[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" Find us online: https://twitter.com/deliaistyping https://www.instagram.com/deliaistyping/ https://twitter.com/gaangpod https://www.instagram.com/gaangpod/