I hate the “neotaino” discourse so fucking much but I couldn’t give you a better example of how fucking fake it is than how they promote more US imperialism through statehood instead of actively calling for land sovereignty. Literally throwing your own island under the bus. 
https://twitter.com/qseyoembelda/status/1419581229184307200 …
Right, and statehood won't make it better. The Feds still own 45% of California and this is how well they protect it...https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/06/04/california-federal-fire-crews-understaffed-30-low-pay-year-round-wildfire-season/ …