The lack of national media attention to cases involving indigenous people, such as Emily Pike, is a result of their systematic marginalization.

“I mean, indigenous people are largely viewed as invisible to our society. And that's not just my opinion. And that's a fact.”

The Land Back movement is a vital effort for indigenous communities to reclaim their rights to steward and care for their ancestral lands.

“the land back movement is kind of um a way that indigenous communities are trying to get their land back and not necessarily to own their lands but because you know ownership is a western construct but to steward and caretake of their land”

She argues that people should work with Indigenous communities to advocate for change rather than acting on their behalf without their participation.

“now have the conversations with not without and bring change for with indigenous people, right? Cuz I think a lot of times those conversations are happening not outside of Yes.”

The lack of official action and tracking of missing and murdered indigenous women cases is a severe and frustrating crisis.

“it's even more frustrating when you realize just how big of an issue it is and there's little to no action being taken by the authorities by the government and very little tracking of these cases as well”

Residential schools in Canada were sites of severe systemic abuse and physical harm toward children.

“I was five five and a half years old when I got raped by a nun and then I got raped by a preacher the next day. So, they Instead of shut me down, I I didn't didn't want to be around that. I didn't want to be hurt like that. I didn't want to live like that.”

Sterlin Harjo believes that television should reflect the humor present in indigenous communities rather than only focusing on tragic or serious tropes.

“everyone has thought that indians are just [ __ ] serious yeah and just getting killed in front of teepees and like to be able to just be like nah man we're funny like our communities are so funny and that's so funny and that's all we do is laugh”

The child welfare and police systems fundamentally failed to protect Tina Fontaine as she repeatedly fell through gaps in care.

“And what the investigation into Tina's death reveals is that she fell through every crack possible, was failed by every adult meant to protect her.”

Preferential treatment and reparations for indigenous groups are counterproductive policies that embolden negative behavior rather than fostering equality.

“giving them free stuff only emboldens them further they'll turn your government into a laughing stock as they demand even more Privileges and handouts indefinitely”