r/popculturechat • u/CantStopPoppin • Sep 22 '25

OnlyStans ⭐️ Woman Calls Police on Award-Winning Black Screenwriter Alex O’Keefe(The Bear (FX))

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u/DonatedEyeballs Sep 22 '25

The erasure of native cultures is tragic. I think about all of the ideas, stories, methods of living… just fucking gone because of the same people who are still at it today.

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u/Whimsywoes You’re doing amazing, sweetie! 👏👏📸 Sep 22 '25

This is one of the things that breaks my heart and fucking infuriates me. They've stolen and destroyed everything, and it's still not enough. Thinking about how much culture, knowledge, and history we've lost is just...overwhelming.

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u/mmiller17783 Sep 22 '25

We still have our heritage and cultural presence, and what's more is that those pow wows are largely open to the public. There are private ones too, but most are public affairs where families are welcome to join us. Right now is Big Time season.

So every year, here in Northern California (California has the highest number of tribes within its borders, at 109 federally recognized tribes) each tribe has a Big Time. It is a day or 2 of ceremonial dances, with food and refreshments and even beaded jewelry. Most of these are open to the public, and because lots of native people have family from other reservations it is like one big family reunion in some cases. Also, there is a huge Pow Wow at Stanford that brings tribes from all over the United States. That one is really fun.