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HomeMy WebLinkAbout020824 ICYMI_ TRIBAL RELATIONS_ YOUR 2 MOST IMPORTANT SOURCES + Phoenix Registration OpenALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Tribal Relations Practitioners T.I.P.S. Brief #09 <https://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=8ca9ea18-67e7-4821-a43a-441c927889f5&a=1132914421113&c=9b0359de-aa61-11e9-8fec-d4ae52a45a09&ch=9ba0908c-aa61-11e9-8fec-d4ae52a45a09>   TRIBAL RELATIONS: YOUR TWO MOST IMPORTANT SOURCES <https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif> <https://files.constantcontact.com/97d26f6c701/2862de44-d008-458a-914f-5fa612b2ed52.jpg?rdr=true> Big Question: Are you looking for the best Native expert? A key tribal insider to lead your tribal engagement? Somebody who knows all-things-tribes? Someone who really ‘gets’ Indian Country? We’ll, I’ve got bad news: That person doesn’t exist. If they say they do, run! Here’s the good news: The person you’re looking for is actually two people. And one of them is you! Expertise—A Natural Instinct It’s natural to feel we need so much before engaging with tribes. There’s so much to learn! It’s overwhelming. Often, there’s fear too—fear of offending, saying the wrong thing, violating protocol, or being rejected as an outsider. Welcome to tribal relations. We’re all a little new. Sadly, this understandable anxiety can prompt a common mistake. It happens when we outsource our understanding of tribes to someone else. Someone who isn’t responsible for the relationship. When we do this, we take our hands off the wheel. We give up responsibility for our relationship, hoping to find the ‘right’ person with ‘better’ answers. This problem takes many forms. We might look for the quintessential ‘Native expert.’ Or, we might seek that key ‘tribal insider.’ Or, we procure indispensable subject matter insight about an issue we’re working on with a Tribe. None of these moves are bad. They do bring benefits. But they can also perpetuate misunderstandings and worse. The good news: You already have the tools you need. You have direct access to the two most important sources in tribal relations: You and your tribal counterpart. Indian Country Oracles It’s natural to look for insights, expertise, and a guiding light to illuminate our path forward with tribes. This is a logical, common-sense desire. But it can lead to trouble. There’s plenty of self-anointed ‘Indian Country oracles’ out there. They often promote superficial understanding of ‘how things work in Indian Country.’ This can result in cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all approaches, and a dangerously inflated sense of ‘I got this.’ Consider one of their recent promotional pitches: “We are from Indian Country, so we know Indian Country… What we bring is that you don’t have to spend a bunch of time educating us on the whats, whos, hows, and whys of tribes.” I know these folks, who I don’t name here. They are prominent members of a specific family of a specific Tribe. And they are experts in a certain subject. If you work with that Tribe on that subject, you should talk to them. But if you don’t, then beware… There are hundreds of other tribes. You’re probably working with one. That Tribe probably wants to speak for themselves. Do you think they want their voice usurped by someone else? The idea that anyone knows all tribes is pure charlatanism. This tribal ‘insider’ mythology leads to all-t00-common pitfalls. It promotes tokenism and a monolithic attitude about tribes. It distorts and misleads. We must do exactly the opposite of what these ‘insiders’ advertise. We for sure should spend a bunch of time learning about the whats, whos, hows, and whys of tribes we work with. Because they’re all very different. We do this by learning directly from those tribes—not some self-anointed ‘Indian Country oracle.’ Consider something Nikoosh Carlo <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TePkktv45xHkiIa5HIYPHCocH9oCq3QPJOHkAYJEYQPZFupV_aweESVktaeQmNu6Vjo-TM1iezFJMQtaHbnB2CVxGhv7u_3nM0ThWTl_v_VrnxSAePNRilW9RiXFGqfls0sZ0 dtZ_ZTFXLuMmeH0fnSqZehBRJMOS0fNeBINvig=&c=EqKi5AVO-zT_hJb5O7ZUnynYyfdD6KCIktubu3x4KLH1HVriXs2_Ig==&ch=qYzZZ3UXV9W9aMr8O7RHrCM6Q0DC2EO8-QPGQRyHiKOB2P3qGYveQA==> (Koyukon Athabascan), CEO of CNC North Consulting <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TePkktv45xHkiIa5HIYPHCocH9oCq3QPJOHkAYJEYQPZFupV_aweESVktaeQmNu6R7iy1VEFdRh--8YpdiqsxwZDCuhijXNM5b1DZ24DYXGfajNMuSOUfRJGXuYQivaHwehLE_chd mz4VtD3cT54F1s_g6Z8Ih83&c=EqKi5AVO-zT_hJb5O7ZUnynYyfdD6KCIktubu3x4KLH1HVriXs2_Ig==&ch=qYzZZ3UXV9W9aMr8O7RHrCM6Q0DC2EO8-QPGQRyHiKOB2P3qGYveQA==> , recently wrote <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TePkk tv45xHkiIa5HIYPHCocH9oCq3QPJOHkAYJEYQPZFupV_aweESVktaeQmNu6X5AChYl-zr-2htuGYL4ifqiDyB58E9pGvWJUW8tzJN4PUcIh-aOYaYsH4O-fdPZVu6uvhfu28-CiNCQWZwfZi_R_VPl0LNtfsJ8P2vlHsIrUbWKd3KyK7Vjc6bDAyzNdkMmR__ImvZ8R PG4urDUQFU-4NZbp-JQEsQFrmmRi7Z4jCT1Byv9GfbCl96CuKXu5FbLi97bxfdCPXgOw0aHUzg-Dyx3We3nD&c=EqKi5AVO-zT_hJb5O7ZUnynYyfdD6KCIktubu3x4KLH1HVriXs2_Ig==&ch=qYzZZ3UXV9W9aMr8O7RHrCM6Q0DC2EO8-QPGQRyHiKOB2P3qGYve QA==> … “I wish that more people understood that Indigenous Peoples are not a monolith. We are not all the same. We have vastly different traditions, languages, beliefs, and regalia… I know some about the communities of which I am a member. However, I know very little or nothing at all about each of the over 600 Tribes in the U.S.” This monolith myth leads to damaging misunderstandings. Especially if we’re working on any number of sensitive subjects with tribes. Consider something Simon Moya-Smith <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TePkktv45xHkiIa5HIYPHCocH9oCq3QPJOHkAYJEYQPZFupV_aweESVktaeQmNu6gILL7SGgNYbVqYHjFJloidyVDK3jI4pNfgndiwCX3QLnOPnWebHsbGaTjja6q5o1mn 2fc4ZgBpDFTDKhyBmXfI4KGu_7nqSrtK2i5qN3GNo-nALhAtNNruIBR-URwGDR&c=EqKi5AVO-zT_hJb5O7ZUnynYyfdD6KCIktubu3x4KLH1HVriXs2_Ig==&ch=qYzZZ3UXV9W9aMr8O7RHrCM6Q0DC2EO8-QPGQRyHiKOB2P3qGYveQA==> (Oglala & Chicano) recently shared <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TePkktv45xHkiIa5HIYPHCocH9oCq3QPJOHkAYJEYQPZFupV_aweESVktaeQmNu6HWm3RgfTFHtJ3pZPilu5bk5rpqg1JdUQ3sbiw48hZFLw2HcXqlAIotrRb0TB78qVt 2PBy31LDiNo4qjkhZHuLoTDBqzlbX0C5DtRgGv6b5Ux3ix4fxQ_wELO04C_vPCaXqw6nnDl63vjeMovsG0GLVzNHdYN6hZbAdXAcyyfiDo=&c=EqKi5AVO-zT_hJb5O7ZUnynYyfdD6KCIktubu3x4KLH1HVriXs2_Ig==&ch=qYzZZ3UXV9W9aMr8O7RHrCM6Q0DC2 EO8-QPGQRyHiKOB2P3qGYveQA==> : “We are not a monolith. There are pro-oil and gas Natives. There are Natives who’ll give the Pope a headdress which he did not earn. There are Natives who support racist mascots. There are Christian Natives who do not support our Two-Spirit relatives. We are not all the same.” When we go looking for the ‘right,’ one-size-fits-all answers, it’s easy to get into trouble. So where does this leave us? Good news: It starts with two sources of expertise you already have. It starts first with you. Our Relational Responsibility We must become our own special experts in our own special relationships with special tribes on special subjects we work on. Nobody understands your relationship better than you and your tribal counterpart. We must take responsibility for this special relationship. This responsibility shifts our focus to our tribal counterparts. That itself is transformative. We need their feedback, their input, and their direction. We ask questions, listen, observe, and reflect on everything we learn from them. We must trust and develop ourselves—our instincts, observations, and communication. This is the expertise we need. Whatever the question, whatever the subject: The only opinion that really matters is the opinion of our tribal counterparts. Not some anointed ‘expert.’ Not some other Native person from a different Tribe. We want to center our tribal counterpart’s perspective and voice in our relationship. I promise: Trusting this reality will transform your work and relationships with tribes. We start with some easy steps today… Next Steps: Platforms & Interactions We all need a custom-built information platform for each Tribe we work with. Start by opening a web browser. Find and save any sources of information that are: * (1) public-facing; * (2) published by the Tribe, and * (3) authorized by the Tribe you’re working with. Official websites, newspapers, calendars, and newsletters are essential. Look to social media and video platforms. Anything from major people, organizations, and institutions. Scan regularly. Notice special people, places, subjects, and activities. After you find them, keep finding more! Ask: Why are they important? Develop questions, observations, and connections to enrich your next interactions with that Tribe. Now just repeat! 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