“With great power comes great responsibility.”
This proverb is widely known throughout the world, and no matter whether one’s familiarity comes from its original association with the French Revolution or (more likely) from Uncle Ben’s advice to a young Peter Parker in the Spider-Man comics, the sentiment behind it is bound to resonate. If you have the ability to make the world a better place, well, you better act on it.
Taylor White has taken this proverb to heart. The model and social media star has gained the daily attention of more than 600 thousand followers, and she is using it to shed light on the issues facing Indigenous people throughout the world. White is a member of the Squaxin Island tribe, a fact she is very proud of and represents through indigenous art in her tattoo collection.
We spoke with White about why she advocates so strongly for Indigenous people, the headspace modeling allows her to get
