Read this reflection by Dakota Case, Puyallup tribal member and Water Warrior, originally published by our friends at Native Daily Network on January 27, 2021.
I was surprised when I got a call a couple of weeks ago. Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson had filed an amicus brief to join my peoples fight against the Liquefied Natural Gas plant being built on our waters. I was surprised but I also felt vindicated. It was the kind of good news I needed. We needed.
Let me tell you this straight up. Life as a Native is tough. Not just with money or politics. There are far better people than me to tell those stories. Except maybe when it comes to Americans’ culture of environmental racism. Or the years of policies aimed at destroying what is left of our way of life. Life as a native is tough because we live all of the struggles of society – not just one or two, all of them – and I think that’s because western society was not designed for us.
Read the rest of Dakota’s reflection on Native Daily Network’s website