A brief disclaimer: As a relatively young white man, I am not an expert in white allyship for native causes, and am in no way a spokesperson for any indigenous movement. I was inspired to write this piece only because of painful mistakes I have witnessed continuously repeated in native space by people like me. In fact, virtually all the actions one can unintentionally take to hamper indigenous movements I have personally committed. I am writing this so that others can avoid common pitfalls and step into what I see as effective allyship within native movements.

12 Loose Rules to Follow as an Effective Ally at Standing Rock: A Blueprint for White Solidarity… – Medium

This is amazing.

Before this piece, to the best of my recollection, I have never read anything on white allyship or “checking your privilege” that wasn’t trite, obnoxious, and patronizing to either ally, the populations they are trying to support, or (more likely) both.

Simply awesome read.

Kudos, “relatively young white man!”