my father's palestinian identity was

my father's palestinian identity was
stripped away

stripped away

stripped away
when he tried to get back into palestine

when he tried to get back into palestine

when he tried to get back into palestine
when

when

when
um after university and then

um after university and then

um after university and then
they just stripped him away of his

they just stripped him away of his

they just stripped him away of his
identity they told him it was you

identity they told him it was you

identity they told him it was you
haven't been here for a while so

haven't been here for a while so

haven't been here for a while so
you can't come back in and that is some

you can't come back in and that is some

you can't come back in and that is some
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this past year the government has

this past year the government has

this past year the government has
decided to

decided to

decided to
revoke that and that was only possible

revoke that and that was only possible

revoke that and that was only possible
because

because

because
the chief agreed to it so everyone has

the chief agreed to it so everyone has

the chief agreed to it so everyone has
turned their backs

turned their backs

turned their backs
on me the way that i've said it before

on me the way that i've said it before

on me the way that i've said it before
is like the carpets being like pulled

is like the carpets being like pulled

is like the carpets being like pulled
out from under my feet and there's no

out from under my feet and there's no

out from under my feet and there's no
net to catch me they're dropping me you

net to catch me they're dropping me you

net to catch me they're dropping me you
know

know

know
it's really weird it's like i have these

it's really weird it's like i have these

it's really weird it's like i have these
thoughts sometimes of like okay i'm

thoughts sometimes of like okay i'm

thoughts sometimes of like okay i'm
gonna visit i'm gonna see my family but

gonna visit i'm gonna see my family but

gonna visit i'm gonna see my family but
they're all gonna think like

they're all gonna think like

they're all gonna think like
oh she's she's never really experienced

oh she's she's never really experienced

oh she's she's never really experienced
the war she doesn't really know and it's

the war she doesn't really know and it's

the war she doesn't really know and it's
gonna feel like i

i don't belong there my mom when i was

i don't belong there my mom when i was
growing up

growing up

growing up
accused me of being a witch because i

accused me of being a witch because i

accused me of being a witch because i
didn't want to go to church i wanted to

didn't want to go to church i wanted to

didn't want to go to church i wanted to
go to powwow

go to powwow

go to powwow
and stuff like that oh my god because i

and stuff like that oh my god because i

and stuff like that oh my god because i
wasn't allowed to practice my culture

wasn't allowed to practice my culture

wasn't allowed to practice my culture
because it was too much shame and too

because it was too much shame and too

because it was too much shame and too
much like it was they were too colonized

much like it was they were too colonized

much like it was they were too colonized
to say like there was there was only the

to say like there was there was only the

to say like there was there was only the
catholic church i was always

catholic church i was always

catholic church i was always
told like being indigenous isn't about

told like being indigenous isn't about

told like being indigenous isn't about
who you claim it's about who claims you

who you claim it's about who claims you

who you claim it's about who claims you
and right now nobody claims me doesn't

and right now nobody claims me doesn't

and right now nobody claims me doesn't
have to be

have to be

have to be
like an organization sometimes sometimes

like an organization sometimes sometimes

like an organization sometimes sometimes
it can just be

it can just be

it can just be
your ancestors who claim you it's like i

your ancestors who claim you it's like i

your ancestors who claim you it's like i
try and imagine my mom answering that

try and imagine my mom answering that

try and imagine my mom answering that
question it would

question it would

question it would
be completely different than how i would

be completely different than how i would

be completely different than how i would
answer that question or how my grandma

answer that question or how my grandma

answer that question or how my grandma
would answer that question but for me

would answer that question but for me

would answer that question but for me
it's like i grew up with this thought of

it's like i grew up with this thought of

it's like i grew up with this thought of
like

like

like
it's we're gonna get it back it's our

it's we're gonna get it back it's our

it's we're gonna get it back it's our
country our land we're gonna

country our land we're gonna

country our land we're gonna
we're gonna go back if it's not us it's

we're gonna go back if it's not us it's

we're gonna go back if it's not us it's
our next generation but it's just

our next generation but it's just

our next generation but it's just
it's like it's who you are first thing

it's like it's who you are first thing

it's like it's who you are first thing
that like

that like

that like
i noticed was like oh you left now

i noticed was like oh you left now

i noticed was like oh you left now
you're not who you are anymore because

you're not who you are anymore because

you're not who you are anymore because
that's exactly what happened to me it

that's exactly what happened to me it

that's exactly what happened to me it
was like

was like

was like
oh you left and went to ontario oops

oh you left and went to ontario oops

oh you left and went to ontario oops
you're not indigenous anymore

you're not indigenous anymore

you're not indigenous anymore
and it was like oh your parents left and

and it was like oh your parents left and

and it was like oh your parents left and
went to kuwait or wherever

went to kuwait or wherever

went to kuwait or wherever
yeah they're not palestinian anymore

yeah they're not palestinian anymore

yeah they're not palestinian anymore
it's like totally bananas

it's like totally bananas

it's like totally bananas
yeah it's like the exact same thing

yeah it's like the exact same thing

yeah it's like the exact same thing
it's almost as if colonization is a

it's almost as if colonization is a

it's almost as if colonization is a
systematic process

systematic process

systematic process
that is replicated all over the world or

that is replicated all over the world or

that is replicated all over the world or
something

what you're experiencing it firsthand

what you're experiencing it firsthand
like i'm experiencing it

like i'm experiencing it

like i'm experiencing it
two generations down

um and it's still like a triggering

um and it's still like a triggering
like like topic for me

like like topic for me

like like topic for me
so i can't really ima like i can't

so i can't really ima like i can't

so i can't really ima like i can't
imagine how you must feel

imagine how you must feel

imagine how you must feel
but but we do have that same

but but we do have that same

but but we do have that same
rage and here we are i'm shocked but not

rage and here we are i'm shocked but not

rage and here we are i'm shocked but not
surprised because this is exactly what

surprised because this is exactly what

surprised because this is exactly what
they wanted to happen when they did like

they wanted to happen when they did like

they wanted to happen when they did like
when they started it that long ago

when they started it that long ago

when they started it that long ago
was they wanted people to die off they

was they wanted people to die off they

was they wanted people to die off they
wanted people to not exist anymore they

wanted people to not exist anymore they

wanted people to not exist anymore they
wanted everyone dead

wanted everyone dead

wanted everyone dead
and now they're just still making sure

and now they're just still making sure

and now they're just still making sure
that that happens

that that happens

that that happens
that's what they wanted and that's what

that's what they wanted and that's what

that's what they wanted and that's what
they're gonna get it shocks me

they're gonna get it shocks me

they're gonna get it shocks me
to think that this has been going on for

to think that this has been going on for

to think that this has been going on for
over 70 years this war

over 70 years this war

over 70 years this war
and we're still like in the same place

and we're still like in the same place

and we're still like in the same place
as we were 50 years ago how long can

as we were 50 years ago how long can

as we were 50 years ago how long can
this go on for

this go on for

this go on for
granny amy smith