Post by @dragswolf@writing.exchange

2026-04-01 23:20 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@jonesmurphy/116331824962541537 I wouldn’t say that most federally recognized Natives are white-passing but many are. Also, it’s far too derivative to say that most of these Natives are white supremacists. There are plenty of NDNs that are darker-skinned, myself included, along with the majority of my tribe. Mullin, for all his MAGA faults, has also worked with and for tribal issues alongside democrats. Regardless, many Natives in governmental positions fight for the gov instead of tribal nations, sadly.

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@trishalynn@mastodon.sandwich.net 2026-04-02 03:33

@dragswolf@writing.exchange Would you say it's because of how the United States only partially recognizes the sovereignty of Natives? I would agree with you, though, that how a specific Native person in the U.S. government decides what to throw their advocacy behind depends a lot more on the specifics issue than whether it's purely a liberal, a progressive, or conservative stance.

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@jonesmurphy@mastodon.social 2026-04-02 05:53

@dragswolf@writing.exchange I do know of Natives in South Dakota for example who are not white-passing and who are serious progressives. In my years living in Oklahoma, I did not meet any Native who wasn't a horrific white supremacist. Not one. Election outcomes in OK and SD strongly indicate there are a lot of Natives there and across the country who in fact identify as white supremacists. I'm black, originally from the Caribbean, and my DNA has more Native than Mullin, Stitt and a whole bunch of'em combined.

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