March 2023

By ali | March 5, 2023

It’s 4am and I can’t sleep. Neither do I have the energy to do anything. For a few hours, I cat nap, listen to cooking shows on YouTube and occasionally doom scroll TikTok. On the outside, it likely looks like I’m ‘doing nothing’. Oh, but if you could be privy to the thoughts that endlessly … Read more

James Cameron avatar folly

By ali | February 8, 2023

CW: suicide ideation, physical, emotional, mental, sexual abuse. Someone asked me about James Cameron and his controversial statements about Lakota and the new Avatar movie. Up until then, I had re-posted some things, but hadn’t said anything yet. I hadn’t planned to until things settled in the apartment, but that could be months; see last … Read more

January 2023

By ali | January 6, 2023

“What do we do now?” I knew the question was coming, but I would not have the desired answer – a solution. When Raphael asked me this on the way to work, I had to think about it a few seconds before uttering, “I don’t know.” Our latest disaster has me with the least amount … Read more

Beware Econo Auto Sales Denver

By ali | November 16, 2022

This is from Econo Auto Sales’ ‘About’ page. https://www.econoautosale.com/about-us/ “Used car dealers come and go, but Econo Auto Sales has been serving the Denver metro area for over two decades, and counting. We have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, due to our exceptional customer service track record and because we’re a low … Read more

Native Artists Online- August 2019 Edition

August 2, 2019

This month NTVTWT will begin a monthly exploration of the artists of #NativeTwitter and Instagram, we will cover the work … Read more

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James Cameron avatar folly

February 8, 2023

CW: suicide ideation, physical, emotional, mental, sexual abuse. Someone asked me about James Cameron and his controversial statements about Lakota … Read more

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Lakotaman1 – Fake Native or Fake Lakota

July 7, 2022

It’s not just a catchy title. Disclaimer: I have pages upon pages of problematic tweets and reduced them down to … Read more

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Counting down to counting digital coup at SXSW

March 14, 2021

In just a few days, our panel “Cultural Appropriation: a fixable cultural crime” will become available at SXSW Online 2021. … Read more

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Schooling Diana

February 2, 2021

For the millionth time. Elizabeth Warren is not Native. This weekend, a number of Natives ended up schooling Diana, whose … Read more

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Vote for our SXSW panel proposal!

November 16, 2020

This is our third year of proposing Native content and inclusion for the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) conference. Until … Read more

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green field with four feathers

It is not just “a feather in her hair”

July 13, 2020

Not too long ago, Rick Riordan, author of the popular Percy Jackson series, posted a blog about a character, Piper … Read more

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Depp Sauvage: the scent of appropriation

September 6, 2019

On August 30th, Dior tweeted about the newest version of a long standing scent titled, “Sauvage”. In the ten second … Read more

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2020 SXSW Panel Picker Proposal on Cultural Appropriation

July 22, 2019

Cultural Appropriation: are you guilty? Click here to vote now! Last year, a little birdy at SXSW told me that … Read more

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All your eagles are belong to us

July 17, 2019

Many Natives in the U.S. were not aware that a petition has been put forth that pushes for loosening and … Read more

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