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1. Black people are not settlers.
2. Carnival is a Black / Indigenous Caribbean tradition.
3. Carnival and Mardi Gras Indians have a long and complex history.
4. The power dynamics here are not the same as a white/colonizer playing Indian. I understand this as a Plains NDN. https://twitter.com/celesteschmoool/status/1249438687118733312
2. Carnival is a Black / Indigenous Caribbean tradition.
3. Carnival and Mardi Gras Indians have a long and complex history.
4. The power dynamics here are not the same as a white/colonizer playing Indian. I understand this as a Plains NDN. https://twitter.com/celesteschmoool/status/1249438687118733312
If I've mischaracterized anything here, let me know. Just feeling tired of this same conversation popping up again and again with non-Black NDNs. Carnival ain't Coachella.
5. Have you WITNESSED Carnival outfits? They are stunning and put together with love, care, and ceremony.
6. Read this article by @jadetothemaxx, "Carnival Is Women: Black Women Loving Black Women":
https://www.kzoo.edu/praxis/carnival/
6. Read this article by @jadetothemaxx, "Carnival Is Women: Black Women Loving Black Women":
https://www.kzoo.edu/praxis/carnival/
