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Brett Chapman

@brettachapman

Native American attorney continuing the legacy of my relative Standing Bear who was the first Native American to win civil rights in the United States

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The biggest problem facing Native Americans in the U.S. today is being invisible as members of modern society. Because Indigenous history has been whitewashed out of U.S. history in schools, we are largely seen as a historical people. Need to fix that!

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I once walked into city court and saw a homeless man in shackles called to the bench to face the charge of allegedly stealing $1.61 from QuikTrip (the price of a drink). That happens here daily off national news. Nobody cares. Until that matters, I can feel nothing for these guys

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Native Americans are still here and deserve to be in the public attention more times than twice a year in a historical context on Columbus Day and Thanksgiving! Land theft is the oldest ongoing injustice nobody thinks is a problem anymore

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Good for Turks and Caicos. The other day, the Oklahoma man was arrested for breaking their laws. Today, another American from Virginia was arrested for the same. I don’t feel sorry for them. When you go abroad, respect their zero tolerance gun/ammo laws!

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The best thing I have ever used my legal skills for is getting Harvard to return my Ponca ancestor Standing Bear’s tomahawk back into the hands of the tribe. He was the first Native American to win civil rights and now future Ponca kids can see a real part of him first hand!

The best thing I have ever used my legal skills for is getting Harvard to return my Ponca ancestor Standing Bear’s tomahawk back into the hands of the tribe. He was the first Native American to win civil rights and now future Ponca kids can see a real part of him first hand!
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The U.S. government stole all that land from Native Americans for people like this. It is the biggest injustice of all time if you ask me.

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Good for Turks and Caicos. They passed laws they think are best for them and that means they really dont want guns and ammo in their nation. They’re clearly sick of foreigners bringing it in. It’s their fault for not knowing their laws before going abroad

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I think this is a neat picture I took of one of my tribe’s buildings with the natural spotlight effects and the shadows

I think this is a neat picture I took of one of my tribe’s buildings with the natural spotlight effects and the shadows
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One area where my beliefs have irreversibly solidified in recent years is that its not my place to question the veracity of another person’s claim to being Native American or set goalposts like “how Native are they really?” by subjective factors like do they go to tribal meetings

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If I ever get asked to do a land acknowledgment, I wouldn’t be very good at it because I’d use the opportunity to explain how it the Indigenous nations were dispossessed and offer up remedies for ending the ongoing injustice, and I don’t think that’s what they’re wanting to hear!

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I watched a show about hoarders and one woman lived with rats bigger than cats and the other hoarded cats, dead or alive. I couldn’t make it through one episode because it was too revolting to even watch. I feel bad for the people who suffer from this mental illness. Sad stuff

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