native is a description

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The Indians here were the first here. US took the lands away from them

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Now, they are paying them back!

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im in the pEchanga band of luiseno natives

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In different ways

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ik it says indians

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but

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it was named by white people

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The Indians here want to be called Indians

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Not from India

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well theres no word for us

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native is description

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originating from tht land or place

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yes, I'm a creature of old habits and they die hard

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hah

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its hard to know your one thing but not feel enough to respect yourself as it

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Im native. But not enough

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understandable

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i know my history

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barely

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but i dont know traditions

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i know names

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i used to know the language

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speak it too

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on the flip side, most people here are "generics", a mix of many things, so they don't have specific heritage

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but i was torn away from it when i went to 1st grade

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here as in where I live

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i understood

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you speak so elequently

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i assume the meanings to your words

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so I am a mixture of so many things it's ridiculous

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exactly as they are

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im spanish, maxican, italian, and native

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mexican*

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infinite cousins glitch

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I assume you have an awesome skin color

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not truly

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i just tan easily

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but i get pale easily too

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ah! Well, I am boring white

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