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Dr. Twyla Baker

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Having been that hire myself - it’s not enough for folks to invite BIPOCs into a workspace for ‘representation’, and then think your job is done.Don’t abandon them. Build systems

Can we talk about Santorum’s rambling nonsense, waxing poetic about colonizers coming here, seeking “religious liberty”;while Native people’s religious/spiritual practices were outlawed - as in made illegal - until 1978.19-MF’n-78

Ok, tidbits of knowledge for #NativeAmericanHeritageMonthThis photo is famous in my tribe. It’s a photo of George Gillette weeping as he signs over 152,000+ acres of prime bottom lands prior

Here’s the thing. Racism is pervasive AF. It is at your church. Your workplace. The stores you frequent. In education systems. And yes, in science. And I say that as

If your people had a history of dying from infectious diseases brought by settlers, you would protect your lands and people too. Feel like I want to expound on this