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Reflections of a Storyteller, part 9: How Can We Heal Their Hearts and Minds?

  • Writer: zhaawano
    zhaawano
  • Jul 22
  • 2 min read

Updated: Jul 23

Aginjigagwesi

Boozhoo,


Recently, my email account has been flooded (again) with angry messages from Canadian women of mixed ancestry (Ojibwe, Cree, white Canadian) aged between 20 and 40. These emails are very aggressive in tone and share the same terminology. I am "under investigation" (do they really think they're the FBI?) for being a "race shifter" (who uses such terms?) and a (here's that word again) "pretendian."


It's clear to me that this can all be traced back to Crystal Semaganis and her "Ghost Warrior Society." Crystal Semaganis is a self-proclaimed "traumatized Sixties Scoop survivor" whose erratic behavior suggests a severe form of cluster B mental health issues, such as histrionic, BPD, NPD, or a combination. She passionately dedicates her life to classifying individuals—through 'pretendian lists'—as either meeting or not meeting her strict criteria of being 'Native.'


Lateral violence comes in various shapes and disguises.


Lateral violence has been described by some as an attempt to "feel powerful in a powerless situation." These actions create new power structures within colonized groups that mirror those of the colonizers. Attacking others, often due to a distorted sense of identity and to further a socio-political or self-serving agenda, is a clear instance of lateral violence and goes against the traditional teachings, principles, and values handed down by our ancestors. This wiindigoo behavior, which is an ideal recipe for community cannibalism, arises from a mindset oppressed and manipulated by centuries of colonialism. It is marked by an extreme form of what might be termed SBD: spiritual borderline disorder.


What can we do to detoxify the minds and hearts of these people?



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