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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 don't want -- >> i would have to create space, opportunity for young people to know that there is hope. >> to most, this is the city of seattle. for me, this is joe amish land. my name is alyssa -- london. i grew up here, but i...

Country. and i think blood quantum is something that was imposed upon us by the united states government. my tribe is still blood quantum, but i think that we have to be fighting for our status in this country and people are trying to take away our children, take away tribal sovereignty, and using this issue of blood quantum, i'm just really curious, kim, where you stand on all this. >> well, i tried, we don't have a blood quantum requirement. and so, we have, as a result, citizens who are full blood, like my parents, and you have citizens that who are not. my mom told me long ago, when i was ...

Tribal nation because more and more, is just really showing people that we aren't a monolith. we have such unique cultures and language, and, you know, histories. the schools you are just talking about, nearly 90% do not teach about us past 19 hundreds. so, it's literally the american public can't even really think about us in a contemporary context. >> a textbook picture of what a native american looks like and that's not how it is today. >> that's true. >> i think also, sometimes there is this duality. i grew up in a household where my parents are cherokee first language speakers, where ther...

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