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# The National Question

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## Posts

- [Blog](https://nationalquestion.org/blog/)
- [Fake Gabrieleño Gaslighting](https://nationalquestion.org/2025/11/26/gaslighting-and-emotional-manipulation/) - This grifter (confirmed by multiple publicly-accessible documents) is part of a family business of identity-thieves-for-profit. Bearing chin tattoos that no real Natives from SoCal ever sported, pocahontas pony tail and clown suit accessories, playing victim because the CA Native American Heritage Commission is moving towards adopting a vetting process for putting people onto their “Most
- [Towards  the Deconstruction of Native Identity Theft and Chicano Genocidal Activity](https://nationalquestion.org/2025/12/02/towards-deconstruction-of-fake-decolonization-practices/) - Until one makes a break with Mexican and Chicano nationalism, one will become prey to the opportunism of nearly seven dozen Chicano (Mexican American) identity thieves in operation in Southern CA. Platforming Chicanos who profit from the stealing of Native peoples' identities is genocidal practice because the identity thievery is completely dependent upon Native lineal
- ["America's Weakness Exposed - Mexico Could Reclaim Stolen Lands"](https://nationalquestion.org/2025/12/20/americas-weakness-exposed-mexico-could-reclaim-stolen-lands/) - "Disclaimer: This (YouTube) channel is independently produced for educational and informational purposes only. All commentary, visuals, and voice are original and inspired by the academic work and ideas of Professor John Mearsheimer. This channel is NOT affiliated with John Mearsheimer or any other public figure mentioned."The content posted in the video, including Mearsheimer's head, may
- [Chumash Identity Fraud](https://nationalquestion.org/2025/12/13/chumash-identity-fraud/) - There are many who seek to profit by falsely assuming the identity of Chumash people. Over 14 confirmed to be in operation in Southern CA and now elevated to the level of corporate structure.
- [Richard Wolfe](https://nationalquestion.org/2025/12/11/richard-wolfe/) - Basic political education:
- [Chicano Gabrieleno Imposter Warning Signs](https://nationalquestion.org/2025/11/24/gabrieleno-imposter-warning-signs/) - Here we address the epidemic of local Native identity theft of the Chicano variety in Southern CA. "Tongva" and "Kizh" are fake tribal names that do not exist in any credible historical records, but were created by opportunists in the 1990's, persons with genealogical lineage south of the current U.S.-Mexico border and public documents exist
- [CA Native Peoples History](https://nationalquestion.org/2025/12/05/ca-native-peoples-history/) - Posting miscellaneous educational materials here. We must learn this history to stop the ongoing genocide of Native peoples in CA. Native Subordination Through The Franciscan Institutions During The Sixteenth Century David M. PerezCalifornia State University - San Bernardinohttps://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1173&context=etd Read more about the Mexico Secularization Act of 1833: https://www.nps.gov/goga/learn/historyculture/upload/chapter-8.pdf The Spaniard Casta (caste) System was extended
- [Pretendian Problems Explained](https://nationalquestion.org/2025/07/29/pretendian-problems-explained/) - An animation seen on Facebook. Please let us know if you know who the creator of this animation was. [00:00:00:20 - 00:00:11:04] Telling people you're Native American when you're not Native is a lot like telling a bear you're a bear when you're not a bear. If you tell a bear you're a bear when
- [Pretendian Chin Tattoos](https://nationalquestion.org/2025/11/28/pretendian-chin-tattoos/) - Why Chin Tattoos? Whose cultures adorn them and why would anyone claiming to be Native to Southern CA brand themselves with them? Handbook of the Indians of California by Kroeber, A. L. (Alfred Louis), 1876-1960 The reader is hereby challenged to find anything in the historical record indicating that any LA Basin Native peoples ever
- [tag cloud page](https://nationalquestion.org/2025/12/08/tag-cloud-page/)
- [Genealogy as Tool to Explore Personal Identity](https://nationalquestion.org/2025/11/07/intro-to-genealogy/) - We all come from people, who came from specific places in the arc of human history. Our ancestors possessed rich traditions, living in the world under unique circumstances. See a recap of this workshop here:https://genealogytruth.com/exploring-personal-identity-through-genealogy-workshop/
- [ChatGPT Convos](https://nationalquestion.org/2025/06/03/chatgpt-convos/) - #Are "Tongva" a real Native tribe? The conversation with Google's Language Learning Model (LLM) begins... "(ChatGPT), are "Tongva" a real tribe?" Yes, the Tongva are a real Native American tribe.Historical Background The Tongva people are the Indigenous inhabitants of the Los Angeles Basin and the Southern Channel Islands (such as Santa Catalina Island) in what
- [Migrations](https://nationalquestion.org/2024/08/01/migrations/) - The site is migrating to a new software stack. Please excuse the mess.
- [Solidarity sample - Tallbear and Samisen](https://nationalquestion.org/2025/01/28/solidarity-sample-tallbear-and-samisen/) - Listen to a sketch of Kim Tallbears closing words accompanied by a Japanese samisen: Listen to and read the full blog post/podcast

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- [Workshops and Events on the National Question](https://nationalquestion.org/) - Essays and Resources About the National Question
- ["Pretendianism"](https://nationalquestion.org/pretendianism/) - Native Peoples Identity Theft is Genocidal Practice Identity Fraud Co-opts and Misdirect Efforts Away from Indigenous Liberation There is a long history of "pretendianism" in the United States and Canada, where opportunists present themselves as "Native" when they are in fact, not that. Recent high profile examples include Buffy Saint-Marie and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren.
- [Chicano Fake Gabrieleños](https://nationalquestion.org/chicano-fake-gabrielenos/) - Exposing Identity Thieves Who Extend Native Peoples Genocide Beginning in the 1990's, with the availability of public resources for becoming available for "Indigenous causes," such as cultural programming, there was a clamor to get money for Gabrieleño families. Unfortunately, the state of CA had no protocols for vetting whether persons applying for such monies were
- [Resources](https://nationalquestion.org/resources/) - Educational Resources for The National Question Marxists.org @SocialismForAll Playlist on The National Question "Black Reconstruction in America," W.E.B. DuBois, 1935 "Black Bolsheveik, Autobiography of an Afro-American Communist"Harry Haywood, 1978 "Harry Haywood Internet Archive" "Nationalism, Self-Determination and Socialist Revolution" Amiri Baraka, 1982 Richard Wolfe basic political education about communism.
- [Decolonization Practices and the National Question](https://nationalquestion.org/decolonization-practices/) - A workshop on the importance of centering indigenous practices and the liberation and self-determination of the people first subjected to mass genocide by Euro-American settler colonialism. Questions from the above workshop on "Decolonization Practices and the National Question" Moths do 70% of pollination. What indigenous plants are good for moths? Given that data is lacking
- [Nation-to-Nation Interview with Dr. Kim Tallbear](https://nationalquestion.org/interview-with-kim-tallbear/) - 1:32 / 24:06 The harmful, ‘cynical and self-serving’ nature of Indigenous identity fraud | Nation to Nation https://youtu.be/UEP7VkdmO4o?si=fRZTMjnnaN2VeHsY Dr. Kim Tallbear Professor, Faculty of Native Studies, University of AlbertaCanada Research Chair (CRC) in Indigenous Peoples, Technoscience, and SocietyDecolonial Sexualities #IndigenousSTS #TipiConfessEnrolled Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate. Descended from the Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma.https://kimtallbear.comDr. Tallbear's substack newsletter, Unsettle:
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- [FREE PALESTINE!](https://nationalquestion.org/free-palestine/) - #CeasefireNow #StopArmingIsrael #DefeatZionismIn real-time, we are witnessing a Palestinian genocide at the hands of Zionist settler colonialists under the leadership of fascist Benjamin Netanyahu, armed by the United States government.The people of Palestine, have re-asserted the centrality of the oppressed nation liberation struggles during the epoch of Imperialism. Globally, peace & justice-loving peoples are standing
- [NQ in the Neocolonial Era](https://nationalquestion.org/nq-in-the-neocolonial-era/) - A workshop and discussion on the modern-day relevance of "The National Question." June 30, 2023 at Midnight Books LA, in Whittier, CA An important point that was raised during the course of the lively discussion, but perhaps not clearly enough stated in the opening presentation: Because national oppression is fundamental to imperialism, this means that
- [Reference Materials for Study Groups](https://nationalquestion.org/study-materials/) - The National Question, General Much of top portion of this list of materials is from Marxism Today on YouTube: The National Question: Nations & Self-Determination | Socialism 101Much of top portion of this list of materials is from Marxism Today on YouTube: The National Question: Nations & Self-Determination | Socialism 101 Lenin on the National
- [Glossary of Terms](https://nationalquestion.org/glossary-of-terms/) - https://www.marxists.org/glossary/index.htm Start with the links (above), but here, a work-in-progress page, we will try to also make things more "colloquial." It would be nice to make it multi-lingual at some point, too. "Question" in Marxism - Karl Marx pondered philosophy and why things were the way they were in society as he was attempting to

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## Tags

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- [pretendian](https://nationalquestion.org/tag/pretendian/)
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- [identity](https://nationalquestion.org/tag/identity/)
- [chicano gabrieleno imposters](https://nationalquestion.org/tag/chicano-gabrieleno-imposters/) - Chicanos impersonating Gabrieleno LA Basin Natives for profit
- [LA Basin Native History](https://nationalquestion.org/tag/la-basin-native-history/)
- [tongva lies](https://nationalquestion.org/tag/tongva-lies/)
- [chin tattoos](https://nationalquestion.org/tag/chin-tattoos/)
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- [gabrieleno fraud](https://nationalquestion.org/tag/gabrieleno-fraud/)
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