SouthernSnow
Well-Known Member
Oooo!!! This is exciting! Thank you for recognizing Native Americans! I’m a proud CDIB holding Cherokee Nation tribal member 
EVENT Roots & Branches
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Ok i wrote a whole long ass post and then my app crashed right before i hit the send button so i'mma give a tl;dr:
as a 3rd gen german american, i don't find stuff like lederhosen and dirndls and beer steins for halloween to be offensive like you don't with your culture. that doesn't make me a backstabber, and it doesn't make you one. so dw! as long as you respect the fact that the "other side" of the argument also brings up really good points and reasoning. it's just up to personal opinion because there's no one central agreement in any culture about others wearing it as a costume, ya know? not all german americans are a monolith and not all natives are! the big emphasis is basically to just be respectful, and we all define that a bit differently
hope this makes sense and honestly it's probably better than the essay i typed before
Ok i wrote a whole long ass post and then my app crashed right before i hit the send button so i'mma give a tl;dr:
as a 3rd gen german american, i don't find stuff like lederhosen and dirndls and beer steins for halloween to be offensive like you don't with your culture. that doesn't make me a backstabber, and it doesn't make you one. so dw! as long as you respect the fact that the "other side" of the argument also brings up really good points and reasoning. it's just up to personal opinion because there's no one central agreement in any culture about others wearing it as a costume, ya know? not all german americans are a monolith and not all natives are! the big emphasis is basically to just be respectful, and we all define that a bit differently
hope this makes sense and honestly it's probably better than the essay i typed before
all i wanted was kocoum
all i wanted was kocoum avi
ITupacmarley
New Member
Do we still have the old bf box from Last year
Love the idea!
After getting back in touch with a relative, Marco throws a picnic to celebrate his Native heritage, and to encourage everybody to reconnect with their roots. Meanwhile, you’ll be harvesting the fruits of autumn with Joaquin, making Native craft art with Kiran, and helping JD set a world record!
PLEASE NOTE
This hunt will be shorter than our usual events but longer than our shorter ones.
Roots & Branches will run from today at noon PST to 6 AM PST on Friday, the 29th of November for top secret reasons.
A Letter from the ATA Creatives
Hey everyone, your friendly neighborhood devs here!
For this Thanksgiving, we wanted to do something different from our usual fare and shine a spotlight on the original thanksgivers, Native folks. Looking back at history, we’re reminded that Thanksgiving can be a painful time, and Raven helped us realize that displacing people from their homes or their land disconnects everyone from their heritage and culture. One way forward is to celebrate and reclaim those connections in our own ways. With that in mind, we offer Roots and Branches, a Thanksgiving event about creating connection, to oneself, to one’s culture, and to the friends and communities that build us up. Be excellent to each other.
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RAVEN JOHN
@twospirittrickster
Raven, a Two Spirit Coast Salish/Stolo artist, helped us with consultation and direction for the event and let us use some of their fashion designs on the avatars. Their sister @queenalphabetties also provided formline art examples we adapted into the avatars, furniture, and items.
Donation Links
#Thanksgivingback
If you want to give back this Thanksgiving, we highly recommend these two charities:
Urban Native Youth Association
This is a local charity chosen by Raven, focused on Native Youth in Leadership.
American Indian College Fund
This is the biggest US-based organization that helps native people go to college.
Update to XCs
While we've got your attention, we've adjusted the Extracurriculars reward-collection time from 24 hours after an XC is concluded to 12 HOURS. Why? Simply put: having it at 24 hours was melting our servers like cheese on pizza and that is not very good if you want to keep playing PIMD crash-free. Trust me, this is great for all of us.
Enjoy!
Avatars
Feel the fire with these beautiful event avis.
Pet Styles
Fallin' for these exclusive new Pet Styles that have dropped at the Store! These are available for purchase at varying prices until the end of the event on November 29th at 6 AM Pacific Time.
Event Furniture
The original PNW feeling.
All will be available through the usual means: event boxes, the Fall Furniture Box and the Furniture Store!
When this has more likes than Marcie's original post :0
TheCatLady
Active Member
ATA bringing in more expensive items that need more spending?
ImmortalVixen
Member
Interesting 
BunnyPirate
Member
Nevermind. Navajo turtle stat item is now my life. I love him.
PeggingCryptids
Well-Known Member
While the avis and furniture are not great please donate and help out.
iAeri_luv2StripeYourThighs
Member
Finally!! I have been waiting for these avis for almost 4 years. ;_; So proud.
SYN_SADISTIC_WOLF-VICI
Member
As a Native woman, the consideration of our Heritage is truly appreciated. However, I do wish that some of the avatars were dressed differently and there were females who looked like they were from several different tribes... as all tribes do look different.
it’s not offensive at all. Did you even read the post, they consulted a coast Salish artist , gave you links to two charities to donate too and didn’t shove the traditional thanksgiving narrative down your throat. This is inclusive, it’s not even close to cultural appropriation this is representation. This is everything!