In #NativeBook I write about how I have to prepare for November every year, for my inboxes to be full of white people asking to be educated about all things Indigenous.

I& #39;m seeing this happening right now with my Black (and some other IPOC) friends.

DO NOT DO THIS.

It is SELFISH and WHITE-CENTRIC to find a Black educator/author/leader and decide to enter their DMs to ask them to clarify or explain or give a list of resources to you.

DO NOT DO THIS.

It is NEVER the responsibility/job of BIPOC to educate you on things you can learn about yourself by getting the books and art and resources we& #39;ve already provided.

Even more so when there is literal oppression happening in front of us, it is TRAUMATIZING.

DO NOT DO THIS.

If you have done this, you don& #39;t need to go back and say, "Gosh, I think this was the wrong thing to do, I& #39;m sorry."

That& #39;s also centering yourself. We don& #39;t have time for that.
Just do the right thing and show us that you& #39;re doing the thing by changing and decolonizing.

One last thing: if you buy the books by Black authors and other IPOC, READ THE BOOKS.

Dedicate yourself to the un-learning and the re-wiring that is required to decolonize and recognize America for what it is. No one else can do this for you.