#sacagawea
Imaging leading two government “palefaces” through uncharted territory only to see them get all the credit. Sacagawea would get her due though. This Lemhi Shoshone push girl was kidnapped at age 12 and sold into marriage, but she went on to guide Lewis & Clark in expanding the USA westward. Plus, she did it while pregnant and then caring for a baby. For these efforts, she later became an icon of the women’s suffrage movement, demonstrating that women could indeed do anything just as well as (or - ahem - better than) men. It’s no wonder this intrepid explorer’s the face of a golden coin.
Tell your friend she’s got a little Sacagawea in her. Reblog now to give her a little push.
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November is Native American Heritage Month and I wanted to a sorting of meaningful and positive portrayals of Native characters from TV, movies, books and comic books. There is a real lack of representation of diverse Native characters in the arts, so this sorting may seem more sparse than other sortings I’ve done in the past. This is a sad fact that we need to change. Accurate and positive representations are rare, with whitewashing and stereotypes prevailing in the industry. Representation matters. Diversity matters. May there be thousands more to add to this sorting in the near future.
Gryffindor: Chakotay (Star Trek: Voyager), Leah Clearwater (Twilight Saga), Elisa Maza (Gargoyles), Sam Uley (Twilight Saga), John Proudstar/Thunderbird (The Gifted), Tiger Lily (Once Upon a Time) and Pocahontas (Pocahontas).
Slytherin: James Proudstar/Warpath (X-Men: Days of Future Past), Slipknot (Suicide Squad), Emperor Kuzco (Emperor’s New Groove), Silverfox (X-Men Comics), Paul Lahote (Twilight Saga) and Qaletaqa Walker (Fear the Walking Dead).
Hufflepuff: Te Ata Fisher (Te Ata), Jacob Black (Twilight Saga), Nakoma (Pocahontas), Seth Clearwater (Twilight Saga), Piper McLean (Heroes of Olympus) *(artwork by Kazehaya Yuki. Found at: http://i.ntere.st/a/13682407/p)*, Lee/Crazy Dog (Fear the Walking Dead) and Kerry Loudermilk (Legion).
Ravenclaw: Sacagawea (Night at the Museum), Raven (Teen Titans:Earth 1), Billy Black (Twilight Saga), Danielle Moonstar/Mirage (X-Men Comics/New Mutants/Wolverine and the X-Men), Forge (X-Men Comics), Miiyahbin Marten/Equinox (Justice League United) and Napi/The Chief (Wonder Woman)
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Sacagawea or Sakakawea (or Sacajawea). But really. She knows how to get stuff done. For example… interpreting ALL the things!
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