Candy Mountain Preserve

“I grew up watching movies and television, all these cowboy and Indian shows. . .”

…with white people with a Brown face on or Hispanic people. When I’d tell people I want to be an actor, growing up with that kind of imagery makes it seem like it’s impossible. They say it’s a crazy dream. I guess that’s the reason why I want it the most, because I don’t know if we get a second life, but in this life I’m going to reach for that. And although I do like playing Native Americans, I like playing characters that are not based on Native Americans, seeing how far I can push myself. Native Americans don’t need to be in a bubble.”

~ Robert Mesa, from the book Project 562 by Matika Wilbur

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This place is on the traditional territory of the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla nations. (Crowdsourced info compiled by Native-Land.ca. Please visit the nations’ websites to learn more.) We support indigenous land rights and the Land Back movement.

 

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