who wants to stand in front?

My Indigenous philosophy in developing identity while coming to terms with land separation in modern times. Lots of things remain the same while some things changed rapidly. How can one realize family in a land where they want the mixing pot to stay separated. Break the egg mix the yolk.

The whitewashing of Red skinned Indigenous peoples is an ongoing issue. Native American women are a threat to colonialism and heteropatriarchy societies. For Native American tribes, bands, and reservations healing to begin. One must be able to connect all the different angles of how this systematic attack takes place. I say take place because Native American reservations are still under attack of the Federal government. Even if Native American tribes, bands and groups are federally recognized or unrecognized. What can be done regarding this issue? What should be done regarding this issue? Or should we stand on the side and watch the division of humanity continue. If we do that colonization wins. 

The colonization of Native Americans took part over several different waves before society recognized that Indigenous population numbers were decreasing while settler colonialism was growing. Native American women were the first targets of colonization because Native American women were a threat to patriarchal systems through colonization. Todecolonize Native feminism, one must first recognize that colonialism and heteropatriarchy is threatened by the relationship between Native American men and Native American women. Native American sovereignty begins at homewith the relationship between Native American men and Native American women. This balance is a direct threat to colonialism and heteropatriarchy. ​

Colonialism and heteropatriarchy social systems wants theauthority to control the gender and sexual orientations of others. Colonialism and heteropatriarchy sexualize Native American women and uses it against them and Native American men. If you can destabilize that relationship between Native American men and Native American women, then it will be easy for colonization to work thus replacing it with a heteropatriarchal social structure. Pretty much one of the sources of today’s illness in society. As with other unjustly ghettoized fields like ethnic studies, black studies, and black feminist studies, Native feminist theories are meant to have a much wider audience and active engagement (Arvin et al. 2013, p. 12). If you can recognize that settler colonialism and patriarchy are not events, but they are structures of European society then you will understand why Native American women are still under attack. Settler colonialism is a persistent social and political formation in which newcomers/ colonizers/ settlers come to a place, claim it as their own and do whatever it takes to disappear the Indigenous people that are there. (Arvin et al. 2013, p. 12). 

More awareness regarding Native American issues should be in the for front of media and news outlets. This will bring more attention to this issue. There can be a call to action to implement the necessary steps to break down the fences of colonization, settler colonialism, and heteropatriarchal socialsystems. If we stand on the side and watch then how can we truly reclaim our Native Identities that we have been separated from due to the systematic destabilizing of these Native American tribes, bands and groups. If we do not want to claim any relation to Native American tribes, bands, or groups then can we truly call ourselves an ally in support of our fellow sisters and brothers in the struggles fighting against social injustices?

The history of the Indigenous Peoples of California starts here in the Inland Empire in the mountains of San Jacinto. I think of the Cahuilla creation story. A young man takes on different forms of his forefathers who have protected this land from times beginning to no end. Throughout the story the young man takes on the form of different animals learning each characteristic of that animal that coincides with the season. Gathering only the necessary tools to sustain for the season. Leaving the rest to replenish itself. This young man is not over gathering for greed. He takes what he needs and leaves the rest so it will be able to continue to grow. It’s sort of like a homage to mother earth and all the creatures as a sign of respect. A healthy ecosystem that can continue to sustain.