Joey Iyolopixtli Torres shares how his Muwekma mother and diverse Native American relatives taught him the ways of his people and how Indigenous fellowship and support has been an integral part in the Muwekma’s journey to being formally recognized.
Despite facing racism, poverty, and repeated incarceration in 1940s Colorado (United States), in the ‘No Dogs No Indians’ era, 19-year-old Eloy Martinez got two jobs and took custody of his younger siblings to prevent their being taken to Boarding Schools.
Little Bear shares how, in the foster system, he was told he was “white” and forbidden from asking questions about his identity, which was first revealed to him in prison, where being in a sweat lodge transformed his life.
Gayle “Asali” Dickson describes the importance that the Black Panther Party (BPP) placed on members educating themselves through extensive reading and how being part of the BPP felt like being part of a family, a family rooted in caring.
