Re-thinking Who We Are Through A Decolonizing Lense | Sisa Quispe | TEDxUnionTownshipWomen

The colonists are still responsible for the horrible lives that the colonized live today. It will take hundreds of years till this changes.

Thank you for this important truth and message. Colonialism 😢

I’m proud of my Mexican indigenous and Apache roots. I’m 50% indigenous and I’m learning my indigenous ways and finding my native heritage. I was also reclaiming my tribe and people.

Amiga, por favor, estudie el tema. Los Incas fueron un poder imperial que oprimian y esclavisaban a los otros pueblos indigenas desde Colombia hasta chile. Muchas tribus indegenas se unieron a pizarro para luchar contra los Incas y adaptaron el cristianismo y crearon el peru moderno.

This really spoke to me. I relate so much. Thank you.

Must Fight for ancestor land like we are in West Papua

Decolonization feels like, tarring down the worlds borders. Deprogramming the mind. Shutting of the internal dialog. And realizing the greater porpoise of life and reality that exist in infinity. The levels and realms or other worlds that exist hidden within our own, that awareness can be experience in the infinite sea of awareness. Being alive. 👁️ & Ofcourse native values and traditions.

she migrated to the US. She became an American and US citizen. she should also identify as an American/US citizen 🇺🇸

This is a powerful testimonial.

This is the first time that I met such a empowered peruvian Young woman, who represents me.

This is beautiful

Ah the colonization thing again...

As a Peruvian, who was raised in the US—-I love her viewpoint. My mother speaks Quechua because she is from Huancavelica. my dad is limeño but his mother was an indigenous woman who did not know who to read or write, my grandfather signed for her (her excuse was that she couldn’t see). I always wondered on my last name, it was rare to find in the US. turns out my last name comes from Sucre, Selendin, Cajamarca. I dream of the day I get to go to that town. I think it’s beautiful to recognize your roots. I hope more Peruvians reclaim their indigenous identity and don’t forget their Quechua roots, because if you are Peruvian, even if Limeño and “blanquito” you are Serrano de sangre- and you should love it. I stand with her. I’m proud of my mestizo traits.

Someone tell her that Polleras are European clothing made famous in Peru during the 1500's. And the Inca are NOT extinct, they are still alive and well in the Cusco region of Peru.
The rest of Peru, 95% of us are descendant from other native peoples and or mixed with Europeans and to a lesser extend Chinese, Japanese and Africans.
Peru was created from a coalition of peoples conquered by the Inca who revolted with the aid of the Spanish, to push back and obtain freedom from the Inca empire, who were as brutal as any empire in History is.

Sisa is fl0wer??

Aloha e from the u.s. occupied Hawaiian Kingdom and Nation. Ur story resonates like a huge gong rung from another planet. I deal daily with white entitlement, I'm constantly told I'm angry by white people who displace many polynesian populations in the archipelago. I stay away from good/bad think. Its no longer an effective way to Communicate. Aloha e.

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We indigenous people are not victims, I hate when people talk in this way.

Mestizos in reality are the mixture of Moors and indigenous. In South America there are Arabs not Spaniards. Just look at Maduro, Celaya, etc

Embracing ones ancestry and culture is beautiful but I don't need to blame "white supremecy" or "colonialism" to celebrate my native roots

If we hadn't colonized you you people would still live in the jungle swinging from tree to tree, you should show some respect to the people who brought you civilization

We need to acknowledge all human beings, deserving of respect and equal treatment. Still today we are the only group of people not allowed to exist in the western hemisphere, still not getting respect or equal treatment until our Nations are allowed to exist. Landback is the only way to heal the genocide through sovereignty. People will try and mislabel our landback movement as "recognition" with symbolism sans justice.

But it's time for our indigenous women to be leaders in this world, time for those like you to undo the harm of colonizers.

Future leader

Thank you for a wonderful talk.

Great talk and your very beautiful. I began decolonization one I visited Japan 12 years ago. Now I'm a history buff on my Mesoamerican culture. Colonization brought a lot of misery to Indigenous people and were still paying the price.

Entenderia lo que dice si hablara en español, no todos saben ingles.

Siempre sentí mucho orgullo por mi apellido mochica: Puycan. Es así como me hago llamar porque me representa al 100%. Yo siento que al usarlo refleja realmente como me identifico, o sea una persona no binario e indígena. Espero que muchas más personas encuentren su propio camino para lograr descolonizar tantos pensamientos que se nos enseñaron desde bebés. Gracias, Sisa Quispe.

I’ll decolonize for her

She’s cute

...de colonizing to me means to look at the history of this country from West to east as opposed to vice versa....it also means recognizing the fact that when it comes to history there are 2 parallel narratives with the current ' western ' model being highly subjective

Wow Sisa! I loved your presentation, as an Indigenous person from Texas and Mexico it spoke to me personally. In fact, I have been writing about a similar idea and concept around nature and our place in it.

Is she now gonna hit herself in the head until she forgets Spanish

Haha not this chick again. The one that says there are no pure natives left. Another disciple of Indigenous podcast and lakota guy. Sad.

Most of the Population in Mexico Are Native Americans Descendents, From a 100% Blooded To 25% Blooded, In My Case I Carry On my System 55% Native American Blood, 8% African, 6% Caucasian, 15% Iberian, Atte. M.C.

Thank you sister!

hey Pocahontas, looking good

Thank you for telling this essential story we must embrace for our common human future ❤

Decolonize our mind ✊😔

Nice and beautiful. Gracias.

Aaah amazing speech, Sisa! So perfectly presented. It is very engaging and informative, buddy!

luv luv luv this ❤️🪶

Much love from your Indigenous Podcast Family, sister! Glad to see the frameworks in which we view ourselves and the world being challenged. Onward towards a prosperous future.

Tan contento de que sus ideales no sean frecuentes en hispano America

Sisa!!! 🔥🔥🔥

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This meant so much to me! I was told to get a nose job as a young girl; moving away from colonized thinking made a difference in my life. Gracias hermana for sharing your insights and journey.

Re colonise the ooga boogas of academia.
Put them to work.

Beautiful talk sistar! I am super proud of you! Mestizaje and language repression are key factors in attacking our communities for the social/racial theories of blanqueamiento social that continues to this day! We are waking and breaking free from colonial identities and perspectives!

I can't believe such nonsense gets to Ted. Fortunately, we don't take such people seriously here in Latin America.