people moved into america, it was empty, and we are far from empty. one textbook picture of what a native american looks like and that is not how it is today. the common stereotypes. how? yeah, how. americans walk around on eggshells. like, what do we call you guys? we only want to have a seat at the table. we do not want anything more. you just don t want i would have to create space, opportunity for young people to know that there is hope. to most, this is the city of seattle. for me, this is joe amish land. my name is alyssa london. i grew up here, but i m a proud member of the indian tribe of alaska. as an alaskan native, my native identity includes as everything i do. as an msnbc contributor, entrepreneur, and former miss alaska usa. alaska airlines flew me to washington, but i m not here to be in seattle. i m on my way across the puget sound. we are really moving! to the suquamish tribal nation. these are the plans of chief seattle, a suqua
thank goodness for secretary colin, this would have never come to light. it s probably one of the most profound things that s ever done to our people. when they came in and remove children from their families, they put them into these institutions that were run largely by churches. they weren t allowed to speak language. they were before, they were sexually assaulted. they faced mental and physical abuse. many thousands of children never made at home. can you share how that relates to why the welfare act is so important, protecting once the boarding schools shut, all the, sudden the white folks and the adoption industry start coming for our kids. there are no rights and protections. so, it was 1978. the indian child welfare act was passed to protect our children. if a child cannot live in their home, they first and foremost to go to a family member. a member of their nation. and now it s looking at there s a very good chance that the supreme court might dismantle the welfare act.