I had posted this question today here:
https://lemmygrad.ml/comment/4917359
Also on NATOpedia, there’s some criticism regarding misappropriation of the medicine wheel symbol by the non-Indigenous people. I wonder if anyone here is more well read on the topic to explain about the misappropriation and what a potential Indigenous flag of Turtle Island would like and how it would be better representative of the Native Americans, if it is even possible without distorting their traditions by combining them.
Perhaps when revolution comes and ~~we give~~ the Indigenous people and Blacks have self-determination, maybe they would prefer to be represented as several separate nations/states.
(Edited poor phrasing regarding self-determination)
I am wondering if anyone here, especially if they are Indigenous in America, has more information regarding how the Medicine Wheel has been misappropriated by non-Indigenous and if there is a correct version to use or if using a symbol to represent all Indigenous people of North America is an act of erasure and oversimplification of multiple Indigenous cultures. Do the native peoples want to strive for Pan-Indianism? And if so, what does Pan-Indianism mean to the native peoples and what do they want (and/or not want) from being unified?
I hope I made my questions clear. Please let me know if I should clarify anything.
Look for the Indigenous peoples who or once were living in your immediate realm. Find their names, then search for their website.
In my profile there's a mega link to the Chunka Luta Library, you can peruse that for texts but the required section should pass enough information to get an idea of the movement's past.
Wow, I missed the link on your profile. That's very helpful. Thank you very much.