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Does anyone know anything more about this? Any community that claims this person?

I was on Instagram when I saw Indigenous Roots Cultural Art Center closed the comment section for their most recent post announcing their 4 Culture Bearer Fellowship recipients after claims of one of the award winners being a pretendian were put in the comment section.

Instead of engaging with these claims, they turned off the comments, but I found this video some folks tagged them in explaining the situation.

According to a real Blackfoot Nation tribal member, they went to grad school with this person, who never before claimed native ancestry or identity. Then they took their cultural Blackfoot name and claimed it as their own.

Anyone know anything more about this? The artists bio and all mentions of them online only list them as “native and black” with no tribal affiliation. I guess when they were asked they said a mix of Cherokee, Blackfoot, and something else then went on a rant in the comments on how people questioning them were being anti-black.

Pretendian or not? Either way, getting $25k from a fellowship if they don’t have legitimate claims to community is crazy.

Join us as we raise awareness while building Indigenous and allied community in Colorado Springs.

May 5 | 3:30-6pm
Fine Arts Center Taste Room
FREE ENTRY

Colorado College Department of Theatre & Dance is honored to participate in a National Day of Theatre Readings.

Coordinated by the Native Performing Arts Network, dozens of theatres and universities across the U.S. present readings and performances to highlight the MMIWR movement on May 5th, focusing on plays and pieces by Indigenous writers. These productions are a form of activism, aimed at fighting the statistical erasure of Indigenous folks and the lack of media coverage.

5 visiting Indigenous and Latinx artists will perform two staged readings of existing works: Marcie Rendon’s Say Their Names and Jeff Barehand and Jaisey Bates’ Never Be Afraid, as well as chosen monologues and pieces developed during a week-long workshop, alongside Colorado College students.

With a rolling entry, all are welcome to drop in and join us. Light bites will be served, with the performances beginning at 4pm.

All are welcome.

(Be sure to follow our socials at cctheatreanddance for more completely free, open-to-everyone theatre, dance, and art events at Colorado College.)

Just randomly stumbled across this indie song and it’s actually kinda fire??

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9b0IwBwaNts

Super short clip but the vibe is really chill—feels like one of those tracks you’d put on late at night. Anyone know of any other covers that you wouldn't think would work so well?