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
well i didn t grow up, here, as a member of the indian tribe, i am proud to be connected to these lands and a diverse alaskan community that lives here. it s so good in. here it s nice and warm. that mobile is in the shape of the eye of awareness. i am so proud to meet with mary portola. a woman who has made history as the first alaska native serving in the united states congress. has it feel to be the first alaska native congresswoman? it s surprising to realize our state as old as it is. and we haven t had a person and our congressional delegation who s elected basket native. is there anything your daughter has said? something that s made you feel extra proud? i was in the minneapolis
are preserving our fishery so we can do that with our family members. seven generations and beyond. one of the main reasons i ran for congress to begin with, was to elevate the issues of food security or having. many parts of alaska, specifically the yukon river, the river, many of the regions are having issues with a lack of abundance. the resources we have relied on for centuries. we have to be asking people with knowledge to come forward. there have been so many decades of radical. they re still ridicule for incorporating traditional knowledge. there s a recognition that everything is related. the middle and upper uconn, their indicator is yellow butterflies when they see yellow butterflies, they know there s abundance in the river. to celebrate indigenous knowledge more and how it integrates with protecting our land and resources. yeah and not just celebrating it, but applying it.
entitled to a delegate in the u.s. house of representatives whenever congress makes provision for the same. the current principal chief, he nominated me to be the cherokee nation s first delegate to the house of representatives. so, we have since been working to get seated in congress. now, we get often asked, why is it takes a long, it s almost 100 years later where you re doing this now. we will get there. we are patient people. yes, we are powerful. i do my work in arizona. i started in the polls in 2020, looking at my tribe and realizing how big and powerful we are in terms of numbers, how many people still live on the reservation, i was getting pushback from why are we still participating in a system that wasn t designed for us or has never worked for us. i said, i hear you. this is the system we live in. in order for us to push back, we have to show how powerful we are. when we show up and we are represented, we show them. so, that s where right to the polls came about. it wa
i m a citizen of the nation of oklahoma and i m the founder and executive director of illuminative. [speaking non-english] i m jane myers, i m blackfeet, i m a two-time emmy award winning producer and a pga nominated producer. i m kimberly i m a cherokee nation tribal citizen and i m cherokee nations delegate to congress. my name is nancy shipping tower, i m a tribal member, i ve been involved in the treaty rights since i was eight years old. i m ali red horse young, navajo nation, director and founder of protect the sacred, focusing on native youth leadership development. before we get carried away, we have a special video. hi, everyone. deb haaland here, i m so excited to join you virtually. i m sorry i m not there in person. i m super proud of every single person in this room. your work to make indigenous women visible, your work to be