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people moved into america, it was empty, and we are far from empty. >> one textbook picture of what a native american looks like and that is not how it is today. >> the common stereotypes. >> how? >> yeah, how. >> americans walk around on eggshells. like, what do we call you guys? we only want to have a seat at the table. we do not want anything more. you just dont want -- >> i would have to create space, opportunity for young people to know that there is hope. >> to most, this is the ...

People moved into america, it was empty, and we are far from empty. >> one textbook picture of what a native american looks like and that is not how it is today. >> the common stereotypes. >> how? >> yeah, how. >> americans walk around on eggshells. like, what do we call you guys? we only want to have a seat at the table. we do not want anything more. you just dont want -- >> i would have to create space, opportunity for young people to know that there is hope. >> to most, this is the city of se...

Well i didnt grow up, here, as a member of the indian tribe, i am proud to be connected to these lands and a diverse alaskan community that lives here. >> its so good in. here its nice and warm. that mobile is in the shape of the eye of awareness. >> i am so proud to meet with -- mary portola. a woman who has made history as the first alaska native serving in the united states congress. >> has it feel to be the first alaska native congresswoman? its >> surprising to realize our state as old as i...

That one of the most toxic myths that americans hold about us is either we get a bunch of stuff for free from the government and we dont pay taxes, and we dont pay for college, dont we all wish that were true? >> we get all these checks. >> right, exactly, and or, we are in reaching out of ourselves off of these casinos. and so, we really have to work hard to counter just these falsehoods that are constantly out there that really shape the way people think about us, and its just simply not true....

Duck freighter and oysters. >> we do the oyster first? >> yeah, lets do the oyster first. >> you had to say that. salty bite. >> all right, im watching. >> im going in, tears. >> so good. >> all right, anything with that sauce is amazing. >> you know, alyssa, you asked earlier about our clothes that we were today as an expression of who we are. i think about that in the context of whats going on now in oklahoma, for example. graduation time. our native students are being told that they cannot we...

We are powerful and we have to exercise that as much as we can and every way we can. >> amber, what brings you joy with all the amazing projects are working on? >> i hope to inspire for indigenous youth, whatever they want to, do it is extremely tangible. its extremely possible. it doesnt matter if you are on the, roads if you feel like theres nowhere. out there is. theres always a way. hes always a way to do what you want to do. if any of us here are proof of anything, we can accomplish whateve...

The lands and resources that we are still fighting for land back. >> well, i think theres an irrational fear that alaska natives or native americans want retribution or want vengeance. i have never picked up on that. i feel that we only want equality. we only want to have a seat at the table. we do not want anything more, we just dont want anything less. >> we also want our way of life not to be challenged. >> absolutely, we do not want to have to endlessly explain ourselves or justify ourselves...

Its one of those things that the majority of the american public doesnt know. theres thousands of indigenous people in this country, women, girls, people that have been murdered and missing. its a systematic issue. oftentimes, when families will go to report their loved ones that are missing or somethings happened, law enforcement, nine times of ten they wont do something about. it again, it goes back to this issue of erasure. what that erasure, does it dehumanizes. even the people the perpetrat...