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# 2024-02-10 - Dear White Men, From An Indigenous Woman by Pulxaneeks | |
Today i listened to an interview with Pulxaneeks on The Mythic | |
Masculine podcast [1]. Several times i wished the interviewer would | |
stop talking and give Pulxaneeks more time. I found her easy to | |
listen to, and insightful in her analysis of history and present day | |
experiences. | |
Pulxaneeks basically found herself having the same conversations over | |
and over again with sympathetic white people. She kept wishing she | |
could get them all in the same room together so she would only have | |
to say it once, or better yet, get these people to talk with each | |
other. This turned out to be a calling. | |
Below are notes that i took while listening to this episode. | |
Decolonization = Returning to being human again. Returning to your | |
own humanity and being connected to your purpose, the earth, and | |
other humans. | |
White men's role in decolonization is unpacking your own whiteness | |
and coming to terms with not being prioritized, not being the most | |
important person in the room when you walk in, and stop playing God. | |
She would like to see white men having conversations with each other | |
about it. | |
As she has reconnected more with her indigenous roots, she has become | |
vigilant about her own safety. For some white men she has to pretend | |
to be white for THEIR convenience. They are not okay with her being | |
too indigenous. The "whiter" they are, the more "not okay" they are | |
with her being openly indigenous. One thing that makes white men | |
uncomfortable is that she "makes them feel things" just by being who | |
she is. It challenges them to look at their own whiteness because of | |
how she presents in contrast. Their bubble is burst by her simply | |
being who she is. | |
The question she poses to white men is: What are you here to give? | |
That is right use of privilege. You are an uninvited guest on | |
indigenous land, so what is it that makes your presence here worthy? | |
Looking at whiteness in general is the essential step toward right | |
relation. The more that you can do that inner work on your own time, | |
the better. Otherwise, you will have harmful impact from your | |
unconscious relationship with your own whiteness. | |
Feel the things on your own time, with your own people first. THEN | |
show up in a more clear, grounded, and productive way. | |
Learn what triggers you. How you behave when you are triggered. How | |
you get through it. Basic self-awareness. | |
Show up in action. Know your place. Tune into the feelings of | |
indigenous people and people of color around you. Identify who the | |
matriarch is. Be clear what it is that you are offering and | |
communicate that to the right people. | |
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Dear White Men, From An Indigenous Woman | |
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