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J. R. DePriest :verified_trans: :donor: :Moopsy: :EA DATA. SF:<p>Before my wife's chronic migraine, she was deeply involved in genealogy.<br>For my family history, she actually found where my paternal great-grandmother was on the Dawes Rolls. She was 1/4 Choctaw which makes me 1/32 Choctaw. I think I'm also 1/128 Cherokee but we can't find the evidence since that would be quite far back.<br>Anyway, that makes my dad <em>verifiably</em> 1/16 Choctaw.<br>What's interesting is that he took a DNA test and it found 0% Native American DNA. Genetics and heredity is weird like that since you only get <em>half</em> of each parent's DNA.</p><p>I'm not obscene enough to start claiming my "Native American Heritage" for 1/32 and a life that was lived entirely as an entitled white person.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Ancestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ancestry</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DNA</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Heritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heritage</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ChoctawNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChoctawNation</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Choctaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Choctaw</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Genetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genetics</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>From February 2024:</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TwoSpirit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TwoSpirit</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigiqueer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigiqueer</span></a> communities mourn <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nonbinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonbinary</span></a> teen's death in Oklahoma</p><p>'Something that affects one of us affects all of us,' says Jade Lacosse</p><p>Edzi'u Loverin · CBC News · </p><p>"Members of the two-spirit, Indigiqueer, and Indigenous <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> communities are mourning the death of a non-binary 16-year-old teen in Oklahoma earlier this month.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NexBenedict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NexBenedict</span></a> died the day after a violent confrontation in a high school bathroom in Owasso, Okla., near Tulsa. Owasso police said in a statement preliminary autopsy results indicate the teen did not die as a result of injuries sustained in the fight.</p><p>"Benedict's mother is enrolled with the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChoctawNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChoctawNation</span></a> of Oklahoma and the school where the incident took place is located within the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CherokeeNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CherokeeNation</span></a> reservation. Benedict's family said Benedict experienced <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bullying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bullying</span></a> from their classmates due to their gender identity.</p><p>"The story has sparked cross-border reaction from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/2SLGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2SLGBTQ</span></a>+ community members, reflecting on their own experiences as well as the current climate for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousYouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousYouth</span></a>.</p><p>"'Many of us are in mourning,' said Jade Lacosse, an Anishinaabe and adopted Tlingit two-spirit trans woman in Whitehorse.</p><p>"'This was a young child that very few of us were directly connected to but they're still a relative, they are still a two-spirit relative in the way that our community sees things. Something that affects one of us affects all of us.'</p><p>"Lacosse said the statement from police appears to be about placing blame rather than taking responsibility for discrimination. </p><p>"'A young two-spirit child, one of our relations, died … and it's a direct result of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transphobia</span></a>," Lacosse said.</p><p>"'The way that they died doesn't change that.'"</p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/2-spirit-indigiqueer-mourn-oklahoma-teen-1.7124184" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/indigenous/2-spiri</span><span class="invisible">t-indigiqueer-mourn-oklahoma-teen-1.7124184</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransPhobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransPhobia</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GBLTQRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GBLTQRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousYouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousYouth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransDayOfRemembrance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransDayOfRemembrance</span></a></p>
iamBullivant<p>In 2017 a monument was erected in Midleton which paid tribute to the kindness shown by the Choctaw Nation in Ireland's time of need.</p><p>In 2022 Irish lacrosse team pulled out of World Games and offered spot to a Native American team in recognition of the Choctaw donation. 2/2</p><p><a href="https://www.irishcentral.com/news/irish-lacrosse-team-world-games-native-american" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">irishcentral.com/news/irish-la</span><span class="invisible">crosse-team-world-games-native-american</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrishHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ChoctawNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChoctawNation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GreatFamine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatFamine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/AnGortaM%C3%B3r" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnGortaMór</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Midleton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Midleton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Cork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cork</span></a></p>
iamBullivant<p>On 23 March 1847, the Choctaws Nation took up a donation, raising approximately $170 ($5,000 in today's money), and sent it to the town of Midleton, County Cork for famine relief.</p><p>The donation came shortly after the Choctaw Nation had embarked on the Trail of Tears and the selfless nature of the gesture has created an everlasting bond between Irish and Native American people.&nbsp;1/2</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrishHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ChoctawNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChoctawNation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GreatFamine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatFamine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/AnGortaM%C3%B3r" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnGortaMór</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Midleton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Midleton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Cork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cork</span></a></p>
iamBullivant<p>On 23 March 1847, the Choctaws Nation took up a donation, raising approximately $170 ($5,000 in today's money), and sent it to the town of Midleton, County Cork for famine relief.</p><p>The donation came shortly after the Choctaw Nation had embarked on the Trail of Tears and the selfless nature of the gesture has created an everlasting bond between Irish and Native American people.&nbsp; 1/2</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrishHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ChoctawNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChoctawNation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GreatFamine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatFamine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/AnGortaM%C3%B3r" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnGortaMór</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Midleton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Midleton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Cork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cork</span></a></p>
G. Allen Morris III<p><a href="https://www.choctawnation.com/news/news-releases/choctaw-nation-forms-relationship-with-nasa-to-support-science-education-for-students/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">choctawnation.com/news/news-re</span><span class="invisible">leases/choctaw-nation-forms-relationship-with-nasa-to-support-science-education-for-students/</span></a><br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/choctawnation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>choctawnation</span></a></p>
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