affirming despite my deep disagreement because, despite their inability to think critically or consider information from more than one source, I love them.

Me: says something that doesn't jive with their beliefs.

My family: struggles not to roll eyes and says something affirming because, despite my disturbing lack of faith, they love me.

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Eeee!!! I love my little lizard friend!!