Towards Braiding
The GTDF collective’s account of what Indigenous–non-Indigenous collaboration requires before it can honestly be called braiding: historical harm becoming common sense, a shared language for generative and non-generative engagement, and principled long-haul commitments — including paying for Indigenous expertise at professional rates and building an “allergy” to self-congratulation. Its red flags for why organisations seek Indigenous perspectives (redemption, alibi, credibility, funding) read as a checklist this project must keep failing to match.
Load-bearing for our interbeing revisions and the Garden’s rights page. Note: the word “braiding” is theirs — we don’t borrow it for weaves of European theory.
✳ This entry was drafted with AI assistance and reviewed before publishing. See Rights.