On second thought y’all, before I spill about how I fell in love with Big Queen Rukiya, I decided that first, I’d let her steal your heart all by herself.

Then once I tell you the story, you’ll love her spirit even more. Promise.

Meeting Big Queen Rukiya in person is EVERYTHING.

This is the next best thing.

Big Queen of the Creole Wild West, daughter of the Chahta Indians. There’s only one place in the world to catch a glimpse of this effervescent cultural joy, but this moment will never occur again. It does not escape me that in her and this whole weekend, I have witnessed wonders ✨

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where i wandered: