I was pursuing the interwebz (mainly on Turtle Talk) and I found this video. A very strong powerful message about domestic violence against Native American women.
It's interesting because it's written from the man's, the abuser's, point of view. I feel like a lot of poems/artistic representation would be taken from the women's. But this is from the man's, and he is aware and he is apologizing and he wants to raise awareness.
How this was filmed and how the poem is read made an impact on me, I don't think I'll forget this video ever. It shows real indigenous women, the poem is not just a story, but real situations and issues that happen to these women.
It's a voice coming from the abuser not to just the Native American reservation, but to the President, to senators, to the nation. We are all a part of this.
"For the restraining order that is as strong as the paper it's made from"
It's not enough
"I dare you to protect them Mr. President"
"I dare you to try to stop me tribal leaders"
It's not just a reservation issue
"This war is at home"
This is a really well written powerful message that manages to just sum everything up in a poem, in a very impacting video.
Please watch and share. Awareness is not enough, doing something is.
Sidenote: This video was just posted yesterday, that's probably why it hasn't gotten a lot of views. But I'm really glad I found it.
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