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Monday, October 19, 2020
Native Sun News Today Columnist
In this bare existence of ours, there are things we never think about, much less, discuss. It seems we just live for the day or the hour.
For instance, we never think about Mount Rushmore as a glaring declaration of racial discrimination. Also, the European-created image of a white God, now ingrained in the world’s subconscious mind, makes minorities more compliant with white supremacy.
As Lakota people, we struggle to experience even a fraction of what “white privilege” provides for the bigot in this country. We tend to ignore the realities of our unreal situation and try to find contentment within this government-created existence which was designed take down our ancestor’s way of life and keep us oppressed. But, we never talk about such things.
For example, our ancestors called themselves Ikce Wicasa (Human/Natural Man) but we now call ourselves “Indian” and “Sioux,” among other unflattering titles. They were tribal by nature meaning they gathered and lived in familiar tiospaye (extended family) groups but we never talk about the complexity of planning and logistics that goes into maintaining that way of living.

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Ivan F. Star Comes Out can be reached at P.O. Box 147, Oglala, South Dakota, 57764; via phone at 605-867-2448 or via email at mato_nasula2@outlook.com.
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