Ian Kumamoto is a Brooklyn-based writer whose work centers the lives of queer and trans people.
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See, cities such as Seattle have aligned themselves with a romanticized notion of local Indigeneity in order to lure tourists.from Alaska and brought them to its public spaces, despite the fact that the local Coast Salish people never actually made totem poles. At Pike Place, one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city, local groups have been trying to getAnd so for Gong, the Sasquatch is a vehicle for truth.
Gong, who is 48, is part of a generation still reeling from the residual effects of discrimination against and appropriation of Indigenous cultures, but he’s doing the work to reclaim the true history of the Pacific Northwest. The inspiration for his work involves revitalizing what has been flattened and highlighting important aspects of Indigenous lifestyle that can actually teach us a lot about ourselves and the land we inhabit.
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