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What is allyship? Allyship is: a lifelong process of building relationships based on trust, consistency, and accountability with marginalized individuals and/or groups of people. not self-defined—work and efforts must be recognized by those you are seeking to ally with.

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Justice vs. benevolence (This orientation helps to prevent savior complex, connect with YOUR origins and transgenerational traumas, What is your why, knowing yourself, etc.)

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-Preventing the "when the going gets tough… the “allies” get going" kind of selective participation (avoiding conflicts, no real skin in the game, etc)

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-Multiple truths (supporting allies in seeing things in a completely different way, multiple ways of "being")

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-elevating local voices (To be quiet, to listen, listen twice as much as you speak, give credit where credit is due, remind others to give credit where credit is due)

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-connecting with the community, developing real relationships with the community.  This requires you to be seen.  Don’t self-isolate within familiar groups.  Planting Roots in the Community, Sharing your truth, and your experiences (Not one-sided, transparency so local communities don't have to guess your true intentions), whilst being careful not to hijack.

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-Allyship is an ONGOING process, not just something you do once, or a badge of good personhood.

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-Learn about White Supremacy and all of the sneaky ways it shows up in interpersonal and systematic ways.

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-Not just supporting Indigenous Peoples to assimilate and thrive within these frameworks and structures that have been proven to be deeply problematic, but as Allies, to elevate the questioning and challenging of the structures themselves.

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Allyship starts with Empathy

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We need to put an end to "when the going gets tough, the allies get going".

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Allies stand with us, through the discomfort.

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Allies need to understand who they are and be proud of their own heritage & roots to truly appreciate others without “adopting” the culture they’re serving/preserving.

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Investor

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Learn about the roots of White supremacy, not to blame or shame, but to know its long history and impacts on the present.

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Learn about the roots of White supremacy, not to blame or shame, but to know its long history and impacts on the present.

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Understanding/processing white guilt

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Injustice in BIPOC communities & white fragility around that truth

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It's a message that has to be reoccurring because it unfolds in different ways through the process.

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Support the Learning of Critical Race Theory/Tribal CRIT

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Support the Learning of Critical Race Theory/Tribal CRIT

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When allies face discomfort, that's the opportunity to use their power, privilege, and/or influence to push for change

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"I'm tired of being gentle with people's fragility"

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If you're an ally, you will encounter our pain points & that's when you should double down.

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Take responsibility for your own education.

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Being empathetic with out judgement or romanticizing history or ways of being. 

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Being empathetic with out judgement or romanticizing history or ways of being. 

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I am not "The Native Teacher". We are all here to do this work.

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Take Responsibility for the learning and the growth needed to inform yourself

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Take Responsibility for the learning and the growth needed to inform yourself

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It's not just Indigenous relatives who should advocate, non-Indigenous allies have to as well, just as much if not more so.

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Understanding Indigenous trauma is similar to other BIPOC trauma, but also unique to region and Tribe. 

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Understanding Indigenous trauma is similar to other BIPOC trauma, but also unique to region and Tribe. 

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Our allies need to be prepared to stand up & speak out

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When Natives are not in the room, with the non-Indigenous allies continue to speak positivity, challenge the system, & fight for equality

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Allies and those being allied with should always be cognizant of why they are doing what they are doing.. (Kids, adults, grandparents, community, "The people")

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Allies and those being allied with should always be cognizant of why they are doing what they are doing.. (Kids, adults, grandparents, community, "The people")

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Perspective is important, visiting and creating rapport with more than just one person, family, community, is important to be an ally. 

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Perspective is important, visiting and creating rapport with more than just one person, family, community, is important to be an ally. 

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Keeping in mind the at systemic "ways" of segregation and desegregation policy impacts Native peoples (who thrive when we are put together). 

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Keeping in mind the at systemic "ways" of segregation and desegregation policy impacts Native peoples (who thrive when we are put together). 

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Validating indigenous epistemologies as having equal value to western structures of knowledge.

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Resisting hierarchical thinking

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Supporting Indigenous Educators & Leaders in Self-Care

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Hard conversations have to happen and should happen