[2] Does it matter if Sokka is actually Cherokee? #Sokkagate

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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