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White and Latino people already fukking up in anticipation for this. This white woman on TikTok went live to report a bunch of "Mexicans" and found out she was near a reservation and all of the brown people she thought were Mexicans were actually Native Americans. What's really going to fukk people up is that Mexicans ARE Native Americans, so when they come for the Mexicans, they need to get ready for drama and backlash when they accidently round up legitimate citizen who share the same genes.
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Navajo students on their quarterly wellness walk near Star School east of Flagstaff last week were unknowingly recorded by a woman who posted the video on TikTok and suggested that the Diné students had been "dropped off" in the desert, speaking a foreign language.
The video drew violent and threatening comments online and led the charter school to impose a soft lockdown and cancel after-school activities. The Coconino County Sheriff's Office later contacted the woman and was investigating the incident.
The school and parents held a meeting the night of Nov. 18 with the Sheriff's Office to address the threats and discuss the legality of the woman recording underage students.
"While we didn't feel like there was direct danger, based on the comments there definitely were threats made," said Gross. "These comments made staff, students, and families that were viewing it fearful."
After the video went viral, garnering approximately 200,000 views, comments surfaced suggesting violence, including references to using the children for "target practice” and for people to “get your guns out.”
That led to the community meeting with the Sheriff's Office.
“In what world does that make it right, no matter who is walking on a dirt road?” said Gross of the threats.
Star School, which has been serving the community for over 20 years, has a student body that is 99% Native American. It remains unclear if the TikToker is from the area, as she reportedly lives in a canvas tent and has had a previous TikTok account banned.
That raised the possibility that she may not have been aware of the proximity of the Navajo Nation to the border town of Flagstaff. Flagstaff is home to a vibrant Native American community, including Navajo, Hopi, and Apache individuals who live, work and attend school in the area.
In a follow-up video, the TikToker claims she did not know of the school that was near her location and only found out after she was contacted by authorities.
Gross said everyone had hoped the TikToker would take down the video, but in another post, she said there was nothing she could do about what happened. The video remains in her feed and is one of her most-viewed videos.
Jon Paxton, the Sheriff's Office public information officer, said authorities made contact with the woman who posted the video.
“There was no overt threat,” said Paxton, who noted the woman had put up a second video attempting to explain the incident. "The subject has taken down that post and reported it and put up something more with an explanation. We are just working with the school right now after the community meeting last night…to reassure them we have been in touch with the individual.”
Paxton said it was being determined if the TikToker owns the land or whether she is a transient, but it’s not the biggest concern.
“It's an open area,” said Paxton. “She may have been aware of the school but was wondering what people are doing out in this area that she considers open. She worded many things wrong."
“The unfortunate thing about this is it was very triggering for a lot of people,” said Gross. “Middle school students are on TikTok and they saw those comments before they were taken down. It’s fearful when people are talking about guns, target practice, and those types of things.”
In the follow-up video, the woman said she was not only unaware of the school but also unaware that she was living near the Navajo Nation, the largest reservation in Arizona, although she only referred to it as a reservation and never the tribe's name. The Navajo Nation spans over 27,000 square miles, extending across Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.
"It's a reservation, so I've never gone that far. So I was unaware there was anything out here. There's nothing out here," she said in her video. "There is a reservation a few miles up from us. It is nothing to worry about. There is nothing to worry about. When you are in Arizona you have to worry about these kinds of things. There is all kinds of stuff going on with the border and everything here in Arizona. It's sad that we live in a day that you would have to immediately get that kind of fear in your heart, unfortunately, that's the world we live in. But the sheriff did verify and everything is good."
The TikToker did not respond to The Republic's request for comment.
Violent threats follow video asking if Native kids had been 'dropped off' in the desert
A woman recording students from a Native American charter school triggers violent threats and a school lockdown.
www.azcentral.com
Navajo students on their quarterly wellness walk near Star School east of Flagstaff last week were unknowingly recorded by a woman who posted the video on TikTok and suggested that the Diné students had been "dropped off" in the desert, speaking a foreign language.
The video drew violent and threatening comments online and led the charter school to impose a soft lockdown and cancel after-school activities. The Coconino County Sheriff's Office later contacted the woman and was investigating the incident.
The school and parents held a meeting the night of Nov. 18 with the Sheriff's Office to address the threats and discuss the legality of the woman recording underage students.
"While we didn't feel like there was direct danger, based on the comments there definitely were threats made," said Gross. "These comments made staff, students, and families that were viewing it fearful."
After the video went viral, garnering approximately 200,000 views, comments surfaced suggesting violence, including references to using the children for "target practice” and for people to “get your guns out.”
That led to the community meeting with the Sheriff's Office.
“In what world does that make it right, no matter who is walking on a dirt road?” said Gross of the threats.
TikToker claims she didn't know about the school
Gross said the school contacted the Sheriff's Office, consulted their attorneys and officially opened a case within the school. She said although parents said this woman had no right to post videos of their children, they were told by the Sheriff's Office that because it was taken off school property, it was legal.Star School, which has been serving the community for over 20 years, has a student body that is 99% Native American. It remains unclear if the TikToker is from the area, as she reportedly lives in a canvas tent and has had a previous TikTok account banned.
That raised the possibility that she may not have been aware of the proximity of the Navajo Nation to the border town of Flagstaff. Flagstaff is home to a vibrant Native American community, including Navajo, Hopi, and Apache individuals who live, work and attend school in the area.
In a follow-up video, the TikToker claims she did not know of the school that was near her location and only found out after she was contacted by authorities.
Gross said everyone had hoped the TikToker would take down the video, but in another post, she said there was nothing she could do about what happened. The video remains in her feed and is one of her most-viewed videos.
Jon Paxton, the Sheriff's Office public information officer, said authorities made contact with the woman who posted the video.
“There was no overt threat,” said Paxton, who noted the woman had put up a second video attempting to explain the incident. "The subject has taken down that post and reported it and put up something more with an explanation. We are just working with the school right now after the community meeting last night…to reassure them we have been in touch with the individual.”
Paxton said it was being determined if the TikToker owns the land or whether she is a transient, but it’s not the biggest concern.
“It's an open area,” said Paxton. “She may have been aware of the school but was wondering what people are doing out in this area that she considers open. She worded many things wrong."
'Triggering for a lot of people'
Gross expressed deep concern that the school's name has been widely shared in follow-up and response videos on TikTok, raising fears about potential threats or backlash from extremist individuals and groups. She noted this is the first incident of its kind in the school's 23-year history. While the transient TikToker may have only recently arrived in the area, Gross pointed out that the school is clearly visible and should have been recognizable.“The unfortunate thing about this is it was very triggering for a lot of people,” said Gross. “Middle school students are on TikTok and they saw those comments before they were taken down. It’s fearful when people are talking about guns, target practice, and those types of things.”
In the follow-up video, the woman said she was not only unaware of the school but also unaware that she was living near the Navajo Nation, the largest reservation in Arizona, although she only referred to it as a reservation and never the tribe's name. The Navajo Nation spans over 27,000 square miles, extending across Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.
"It's a reservation, so I've never gone that far. So I was unaware there was anything out here. There's nothing out here," she said in her video. "There is a reservation a few miles up from us. It is nothing to worry about. There is nothing to worry about. When you are in Arizona you have to worry about these kinds of things. There is all kinds of stuff going on with the border and everything here in Arizona. It's sad that we live in a day that you would have to immediately get that kind of fear in your heart, unfortunately, that's the world we live in. But the sheriff did verify and everything is good."
The TikToker did not respond to The Republic's request for comment.
