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Native Customs versus Colonial Fictions: Chapter Eight of Decolonizing during Al-Aqsa Flood; Essay and Video on Natives, Non-Natives, and Invaders https://t.co/hCyrMHIC4P “1/ Native Customs versus Colonial Fictions In the video below, I speak with decolonizer Nathaniel Smith about his research into Mohican Cory Buott’s archive. The stamp is from Canada, a settler-colony. Mohicans are not from the fictional territory of Canada. They are from the territory occupied by the other criminal entity, the so-called USA. Such carelessness should offend people who aren’t even Mohican. The invaders then depict the Mohican chief without his thunderbird tattoos because they find them offensive. To Europeans, did you not consider that you might be offensive? Perhaps everyone in native territory has tattoos. Perhaps only respected people, like chiefs, have the honor of donning them. But not simply any tattoo…perhaps a criminal entity only 159-years-old like Canada doesn’t get it. Worse still, your existence here isn’t even remotely ethical or legal. Well, I find invaders offensive, especially ones with “tattoos.” There is traditional artistic tattooing weighted by centuries of practice and refinement, and then there’s just ordinary mutilation. Americans especially will mutilate their bodies for no reason, on a whim, and then get angry when you don’t like their tattoos or piercings. Americans also mutilate people in other countries, in addition to themselves. The inability to tolerate criticism is pronounced in colonists. It’s fragility. You wanted attention. You got it. Such tattoos have no history or tradition here. We’re not obligated to respect them as anything more than artistic fancy. If you’re pro-Palestine, I have no objections…but it’s still just a diversion. Same principle applies to other countries. The Kalinga of northern Luzon, by contrast, practice Batok. This is a native custom based on tradition, not whim. Batok is the ancient art of hand-tapped tattooing with ink to mark identity, status, and/or martial prowess. The symbolism is meaningful, and so are the four thunderbirds on sachem Etowh Koam. The symbols denote his rank as a Mohican chief. The mythological creature is a symbol of power and the upper world. For me, as an outsider, it’s a strikingly effective way to announce yourself and the esteem of your nation. This is a chief of the Mohicans. Wearing a suit and tie, however, like Donald Trump or any other bland imperial bureaucrat, is the least impressive way to announce yourself. You’re wearing a leash around your neck like a dog. No one has to respect you or your office. You are not a free person. The inconvenience and theatricality of suits is starting to remind me of the Roman toga. Conquered peoples sought to emulate Roman custom. Those who remained armed and free did not….”

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Chapter Eight of Decolonizing during Al-Aqsa Flood; Essay and Video on Natives, Non-Natives, and Invaders

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“1/ Native Customs versus Colonial Fictions

In the video below, I speak with decolonizer Nathaniel Smith about his research into Mohican Cory Buott’s archive.

The stamp is from Canada, a settler-colony. Mohicans are not from the fictional territory of Canada. They are from the territory occupied by the other criminal entity, the so-called USA. Such carelessness should offend people who aren’t even Mohican. The invaders then depict the Mohican chief without his thunderbird tattoos because they find them offensive.

To Europeans, did you not consider that you might be offensive? Perhaps everyone in native territory has tattoos. Perhaps only respected people, like chiefs, have the honor of donning them. But not simply any tattoo…perhaps a criminal entity only 159-years-old like Canada doesn’t get it. Worse still, your existence here isn’t even remotely ethical or legal.

Well, I find invaders offensive, especially ones with “tattoos.” There is traditional artistic tattooing weighted by centuries of practice and refinement, and then there’s just ordinary mutilation. Americans especially will mutilate their bodies for no reason, on a whim, and then get angry when you don’t like their tattoos or piercings. Americans also mutilate people in other countries, in addition to themselves.

The inability to tolerate criticism is pronounced in colonists. It’s fragility. You wanted attention. You got it. Such tattoos have no history or tradition here. We’re not obligated to respect them as anything more than artistic fancy. If you’re pro-Palestine, I have no objections…but it’s still just a diversion.
Same principle applies to other countries. The Kalinga of northern Luzon, by contrast, practice Batok. This is a native custom based on tradition, not whim. Batok is the ancient art of hand-tapped tattooing with ink to mark identity, status, and/or martial prowess. The symbolism is meaningful, and so are the four thunderbirds on sachem Etowh Koam. The symbols denote his rank as a Mohican chief. The mythological creature is a symbol of power and the upper world. For me, as an outsider, it’s a strikingly effective way to announce yourself and the esteem of your nation. This is a chief of the Mohicans.

Wearing a suit and tie, however, like Donald Trump or any other bland imperial bureaucrat, is the least impressive way to announce yourself. You’re wearing a leash around your neck like a dog. No one has to respect you or your office. You are not a free person. The inconvenience and theatricality of suits is starting to remind me of the Roman toga. Conquered peoples sought to emulate Roman custom. Those who remained armed and free did not….”

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Native Customs versus Colonial Fictions: Chapter Eight of Decolonizing during Al-Aqsa Flood; Essay and Video on Natives, Non-Natives, and Invaders https://t.co/hCyrMHIC4P “1/ Native Customs versus Colonial Fictions In the video below, I speak with decolonizer Nathaniel Smith about his research into Mohican Cory Buott’s archive. The stamp is from Canada, a settler-colony. Mohicans are not from the fictional territory of Canada. They are from the territory occupied by the other criminal entity, the so-called USA. Such carelessness should offend people who aren’t even Mohican. The invaders then depict the Mohican chief without his thunderbird tattoos because they find them offensive. To Europeans, did you not consider that you might be offensive? Perhaps everyone in native territory has tattoos. Perhaps only respected people, like chiefs, have the honor of donning them. But not simply any tattoo…perhaps a criminal entity only 159-years-old like Canada doesn’t get it. Worse still, your existence here isn’t even remotely ethical or legal. Well, I find invaders offensive, especially ones with “tattoos.” There is traditional artistic tattooing weighted by centuries of practice and refinement, and then there’s just ordinary mutilation. Americans especially will mutilate their bodies for no reason, on a whim, and then get angry when you don’t like their tattoos or piercings. Americans also mutilate people in other countries, in addition to themselves. The inability to tolerate criticism is pronounced in colonists. It’s fragility. You wanted attention. You got it. Such tattoos have no history or tradition here. We’re not obligated to respect them as anything more than artistic fancy. If you’re pro-Palestine, I have no objections…but it’s still just a diversion. Same principle applies to other countries. The Kalinga of northern Luzon, by contrast, practice Batok. This is a native custom based on tradition, not whim. Batok is the ancient art of hand-tapped tattooing with ink to mark identity, status, and/or martial prowess. The symbolism is meaningful, and so are the four thunderbirds on sachem Etowh Koam. The symbols denote his rank as a Mohican chief. The mythological creature is a symbol of power and the upper world. For me, as an outsider, it’s a strikingly effective way to announce yourself and the esteem of your nation. This is a chief of the Mohicans. Wearing a suit and tie, however, like Donald Trump or any other bland imperial bureaucrat, is the least impressive way to announce yourself. You’re wearing a leash around your neck like a dog. No one has to respect you or your office. You are not a free person. The inconvenience and theatricality of suits is starting to remind me of the Roman toga. Conquered peoples sought to emulate Roman custom. Those who remained armed and free did not….”

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