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How to resist romantic stereotypes in advocacy work

The environmental organization invited me to speak about Indigenous wisdom, but they want me to talk about my people like we're mystical guardians instead of regular humans trying to pay rent.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Environmental movements often require Indigenous people to perform spirituality rather than address material needs.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Indigenous identity and land?”

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