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Why Indigenous governance feels like managed conflict

I joined the tribal government to make change from within, but every meeting feels like I'm watching my people fight each other while the real enemies stay invisible.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Colonial political structures force Indigenous communities to compete for inadequate resources instead of addressing systemic oppression.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Indigenous identity and land?”

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