For Indigenous Peoples, the consequences of this fear-driven obedience are devastating on many levels. Indigenous Peoples have always known we are up against a global oligarchy that we must resist—not assimilate into. Indigenous Peoples have always known we are up against a global oligarchy that we must resist—not assimilate into. Pouring billions of dollars, time, and talent into a political system that keeps betraying us is not working. There is a huge lack of political understanding of our unique positionality within the colonial borders of the United States.