nonbinary-hawke:

Hey everyone, with all this discussion around Twilight happening lately, let’s take advantage of it by signal boosting an important issue.

For those who don’t know, the Quileute tribe used in Twilight is a real, actual tribe whose stories and traditions were stolen by Stephenie Meyer and butchered to suit her racist needs. You can read more about that here.

And now, they’re asking for help. Their tribal school, and several other important locations including housing, is in a massive tsunami risk zone. In 2012, they gained a lot of their traditional land back, and they’re finally able to move from highly dangerous areas to safer higher ground. But that sort of move is expensive and slow, so they’re accepting donations to make the transition happen as quickly as possible. The tribe has received federal funding to move the school, but that’s not the only location inside of the risk zone.

The Quileute people were treated terribly by both Meyer and her fans, and we can help make up for some of that damage by helping them now.

You can also follow the tribe’s Instagram and check out their Facebook.

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