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@sun @Inginsub @Nudhul there's a a family who are Arhuaco people of La Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, and while they live in their pueblo and mostly sustain themselves they do go into the city to sell items and for medicine or medical assistance sometimes. Right now the woman has some sort of sickness related to to her reproductive system they're trying to raise money for.

I think a lot of these misconceptions are just attributed to ignorance, whether it's willful or unintentional. When people discuss Indigeneity it's usually in terms of the past or in a pan-indian concepts where everyone is the same. You don't even need to be brown or from the north american continent to be Indigenous, there are Indigenous people all over the world, even Europe. We all have different customs, beliefs, traditions, and ways of life.

Also why I have issues with the popularization of "two spirit" to be equated with transness or being gay. Two spirit is a pan indian term that takes away from specific beliefs and practices held by different tribes. Sipiniq is not the same as Muxe etc.