07/19/2022
Truth is a reckoning.
I learned a long time ago that as this Indigenous woman, fawning was survival.
Assimilation was the safest choice. My fierce Indigeneity, safe - stored in my belly. My pointed truth, stored in my heart.
The darts and bullets sent my way would be internalized - they would harm me, make me sick and kill my Spirit.
Now I’m conscious of the medicine I hold and the power I wield. 🔥
Now I know that as I speak and protect my sacred body - I deliver much needed medicine.
It may not always be the medicine people want.
But perhaps it’s the medicine they need.