What’s up Avatar Gaang? It’s time to talk about #Sokkagate. I’m going to be talking about the old but still relevant tea regarding Ian Ousley’s casting as Sokka in Avatar the Last Airbender Netflix live action from my perspective as a Cherokee Nation citizen. We’ll be talking about the lore, Native identity, indigenous representation, and more!!
Timestamps:
Avatar State…of the Union - 1:25
Book One: #Sokkagate Lore - 07:10
How it felt as a Cherokee - 10:16
Book Two: Whether It Matters - 12:19
Casting: A Side Quest - 13:30
Book Three: Proving Indigeneity and to Whom - 15:11
Enrollment - 15:39
Cherokee Enrollment Specifics - 18:36
Forming Identity - 20:06
Book Four: The Cost of Getting It Wrong - 21:39
Book Five: What Now - 25:07
Book Six: BUT IS HE NATIVE THO?? - 28:40
Looking Forward - 32:39
Book Seven: Conclusion - 34:17
Things discussed:
Cast at the premier - https://www.instagram.com/p/C3ZWWoyAUOr/?img_index=1
Kiawentiio’s dress and Evan Ducharme - https://www.instagram.com/p/C3ZaVfdMlZo/
Tasha Marie Designs - https://www.instagram.com/tasha_marie_designs/
Serena Williams promo video - https://www.instagram.com/p/C3gkvaBsShX/
Cast announcement - https://about.netflix.com/en/news/bringing-avatar-into-the-live-action-realm-for-fans-old-and-new
Cherokee Nation and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians joint resolution “A Resolution Opposing Fabricated Cherokee "tribes" And "indian's"” - https://forums.powwows.com/forum/general/native-life/native-issues/37914-a-resolution-opposing-fabricated-cherokee-tribes-and-indian-s
Urban Indian Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_Indian
Indian Termination Policy Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_termination_policy
Cherokee Freedmen article - https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/31/547705829/judge-rules-that-cherokee-freedmen-have-right-to-tribal-citizenship
Gabe Galanda Tribal nationalism and neocolonialism thread - https://twitter.com/NDNlawyer/status/1745834401962062217
Cherokee enrollment requirements - https://www.cherokee.org/all-services/tribal-registration/
Eastern Band of Cherokee enrollment requirements - https://ebci.com/enrollment/
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians enrollment requirements - https://www.ukb-nsn.gov/membership
Pretendian and Jacqueline Keeler reads:
Former friend and colleague - https://medium.com/@francesdanger/lets-talk-about-jacqueline-keeler-c7b8808294b7
Sacheen Littlefeather expose critique - https://voshart.medium.com/the-crashing-of-sacheens-funeral-a3c3a7bec173
https://medium.com/@issitohbi/indiaint-pretendians-and-jacqueline-keeler-8a2049054950
Elizabeth Warren Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Warren#Ancestry_and_Native_American_issues
@pollysgdaughter thread regarding the timelines and challenges of thorough ancestry research - https://twitter.com/pollysgdaughter/status/1392222564345393162
Theme song by: LAKEY INSPIRED - "The Process"
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