{"id":457902,"date":"2022-06-05T05:39:38","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T02:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/aoc-had-awakening-about-indigenous-heritage-at-standing-rock-in-2016\/"},"modified":"2022-06-05T05:39:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T02:39:38","slug":"aoc-had-awakening-about-indigenous-heritage-at-standing-rock-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/aoc-had-awakening-about-indigenous-heritage-at-standing-rock-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"#AOC had &#8216;awakening&#8217; about indigenous heritage at Standing Rock in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dcadd81731\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dcadd81731\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/aoc-had-awakening-about-indigenous-heritage-at-standing-rock-in-2016\/#%E2%80%9CAOC_had_%E2%80%98awakening_about_indigenous_heritage_at_Standing_Rock_in_2016%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;AOC had &#8216;awakening&#8217; about indigenous heritage at Standing Rock in 2016&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAOC_had_%E2%80%98awakening_about_indigenous_heritage_at_Standing_Rock_in_2016%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;AOC had &#8216;awakening&#8217; about indigenous heritage at Standing Rock in 2016&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>She\u2019s gone from woke to \u201cawakened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claims she experienced an \u201cawakening\u201d and got in touch with her indigenous ancestry in 2016, while demonstrating against the Dakota Access Pipeline at the\u00a0Standing Rock Indian Reservation.<\/p>\n<p>During\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/aoc\/2853321180899027386\/\">a lengthy Instagram story Q&amp;A<\/a>\u00a0session Saturday, the left-wing lawmaker spoke for roughly three minutes about people native to the Caribbean, known as Ta\u00edno, and the Americas, stressing that many Ta\u00edno ways are still alive and have not been entirely wiped out by European colonization.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really, really feel you, and understand you on this,\u201d AOC says in the video, in response to an unnamed self-identified Boricua, or Puerto Rican, Bronx resident who said they \u201cwant to learn more\u201d about their Taino ancestral traditions. \u201cIn fact, I feel like one of the things that first started awakening and connecting me deeply to my indigenous heritage was connecting with the Lakota Sioux at Standing Rock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez \u2014 who has represented parts of the Bronx and Queens since 2019 \u2014 expressed gratitude toward various indigenous people for welcoming her when she protested against the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-nypost-medium-post\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"322\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/aoc.jpg?w=322\" alt=\"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\" class=\"wp-image-22538413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/aoc.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=644 644w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/aoc.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=483 483w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/aoc.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=322 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/aoc.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=161 161w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/aoc.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\"\/><figcaption>AOC shared on Instagram Live about her experience protesting at Standing Rock in 2016. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was at Standing Rock surrounded by Native people, Lakota Sioux, Cherokee, all people coming together, and I looked around, it really just clicked that this is us, and the grace that they extended to say, \u2018No, you are a relative,\u2019 was really formative for me,\u201d she recalled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd while we may not be \u2014 and come from \u2014 the same exact lineage, there is a commonality to that ancestry,\u201d the congresswoman added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it\u2019s important for us to recognize that we were raised, and we were told growing up, that we were extinct, that Ta\u00edno don\u2019t exist, and it\u2019s really important for Puerto Ricans to understand that that narrative is being challenged right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>AOC \u2014 a darling of the left since she ousted moderate Democratic Rep. Joe Crowley in the 2018 Democratic primary for the 14th Congressional District \u2014 emphasized the staying power of the Ta\u00edno people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur creation story still exists, our words still exist, our mythology still exists, you may even engage in Ta\u00edno practices now,\u201d she said, referencing plant-based medicine.<\/p>\n<p>AOC cited the Ta\u00edno word hurak\u00e1n \u2014 meaning \u201cGod of the storm\u201d \u2014 as an example of a culture creation that \u201cimpacted the entire English- and Spanish-speaking world\u201d by creating the word hurricane.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/aoc-pipeline-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Native American protestors and their supporters are confronted by security during a demonstration against work being done for the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016.\" class=\"wp-image-22538376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/aoc-pipeline-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/aoc-pipeline-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/aoc-pipeline-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Native American protesters and their supporters are confronted by security during a demonstration against work being done for the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ROBYN BECK\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The amateur Instagram indigenous studies professor also noted that Puerto Rican customs originated in West Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne more thing that\u2019s important to note is that our culture isn\u2019t just Ta\u00edno; it\u2019s also Yoruba,\u201d she explained. \u201cWhen our ancestors were brought and enslaved to the island, they also brought Yoruba culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Along with AOC\u2019s \u201cawakening\u201d about her indigenous ancestry, she has said the Dakota Access pipeline protests spurred her to launch a bid for elected office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI first started considering running for Congress, actually, at Standing Rock in North Dakota,\u201d she said in late 2018,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2019\/jan\/14\/standing-rock-ocasio-cortez-protest-climate-activism\">according to The Guardian<\/a>. \u201cIt was really from that crucible of activism where I saw people putting their lives on the line \u2026 for people they\u2019ve never met and never known. When I saw that, I knew that I had to do something more.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AOC-pipeline.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"AOC and two friends in a vehicle. \" class=\"wp-image-22538377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AOC-pipeline.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AOC-pipeline.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AOC-pipeline.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told people in a 2016 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> Live video that she and her friends got into Standing Rock through phony press credentials. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez \u2014 the Bronx-born daughter of a father from the borough and mother from Puerto Rico \u2014 has also previously\u00a0spoken about her Sephardic Jewish heritage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA very, very long time ago, generations and generations ago, my family consisted of Sephardic Jews,\u201d the Catholic then-Congressional candidate told the audience at the Jackson Heights Jewish Center in December 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe story goes, during the Spanish Inquisition, so many people were forced to convert on the exterior to Catholicism, but on the interior continued to practice their faith,\u201d AOC explained at the time. \u201cAnd some of those people landed in Puerto Rico, and some of those people decided to flee up into the mountains.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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