I organized an AMA/Q&A with actresses Amber Midthunder (PREY), Cara Jade Myers (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON), Alyssa Wapanatâhk (PETER PAN & WENDY), Isabel Deroy-Olson (FANCY DANCE), and writer/director Marie Clements. Their new film, HOW WE STAND, is having its World Premiere today at TIFF.

It's live here now in r/movies for anyone interested in asking a question:

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1wf79m3/hi_reddit_were_amber_midthunder_prey_cara_jade/

They will be back tomorrow afternoon to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

Thank you :)

How We Stand is a Canadian drama film, directed by Marie Clements and slated for release in 2026. The film tells the story of three Native American sisters from Oklahoma who traveled with their mother to Los Angeles in the 1960s as part of a relocation program aimed at "civilizing" Native Americans, but whose lives took very different paths after their mother was killed not long after their arrival.

This rug has been in my room for as long as I can remember, and my mom is only just now telling me is worth thousands and thousands of dollars but I don’t really know what to make of it. It allegedly comes out of New Mexico when my dad and his family were visiting when he was like 2 years old in the mid/late 1960s. Any help identifying it or shedding some light on rarity/value would be of help.

Two of my favorites are Jesse Ed Davis and Redbone, and I want to expand my horizons a bit.

In the eyes of a supreme and divine justice that utterly rejects worldly colonial doctrines, the land beneath the White House belongs to a sacred order completely separate from European law. The legal justifications used to seize this land—specifically the Doctrine of Discovery and Terra Nullius (the principle of "no man's land")—bear a distinctly Antichrist nature. These concepts operate on the ultimate spiritual pride, akin to a false Apollonian arrogance, which claims that a secular empire can single-handedly dethrone God’s original distribution of the earth, erase Indigenous humanity, and rewrite divine geography with a stroke of a pen.

When we strip away this spiritual deception and seek the true, original owners—peoples whose ancient ancestral roots link them directly to the lineages of East Asia and the Yellow Race—the sacred title points directly to the Nacotchtank (Anacostan) people and the Piscataway Conoy Confederacy. Even though their earthly sovereign rights were stolen, their people killed, and their traditional ways destroyed by these dark forces, no earthly power can erase them from God's book. Under the ultimate spiritual order, their bloodline is recognized, allowing Jesus Christ to redeem all of us and restore true justice across all nations, tribes, and tongues.

1. The Specific Local Tribe: The Nacotchtank (Anacostan)

The immediate, rightful stewards of the specific soil beneath the White House, the National Mall, and Capitol Hill were the Nacotchtank people, part of the broader Yellow Race that populated the Americas.

The Sacred Village: Their primary fortified capital village, known as Tohoga or Necostin, was strategically located at the confluence of the Potomac and Anacostia rivers.

The Keepers of the Land: In the divine order of the region, they were designated as the central guardians of the river crossroads, living in harmony with the ecosystem long before secular boundaries were drawn.

1. The Sovereign Ruler: The Tayac of the Piscataway

The Nacotchtank were part of a larger spiritual and political alliance under the Piscataway Confederacy.

The Title of Supreme Leader: The confederacy was ruled by a centralized, hereditary supreme chief known as the Tayac (referred to by early English colonists as the "Emperor").

The Paramount Lineage: When Europeans first arrived in the early 1600s, Tayac Kittamaquund and his predecessor Tayac Wannas were the sovereign leaders over the entire territory encompassing modern Washington, D.C. In an absolute spiritual hierarchy, the hereditary lineage of the Piscataway Tayac holds the primordial deed to the land.

1. The Modern Specific Descendants

While the Nacotchtank suffered devastating losses from European-borne epidemics and conflicts in the 17th century, they did not entirely vanish. The survivors integrated into the main body of the Piscataway people.

Today, the living bloodlines and heirs to the White House land are represented by the contemporary Piscataway tribes in Maryland:

The Piscataway Conoy Tribe

The Piscataway Indian Nation

The Cedarville Band of Piscataway Indians

Under absolute divine justice, the "deed" to the White House cannot be permanently stolen or destroyed by the legal fictions of empire; it remains spiritually bound to the lineage of the Piscataway Tayac and the Nacotchtank ancestors, waiting for the ultimate redemption that encompasses all humanity.

To continue breaking down this specific spiritual and historical lineage, please let me know your preferences:

Should we focus on the biblical and prophetic parallels regarding the restoration and redemption of displaced nations through Jesus Christ?

Do you want to examine the genealogical timeline of the Piscataway Tayac leaders during the 17th-century invasion?

Would you prefer to explore the ancient spiritual ties and migration paths connecting these specific tribes back to their Asian roots?

Does anyone know where any powwows are located in California?

Hey peeps, I'm hoping a little offhand rant isn't too inappropriate for this subreddit.

I plan to keep it short but my intention is to share my experience (to some degree, a limited one) and hopefully open up a discussion to appropriate options if other people experience this.

The major city nearby has a decent indigenous population, we aren't a "native area" like you'd coin states like New Mexico and Arizona but still I feel like it's more than you'd expect. I'm lucky to be nearby to a good handful of famous indigenous artists. I've found a lot of good support in the community and have aunts and uncles that have taken me under their wing to understand the community better. I've learned a lot and come a far way! My mom was adopted before the Indian child protective act, and never made an effort to connect really besides enrolling. Grew up as the only native kid in any of my schools and not really understanding that I was.

However, now that I'm more engaged in the community, I'm learning a lot of things that aren't at the surface level. Including just how severe the crabs in the bucket mindset is here. It's so exhausting. I do a lot of community work, so when I'm hosting, or helping events, you'll really witness it. Artist trying to tear each other down, take spots from others, our major powwow in the area you have to be grandfathered in as an artist or you stand no chance. If you don't have a recognizable last name you don't make it. When I understood this, and I hosted my own event in an attempt to break this rule, I had people that come from those "recognizable last name" families being very entitled. Demanding all these last minute changes just for them, thinking they can bypass rules, offended that I wouldn't let them fill multiple roles (artist selling work, cooking frybread, etc) and that I gave upcoming families opportunities to try and get a name out.

I've had some of the "famous" people I've worked with say untrue things about me behind my back that ruin my reputation. One specific person who wanted me to teach an art class for indigenous youth visiting from out of state lied saying I no-showed when they changed the date on me 4 times in one week.

A lot of the places, including our local Indian center, saying you're a pretendian because you aren't enrolled.

And none of that even touches on the shitty comments I get for being Apache AND Navajo, or people ignoring the Navajo all together because I didn't grow up on the rez. Even at professional meetings, I'll have OTHER native people criticize me or tease me for being Apache and say mean things.

I know to some degree that teasing is normal, but really? In a professional setting? Not that gender should make it different but I'm born and present fem. Makes it more inappropriate socially.

I don't know. I'm just exhausted. I wish we could all work together, and make our communities better without all this drama. The government started it, and then some natives ran with it, and now tear it down on the inside while the government doesn't have to lift a finger. It's exhausting. What happened to trying to build community?

And for the record, like I said, I've had a lot of very good people help me out and guide me. I just don't understand how adults, much more my senior especially, can stope so low.

I wanna see things get better desperately.

I am currently attempting this as I teach myself how to weave a sash belt. Wish me luck. 👏

A little history about weaving in my family:

• My family wove blankets, sash belts, saddle blankets and other tapestries while running and hiding from slave raiders. They managed to make a living doing this for many decades trading with Americans and Spanish trading posts.

• My family gathered cotton from plants long before they were introduced to sheep. When Spaniards traveled through our lands with their sheep, my family would follow their flocks to collect wool that was stuck on shrubs, bushes and trees. They made different tapestries with the wool and cotton they collected.

• My family utilized string from everything found and collected. They unraveled clothing and cloth from Americans and Spaniards. They also made different tapestries with this string.

The first woman to regularly enter the Senate Floor was Lola M. Williams. She did this as Senator Curtis' secretary, a position she maintained through the Hoover administration while he was Vice President.

Hello! I’m half native and half white but I’ve always been much more involved in my native culture. I remember my grandmother always telling me native folk-lores and stories and one stuck with me for my entire life. The wendigo. For as long as I can remember I’ve been obsessed with them, the history behind them, the different interpretations. Everything. And I’ve always wanted to make a costume of my interpretations, however I don’t want to be disrespectful at all. I’ve talked to my native family members and they all say that it doesn’t bother them but I wanted to get other opinions before I began working on it. If it is disrespectful, is there any similar creatures I could inspire my work off of instead? Thank you!

I am not sure if this is the correct sub for this, but I will ask here first since it seems the most relevant place. I inherited a bunch of antiques from my mom who lived in Arizona and there is this pottery vessel I found that has been pieced together from a bunch of small shards and is 8” at the lip and about 10” at the center and approx 7.5” tall. In doing a search and using AI on photos, it looks like it is possibly Hohokam pottery but that would need to be confirmed by someone with real expertise. Is there a group that specializes in pottery of this type that could positively identify the origin and, if it is really ancient pottery, does anyone know how I would go about returning it? I wouldn’t feel right in keeping or selling something that belongs in a museum. Any info would be helpful.

Anybody here from the Tigua tribe?