first inhabitants
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They Weren’t Freed—They Were Reclassified: How Freedmen Lost Their Land Through Paperwork
The article discusses the historical and ongoing dispossession of dark-skinned Indigenous nations in Oklahoma, primarily through the Dawes Rolls, which redefined racial categories and erased complex ancestries. It details how these mechanisms fragmented Indigenous identities, denied land rights, and continue to influence contemporary sovereignty struggles among the Freedmen, Washitaw, Muur, and Creole nations.
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Population Y: The Melanesian Ancestors Who Cross the Ocean in Our Blood
These were the original navigators. The star readers. The ocean whisperers. Black and brown tribes who built civilizations before colonization tried to erase us from history. Read more at Livity.Blog
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Blood Quantum: The Math That Makes Indigenous Peoples Disappear
You’ve been told that “Native Americans” are the Indigenous peoples of North America. But what you haven’t been told is that “Native American” is a colonial trap—a legal category designed to mathematically eliminate Indigenous peoples within a few generations… Read More at https://Livity.blog (link in bio 🔗)