TIL of Mi'kmaw Hieroglyphs, a Native North American writing system, whose native name (Gomgwejui'gasit) translate as 'Suckerfish script' ( en.wikipedia.org )

Kowowow ,

You see this on miniminuteman? His archeology stuff is pretty good

MossyFeathers , (edited )

https://pawb.social/pictrs/image/f83909c2-9470-4095-86ca-f221f29e1f42.gif

They used a fucking inverted pentagram to symbolize heaven.

I'm fucking dying, holy shit.

Edit for context: for those of you unfamiliar with the spread of Christianity through the US, it was brutal, bigoted and bloody. In many cases it was literally "convert or die".

Now, that said, some tribes willingly converted, either because they were already historically oppressed and though sacrificing their culture would end their oppression, or because they found Christianity to be compatible with their religion/culture. However, most Native American tribes, religions and cultures got absolutely destroyed by Christianity.

Using an inverted pentagram to symbolize "heaven" when it's usually associated with Satanism and the occult seems like such a great "fuck you".

Uruanna ,

You don't think it's just... a star?

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