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When Our Aunties Pass

Dedicated to my auntie, (Image from the 90's, how I will always remember her. She was 70 when she passed) I can't explain what it's like to lose pillars of your life. All the core people that held so many memories. They knew the versions of you that no one knows. It's just me now, but it's not. Native American heritage video series: The Aunties Role Follow the link to watch: Indigenizing Safe Sex with Glitz, Glam, and Honest Aunties Even some of our 2Spirits have auntie...

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Jul 5

White-Passing Natives

The following slides are from an Instagram post about white-passing Natives and specific behaviors. Those behaviors are based on white supremacy works. The comments were a mixture of education, lived experience, and valid criticism. Someone suggested the tone of post was angry. And yes, I am angry when I see white-passing Natives who act in white supremacist behaviors, including being the only face of an Indigenous organization. https://www.instagram.com/p/DZvpPyIGVzw/?utm_so

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Jun 20

MMIWG2SLGBTQIAA+

Two Spirit people ask "where do we belong?" and "where do we fit in?" Here is a break down of the Two Spirit term: https://youtu.be/JLUkknH2m7E?si=lOyWvIhufYiuAp2j Where did the acronym MMIWG2SLGTQIAA+ come from? Leah Gazan, a Native MLA, in canada combined the MMIW2S with the LGBTQIAA+ community in reference to violence and inaction. This is not the official acronym. The discourse around the #MMIW and the #MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA is sad to see... I wouldn't want to be a Two-Spirt y

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Apr 14

What does "decolonize" mean?

What is "decolonize" even mean!? I am not an expert on decolonization anything. There are many great definitions or interpretations out there. I am always learning from all decolonization perspectives. Hopefully, the list below peaks your interest enough to begin your own journey. In this blog post, I will highlight some of the "decolonization" readings that really opened my eyes to what it means to decolonize. The Unravelling of a Colonized Mind by Jana-Rae Yerxa Read here:.

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Mar 27

Far Away Connections

The Coldest Village on Earth: Oymyakon (-71°C, -96°F) Ruhi Cenet Documentaries Imagine a village where temperatures drop as low as -71°C, -96°F. Here, spending just a few extra minutes outside can lead to frostbite, the loss of a limb, or even end of life. I’m in the coldest inhabited place on Earth, at the coldest time of the year. This is Oymyakon. Just to stay alive, I’m wearing more than 20 layers of clothing, weighing nearly 14 kilos. Stepping outside from a warm 30°C ho

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Feb 24

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Indigenous 2spirit

Pronouns: They/Them

Bachelors of Indian Social Work

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For eighteen centuries, Christianity never taught what most American evangelicals now believe about Israel. So where did it come from? In this video I investigated the origins of Christian Zionism — the theology, the money, and the foreign influence operations actively targeting American churches right now. What I found was a paper trail hiding in plain sight, registered with the U.S. Department of Justice.

Repost Dave Perk facebook.
Thank You Karen Graham for posting this enlightening essay by Jenn Stonehouse.
The Indians have done nothing in over 100 years and now they wanna tell us how to run Alberta."
That's what a banner near Spruce Grove, AB said this week.
This already feels like old news but I needed time to collect my thoughts and gather some data.
Here’s the truth:
1863–2000: Federal Indian day schools operated across Canada, many run by the same churches as residential schools.
1883–1997: Residential schools were funded by Canada for 114 years. Attendance became compulsory by law in 1920, for kids as young as 7.
1885–1935: The pass system required First Nations people to get written permission from an Indian agent just to leave their own reserve. For 50 years.
Alongside it, the permit system required a permit to sell your own livestock, grain and produce, enforced by the same agents.
1927–1951: It was illegal to hire a lawyer or raise money to pursue a land claim against the government. Two full decades where seeking justice was a crime.
1920's -1980s: Segregated "Indian hospitals" operated across the country, admitting patients by race, not need.
1951-1980s: The Sixties Scoop. Thousands of Indigenous children apprehended from their families and placed in non-Indigenous homes, often losing all connection to their language, culture, and identity.
Ceremonies including the Potlatch and Sun Dance were criminalized under the Indian Act. Children were punished for speaking their own languages — for generations.
Status First Nations people couldn't vote in a federal election without giving up their status until 1960.
This was all in the"last 100 years".
It’s only been LESS THAN 30 YEARS since the last residential school and Indian federal hospital closed their doors.
What we did anyway:
Organized nationally and defeated the 1969 White Paper, which tried to eliminate Indian status and treaty rights outright
Built the Assembly of First Nations, Native Women's Association of Canada, Métis National Council, and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Got Aboriginal and treaty rights written into the Constitution in 1982
Negotiated modern treaties and self-government agreeme

*WARNING: C/A S/A*

Repost @agirlhasnopresident

Katie Phang’s lawsuit against Trump’s DOJ under the Epstein Transparency Act to make them release the Epstein files.

The judge is also considering contempt charges against the DOJ.

#EpsteinTrumpFiles

RE: #LUIGIMANGIONE

TODAY Show (Date 08/14/2026)
Accused killer Luigi Mangione is set to appear in federal court where sources familiar with the matter tell NBC News he's expected to plead guilty to federal stalking charges. Because of New York's If he does, he will y law, any agreement a the federal level could cloud the future
double jeopardy law, of the state murder and weapon charges he faces.

NBC News senior legal correspondent Laura Jarrett joins TODAY with analysis.

#FreeLuigi

"My country is not prepared for this mental health crisis that they are dumping upon my people."

Israelis are vacationing on #SiargaoIsland in the #Philippines after participating in the genocide in Gaza. And locals are fighting back. AJ+

w/ @tabish_talib

#Israel #Siargao #ChabadHouse

Repost @mercadomedia1
OMAHA SCHOOL COPS ARE ALREADY USING ELECTRIC SHOCK GLOVES ON STUDENTS

The electric shock gloves making headlines after ICE announced plans to spend up to $20 million on the technology have already been inside Nebraska schools.

Omaha Police bought 40 pairs for nearly $66,000 in 2025 specifically for school resource officers. Today, 29 of 34 SROs are trained to use them in middle and high schools across Omaha-area districts, and officers have already shocked students twice during the 2025-26 school year. One use was reportedly against a high school student for “noncompliance.”

Bellevue Police have used the gloves for roughly four years, and all of their school resource officers have a pair assigned to them. Both Omaha and Bellevue policies permit their use against people who are passively resisting, meaning simply refusing to follow orders.

Here’s the part that really stands out: the manufacturer itself warns the G.L.O.V.E. should NOT be used on high-risk populations including children, pregnant women, the elderly or people with disabilities. It also warns against using the device as punishment or merely for verbal defiance or belligerence.

Omaha’s own policy prohibits using it on “small children,” but the devices are nevertheless carried in middle and high schools and have already been used on students.

This was largely flying under the radar until ICE’s planned massive purchase put the technology under a national microscope.

Sources: Nebraska Public Media, Associated Press

This is an older resource I stumbled upon but worth the look.

https://ready.web.unc.edu/

WELCOME TO THE PROJECT READY ONLINE CURRICULUM SITE.
This site hosts a series of free, online professional development modules for school and public youth services librarians, library administrators, and others interested in improving their knowledge about race and racism, racial equity, and culturally sustaining pedagogy. The primary focus of the Project READY curriculum is on improving relationships with, services to, and resources for youth of color and Native youth.

https://ready.web.unc.edu/

• Getting Started: Curriculum Guide
• Section 1: Foundations
• Module 1a:
Agreements
• Module 1b:
Introduction
• Module 2: History
of Race and
Racism
• Module 3: Getting
on the Same Page:
Defining Race &
Racism
• Module 4: Implicit
Bias &
Microaggressions
• Module 5: Systems
of Inequality
• Module 6:
Indigeneity...

#Resource #Educate #Learn

Repost @houseofliberationllc

theliberatedself
Dear Black & Brown Folk, In a world designed to harm us, we are forced to find new ways of existing, evolving into versions of ourselves that supersede the expectations of those facilitating our oppression; and that process is driven by an intrinsic knowing of ourselves that cannot be forgotten -
despite their desperate efforts - 'cause
it's attached to our DNA.
So trust in yourself!
www.theliberatedself.org

theliberatedself
Dear Black & Brown Folk,
We need to be reminded,
over and over again -
even if it makes us feel extremely
uncomfortable that White folk might never have our best interests at heart; and that's not meant to spread paranoia, but to make us aware of what we've been up against for hundreds of years; like it or not, we have a common enemy that seems fully committed to our full and total annihilation.
www.theliberatedself.org

#Indigenous #FirstNations #BlackPeople #PeopleOfTheMajority #Perspective

Dear Indigenous,

A REMINDER OF NONNATIVE "ALLYSHIP"

Pay attention to what people think they can get away with when it comes to how you are treated. #Respect is everything in a world where basic human decency seems to be sorely lacking. Allow for chances, but don't turn a blind eye to patterns because some know what they are doing and how their actions are appearing. In my world, the door doesn't remain open for opportunists and malicious spirits. I will be judged, misunderstood, and talked about before I am disrespected. I have not endured the most ruthless of healing journeys to be set back by those who refuse to confront their cruelty and disregard for others. I believe in treating others how you want to be treated, not meddling with livelihoods because you think it will go unaddressed. Some people rely on passivity, not knowing you will remove yourself from the situation real quick.
~
Samira Vivette
Follow @samiravivette

#Colonizers #Kkkanada #Whiteness #ReconciliationIsDead

Repost @multicultural.home

Two distinctions I think about a lot.
Being "not racist" is passive. It's staying quiet, avoiding the topic, assuming good intentions are enough.
Being anti-racist is active. It means naming patterns out loud, even when it's uncomfortable. Even when it costs you something.
The same distinction applies to culture.
Appreciating a culture means understanding where something comes from, its history, its meaning, and who it belongs to.
Appropriating it means taking the aesthetic and leaving the rest behind.
One shows up. The other just takes.
If you work across cultures, raise kids between them, or build brands that touch on identity, this distinction isn't abstract.
It shapes how people experience your work, your leadership, your presence in the room.
-by @multicultural.home

#Education #Resource #Knowledge

Do not build your inner circle with chronic neutrals. They will betray you eventually-not because they hate you, but because they are too cowardly to take a stand.
A neutral person prioritizes their own comfort over what is right. A neutral person values "keeping the peace" over standing for truth.
A neutral person will watch you be wronged and claim "there are two sides to every story" just to avoid picking a side.
In the end, silence in the face of injustice is just passive alignment with the oppressor. Surround yourself with people who have the spine to stand for something.
Hameedat Sanusi

#Perspectives #SpeakOut #SpeakUp

Repost @dopestnativesalive @warparty

'Generations of handouts? It's time for a change. We're tired of holding everything up. This is about healing, taking a new look, and finding strength from within.'

#kkkanada #Alberta #FirstNations #BritishColombia

Pre-sentence reports for #Indigenous offenders will soon have a new name in at least one #Alberta court, over concerns the current term stigmatizes people with a common surname.

The Alberta Court of Justice announced Thursday that starting Sept. 1, Gladue reports will be known as Indigenous Background Reports. The reports — which are named after the Supreme Court’s 1999 Gladue decision — assess how government policies affecting First Nations, Métis and Inuit people may have contributed to an Indigenous person’s criminal behaviour.

“This change is being made after meaningful consultation with members of the Gladue family, Indigenous leaders, Indigenous-serving organizations, and others who work closely with the court,” the court said in an unsigned statement.

“The court is grateful for the guidance it has received and makes this change with deep respect for the wishes of the Gladue family and for the continuing importance of using language that is accurate, thoughtful, and respectful.”

The Court of Justice stressed that while the name of Gladue reports is changing, the process is not.

“The new terminology is intended to better reflect the purpose of these assessments: to provide the Court with relevant information about an Indigenous person’s personal, family, community, and systemic background, where that information may assist in a fair and informed decision-making process.”

https://calgaryherald.com/news/crime/alberta-courts-gladue-report-name-change-indigenous/wcm/8c45dd13-f250-46d5-9d7a-5bb03acf512b

#GladueReports

Pre-sentence reports for Indigenous offenders will soon have a new name in at least one Alberta court, over concerns the current term stigmatizes people with a common surname.

The Alberta Court of Justice announced Thursday that starting Sept. 1, Gladue reports will be known as Indigenous Background Reports. The reports — which are named after the Supreme Court’s 1999 Gladue decision — assess how government policies affecting First Nations, Métis and Inuit people may have contributed to an Indigenous person’s criminal behaviour.

The name’s origins
Gladue reports came out of the case of Jamie Tanis Gladue, a 19-year-old Cree-Métis woman fr

#LuigiMangione #Court

Plead guilty to stalking charges of ceo.

Next month, Luigi Mangione murder trial is set to begin.

Online news commentators are speculating this plea will trigger the New York law of double jeopardy.

Repost @impresonoticias #TragediaCali | The president of the international brigade Topos Aztecas, @toposazteca Hector Mendez, known as "El Topo Mayor", made a vigorous call to local authorities and agencies in Colombia with a forceful "Let us work", after denouncing serious difficulties to access disaster areas after the devastating earthquake in Cali.
In an interview granted to the team of cwmasnoticias, Mendez noted that, despite having the authorization of Mayor Alejandro Eder, the contingent of 20 volunteer rescuers has faced bureaucratic hurdles, demand for additional credentials and medical insurances to enter critical search points, extending an urgent call to the local Colombian authorities to facilitate the passage and allow the rescue efforts to speed up.
Las tensiones en torno al equipo voluntario se incrementaron tras una reciente y polémica entrevista en Blu Radio con el periodista Néstor Morales, quien fustigó al líder de la brigada al cuestionarle insistentemente si contaban con los permisos y coordinaciones diplomáticas del Gobierno Nacional para operar en territorio colombiano. Ante esto, Méndez respondió tajantemente que como voluntarios atienden el llamado del deber sin burocracia ni "politiquería", dando un fuerte cierre a la conversación.
The situation generates great expectation in the disaster zone, where the Aztec Topos arrived from Venezuela — where they worked for more than a month in rescue work - after deciding to travel directly to Colombia to support the emergency instead of returning to #Mexico The rescuers reaffirmed that their sole intention is to save lives and urged the authorities to facilitate their operational deployment without further setbacks.
Team Impreso | Courtesy
⑥cwmasnoticias

#ToposAztecas #Colombia #Earthquake
Emergencia

Repost X: Jürgen Nauditt

'People online are talking about a Trump staffer who reportedly wakes him up if he falls asleep during events.

The woman goes by the nickname "The Zapper." According to users, she has a special button on her midsection that triggers a signal to help wake the #President up should he doze off.

Keep an eye on her hand—it seems to be true.😂😂😂'

#ZapHim #TrumpEpsteinFiles #WhiteHouse
#NapTime

APTN News
Original Air Date - August 10, 2026: It has been over 10 years since the death of Colten Boushie.
An anniversary event in his honour screened the documentary film that followed the judicial system throughout Boushie's killer's trial.

#Racism #JusticeforColtenBoushie #Saskatchewan #kkkanada #NativeYouth

#Artists in Gaza painted a mural honouring former #BurgerKing employee Arianna Hamilton, who was reportedly fired after saying “Free Palestine” to an Israeli American in Breinigsville, #Pennsylvania
Aj+

Repost @nmclimatejustice

As #NewMexico burns and our rivers run dry.. Why is our so-called “climate governor" fast-tracking Project Jupiter? Fast tracking massive climate warming emissions? That will set our state back by 20 years of Climate progress.

Fast-tracking 24/7 noise and a heat island on a working-class, water-stressed community of Santa Teresa New Mexico?

Join us: Friday, August 21st 12-1pm to protest Gov MLG & NMED's fast-tracking of Project Jupiter
Where: New Mexico Environment Department, 1109 St Francis Drive, Santa Fe

#StopProjectJupiter

Repost Power to the People

NBC News is reporting the #Pentagon is drafting a new #nuclear strategy that emphasizes the expanded use of tactical nuclear weapons in case of a nuclear war.
It's being drafted by Elbridge Colby who has advocated for a decade for the US to prepare to fight a "limited nuclear war."
The biggest terrorists on earth are not located overseas. They're located right here in the #UnitedStates government.

chekmedia

What happens when two decades of #treaty negotiations with a group of Vancouver Island #FirstNations hit their final stage at a time of growing fear, suspicion and backlash on #Indigenous reconciliation?
You get the Te'mexw Treaty, where five nations from Parksville to Victoria find themselves suddenly in the public after 22 years of largely under-the-radar treaty talks with the B.C. and federal governments.

#Territory #InherentRights

Repost @wearemitu

#Mexican rescue team Los Topos (@topos.mx) changes course and is preparing to head to #Colombia
Commander Cienfuegos, of Mexico's Topos USAR BREC rescue team, reported that they were returning from #Venezuela to #Mexico but plans changed and they are now heading to Colombia to help amid the emergency caused by the #Earthquake

O: @topos.mx I : Cultimahoraven

Repost @lanati.morales

#Jujuy Again #stateviolence against #Indigenous women and families as it happens in Humahuaca "Heritage of Humanity".
Rubber bullets fired in the face and whole body by provincial police. They were kids!!!, women and men.
This is the response of Governor Carlos Sadir, of the UCR, to territorial conflicts. Not forgetting that the municipality is run by Karina Paniagua of PJ.
The State is responsible.
Free all the detainees five females two males.
Humahuaca, Jujuy

#Jujuy Nuevamente la violencia del Estado contra las mujeres y familias indígenas como sucede en Humahuaca "Patrimonio de la Humanidad".
Disparos de balas de goma en la cara y todo el cuerpo por parte de la policía provincial. Estuvieron niños !!!, mujeres y varones.
Así la respuesta del gobernador Carlos Sadir, de la UCR, ante conflictos
territoriales. Sin olvidar que el municipio está dirigido por Karina Paniagua del PJ.
El Estado es responsable.
Libertad a todas los y las detenidas, cinco mujeres, dos varones.

Repost RNZ

Five #NewZealand firefighters are among hundreds battling huge wildfires of Canada's western coast.

In the western province of #BritishColumbia tens of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate their homes, while residents of major eastern population centers like Toronto endured some of the world's worst air quality last month.

#Wildfires #Firefighters

Repost @globalsouthworld and @carolaymorales

A powerful 7.4-magnitude #earthquake struck #Colombia early Monday, shaking large parts of the country and leaving damage in several areas.

Listen to the report by @carolaymorales, journalist in Colombia, for the latest on the situation and the impact of the earthquake across the country.

Tohono O'odham Nation leaders emphasize "No Trespassing" signs as federal contractors allegedly try to access their land for border wall work.

https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/tribal-nation-issues-no-trespassing-signs-reports-of-federal-contractors-working-on-arizona-border-wall-tohono-oodham-nation/75-f9be99ad-3836-45ac-adad-3aa98bae100d

#NativeLand #Territory #Sovereign

Repost @kareemkwaik

Update.

#Follow #Support #Amplify

Repost Anticapitalista

»Contrary to popular belief, you do not need to be part of an established organization to organize, facilitate direct action, or engage in mutual aid. You may be criticized or lectured for not affiliating with existing groups, but being in community does not mean aligning yourself with organizations whose values or approaches do not reflect your own. Community is about collective care and responding to real needs where you are. Do not allow gatekeeping or institutional elitism to discourage you from taking action to support and uplift your community.«

@baklax_arcapelago

Mohamad safa

The genocide of Jewish people called "holocaust"

The genocide of the Irish people called "famine"

The genocide of Native Americans called "discovery"

The genocide of Africans called "colonization"

The genocide of Palestinian called "self-defense"

The genocide of Lebanese called "security threat"

Language matters. A genocide is unjustifiable wherever happens. Never again.

#LandBack #ResourceExtraction

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THE
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dddddPeople always ask if they could "speak to someone on the team" or "you guys do a lot" and

I always smile when I inform them that the team is just me, myself, and I

.I am grateful to have any type of platform

I do this for my people. to amplify Indigenous voices, decolonize myself, and to share culture

I also want to shine a light on decolonization

hopefully highlighting the need for everyone to decolonize back to their cultural traditional backgrounds

Not to become us

but to become stronger allies

who unplug from systems that oppress us all

and to become accomplices

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