At Indigenous Sacred Sites, Seeing Things I’m Not Supposed to See
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Western journalism tends to value transparency as a public good. But as an Indigenous reporter, I face a unique set of challenges: Include too-specific cultural details, and I risk endangering my community.

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  • Cat West@mastodon.social
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    10 months ago

    @[email protected] Keep the sacred sacred. There is no need for the non traditional to have the knowledge that has kept the culture and the people who live it, whole. Once the sacred is mocked the people are diminished and the spirit goes into hiding. IOW: We don’t owe the public a peek at our insides for their infotainment.