I've been hearing from indigenous people on mastodon that they want the "nativeamerican" and "indigenousmastodon" etc. tags to only be reserved for people who are actually indigenous, because that's how they can connect with each other. If you are not native, it's messing with that system.

please use the hashtag #indigenousally or #nativeally or something like that instead.

I'm wondering where I'd fall on that I'm technically a member of the cherokee nation but I'm also appearance wise white as fuck and was adopted out.

@Rasp From what I understand, being native is political moreso than racial; that is, it's not the color of your skin but membership in a tribe that makes one a native.

(Please correct me if I'm wrong!)