The Modern Relationship Between Native and African Americans (or lack thereof)
TBH Native Americans stay on their reservations and African Americans stay in their neighborhoods. Both races rarely interact or even see each other. Let alone work together to solve issues like racism, discrimination, and economic disparities.
At best you'll see an African American make a good or bad comment on a native American or vice versa on social media or the news.
Interactions between the two groups are sparse. Both focus on their own issues for the most part and don't get involved with the issues of the other.
Today, romantic relationships between African Americans and Native Americans do happen, but specific statistics on their prevalence are not available.
Also, there is no specific data on the exact number of Native Americans with African American friends.
When is the last time you've seen Native, African American friends in person? Or even seen them together with one another?
In modern times, social connections between Native Americans and African Americans can vary widely. For example, a Pew Research study found that among biracial Black and American Indian adults, 61% felt they had a lot in common with Black people, while only 13% felt the same about American Indians.
Both have heavy cultural influence in America and abroad. But these influences are separate with rare collaborations.
Historically, African American and Native American communities have often found common ground in their struggles against oppression and colonialism. This solidarity was particularly evident during the Civil Rights Movement and the Red Power Movement of the 1960s and 1970s.
Activism and Advocacy: In recent years, there has been a resurgence of joint activism. For example, the Black Lives Matter movement and protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline have seen collaboration between Black and Indigenous activists.
The origins of shared kinship between Africans and Native Americans—both legitimate and illegitimate—lie in their alliances and allegiances formed during slavery after that, the allegiance has cooled significantly.
If there are any alliance groups between African and native Americans, please let me know in the comment section.
Because I could not find any. Nor could I find any African Native American discussion groups on social media.
They both continue their fight for acceptance and recognition within their communities. But for the most part do so separately.
This can be seen on social media as well. Interactions between Native Americans and African Americans on social media often highlight shared experiences and solidarity. But are again done separately not collaboratively.
Especially around issues of racial injustice and cultural preservation. Both communities use platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok to amplify their voices and advocate for their rights.
For example, hashtags such as #MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women) and #NativeTikTok are used to bring attention Native American issues.
As #BlackLivesMatter and #blacktwitter are used to bring attention to African American issues.
Same goals. But separately. No connecting, story sharing, or support for each other’s causes. At most, an unspoken Solidarity.