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Scenario

Why studying oppression can feel like surrendering to it

I am in law school studying federal Indian law and every case I read is about my people losing and I cannot tell if I am learning to fight the system or becoming part of it.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Someone questions whether understanding systems of power requires dangerous proximity to those systems.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Indigenous rights and land justice?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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