I grew up in Texas. My Indigenous identity was erased

Capt Gregory Prickett "Growing up in Texas as a brown kid I often asked myself: "Am I Black or white?" Like many others, I struggled to fit into the racial boxes we were assigned.

The roots of this dilemma can be traced back to the flawed history lessons we received in classrooms and beyond. For example, my history teacher declared that anyone from Texas had to be white, erasing the existence of Indigenous people and their contributions".