#DearNonNatives Raises Voices of Native Community

In the last week, while Twitter commemorated the 50-year anniversary of the #VotingRightsAct and mourned the 70-year anniversay of the #Hiroshima and #Nagasaki bombs, another justice hashtag began trending: #DearNonNatives.

Begun as a way to raise and spotlight voices that are too often overlooked — Native Americans in the United States — #DearNonNatives simultaneously calls attention to stereotypes of Native culture, and the continuing issues faced by Native communities, from high rates of sexual violence, poverty, and teen suicide to being disproportionately killed by law enforcement officials.