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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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Where are the bodies?

Residential School exhumed graves? A view cemetery in Cranbook, British Columbia on June 30, 2021 ( Dave Chidley - Anadolu Agency ) *WARNING: THIS POST HIGHLIGHTS THE RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL SYSTEM'S GENOCIDE* National Indian Residential School Crisis Line (1-866-925-4419) exists to provide support for former Residential School students. The Crisis Line provides: Emotional and crisis referral services. Hope For Wellness https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/ Why create a blog post about

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Residential School Denialism

*National Indian Residential School Crisis Line ( 1-866-925-4419 ) exists to provide support for former Residential School students.*...

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Intersectionality: How do you treat us?

Intersectionality means nothing if one group feels more oppressed than the other. You can talk about freedom and 'down with the system' all you want but if cannot treat other marginalized groups with dignity - then you are in it for your own. This means when disagreements arise between groups we allow grace, respect, kindness. We all mess up but if you feel the need to attack other racialized groups then you are using the same systems we are all fighting against. And by attac

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Boundaries & Solutions

Personal Boundaries on Commenting/Interacting: Dont begin comment off with name calling or swear words directed at me. No passive...

Journey

Not your social justice warrior!

House Keeping Random Thoughts I think some of you have mistaken me for a social justice leftist person. I am a Cree 2Spirit human being. This is an Indigenous space. I think some people still feel as though we are inferior. Heed this message. We are not inferior. We are not a monolithic group. Indigenous people are free to express themselves. Indigenous people are allowed to question and demand respect. Hopefully our teachings guide us in this process and we are doing so in a

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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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DecolonizeMyself

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

Art & Culture

DecolonizeMyself

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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DecolonizeMyself

Apr 14

What does "decolonize" mean?

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DecolonizeMyself

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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DecolonizeMyself

Feb 24

néhiyaw treaty 4

Indigenous 2spirit

Pronouns: They/Them

Bachelors of Indian Social Work

MY PICK
OF THE WEEK

rom Moosehide to Moccasins (Gene Gregoret, 1969)

This film details the process of the creation of leather and the crafting of moccasins. (Provincial Archives of Alberta)

Repost @drcheromiah
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These moments are imprinted in my heart...over 130 years later, Richard Morgan and Peter Howe return home to their Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes in #Montana. They passed while attending the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, Pennsylvani, a place designed to culturally eradicate Native American children and young people. And now they are home.

#NativeAmerican #BoardingSchool #EveryChildMatters #UnitedStates

From APTN Face to Face Identify Crisis

https://youtu.be/lzNYGW0OimY?si=YWDcoioCcTz6nhH3

We all know the #Métis are descended from fur traders and Indigenous women who rose up against the Canadian government in 1869 and 1885. They became a nation on the prairies. But groups in other parts of Canada have popped up to say they are just as Métis as the descendants of Red River.

A couple of groups in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia that say they should be recognised as Indigenous to the region because they are descended from Acadian Métis. Some Red River Métis disagree and say they should not be adopting the name and symbols of their nation.

#Pretendians #Muudled Identify

#Repost @empatheticechoess
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Canada, we need to talk about this!!
Every single comment in this video was left on MY pages.

I’m showing the receipts because #Indigenous people shouldn’t have to keep explaining that racism against them is real.

We already have people out here denying their traumas & historical truths, we don't need racism deniers too.

Indigenous people deserve respect on the land they’ve been fighting to protect for generations. Period.Hey racists, smile for the camera. 📸

#Kkkanada #FirstNations #Racism

And! Do you know other people in other groups that are not your own?

I was just thinking about my community, idle no more days, and being able to mobilize when needed.

If you dont know - I hope you find out!

Do you have a network of people for when shit hits the fan?
Do you know the movers & shakers in your community?
Do you know who to mobilize with? To organize with when needed?
Or the workers on the ground assisting the people?
Would you know where to volunteer, donate food, donate items, free resources, etc.

#CriticalThinking #IdleNoMore #Community #Organizers #FreeThinkers

#Repost @quadzillahikes
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If you're not paying attention to the #US losing hegemony in #WestAsia in real time what are you even doing with you life? 🤣 30s update on what's happening with the Houthi advance, the strait of Al Mandeb, #Saudi pipeline, and then consequences for the region. TLDR U.S. dominance in West Asia is over. -@quadzillahikes

#Repost @thebreachcommunity
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The world’s wealthiest investors are coming to #Canada - and they want a piece of our public infrastructure.

Our latest article lays out how Mark Carney’s glitzy investment summit could pave the way for a corporate carve-up of Canada.

Read the piece on our website, breachmedia.ca.

#MarkCarney #Kkkanada #NativeLand.

#Suncor faces opposition to treat and release in Fort Chipewyan

Emily Blake
Thursday September 10, 2026
https://cabinradio.ca/308127/news/health/suncor-faces-opposition-to-treat-and-release-in-fort-chipewyan/

Signs opposing treatment and release in front of Suncor's "mobile water and reclamation exhibit" in Fort Chipewyan. Photo: Submitted by Mark Mercredi

#Water #FirstNations

Gerry Cheezie says he’s worried about the potential downstream impacts if oil sands companies are allowed to dump treated tailings into the Athabasca River.
Cheezie, the co-chair of Keepers of the Water and former chief of the Tthebatthie Denesųłiné Nation, travelled to Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, last week to attend Suncor’s engagement sessions on its plans for oil sands water management.

He described the meeting as having “a really negative vibe” and said many community members were not happy with Suncor and its plan for managing toxic mine tailings.

Alongside company representatives, Suncor sent a “mobile water and reclamation exhibit” to the community by barge. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has featured the exhibit, which includes a demonstration of tailings treatment, on her Facebook page.

“The model they have now is not the answer to dealing with the tailings issue, and releasing that into the environment is going to create more problems than it solves,” Cheezie said.

“They’ve allowed it to grow to such a point that something has to be done now, and they’re saying that the only thing that can be done now is treat and release, but that liability and that problem shouldn’t be dumped on the backs of the community people that live downstream of the oil sands.”

Suncor cut engagements short
Suncor’s engagement sessions in Fort Chipewyan did not go as the company planned.

Ahead of the event, the Mikisew Cree First Nation issued a community notice saying chief and council, who were elected in June, did not have an opportunity to properly assess Suncor’s proposal for managing mine tailings and were concerned with the company’s engagement process.

https://cabinradio.ca/308127/news/health/suncor-faces-opposition-to-treat-and-release-in-fort-chipewyan/

#Repost @john.gavinwhite
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Everyday Phrases From
"I'm Not Racist"
"I don't see color."
"I have Black friends."
"We're all just human beings."
"All Lives Matter."
"I believe the most qualified person should get the job."
"I voted for Obama."
"Don't play the race card."
"I don't have a racist bone in my body."
"Don't focus on the past."
"My grandparents came to this country with nothing
and made a way. Why can't you?"
"Slavery was a long time ago."

#Amplifying #Solidarity #Kkkanada #America

"Why do HBCU's exist? Isn't that racist?"
"It's not about race-its about class."
"If I can't say the 'n' word, why can you?"
"What if there was a 'White History Month'?"
"Excuse me, do you work here? I need help." "You're so articulate."
"When I look at you I see a human being."
"I can't be racist my husband/wife is Black."
"You're racist for making this about race." "America is a melting pot."
"What about 'Black on Black' crime?"
"Just don't resist."
"Reverse racism is real."
"I'm tired of white people getting blamed for everything."

From: @russ_diabo

National Day of Action
OCTOBER 26,
2026

DEFEND OUR RIGHTS. STAND UP FOR OUR
FUTURE.
How to Take Action
Get Involved

https://www.russdiabo.com/national-day-of-action

#DefendOurRights #ProtectTreaties #October26 #TruthBefore Reconciliation

Why October 26?
Prime Minister Mark Carney has confirmed that the First Nations-First Ministers' Meeting will take place on October 26, 2026, in Ottawa — framed as a "historic opportunity" by federal and AFN leadership, but for grassroots people, a moment of both danger and possibility.

Justin Trudeau's "Framework" legislation on "Rights Recognition" (now Mark Carney's) is a direct threat to First Nation Peoples Right of Self-Determination. It needs to be stopped and be restarted with the People from the ground up.

https://www.russdiabo.com/national-day-of-action

#DefendOurRights #ProtectTreaties #October26 #TruthBeforeReconciliation

PROTECT ABORIGINAL TITLE & TREATIES- our lands and agreements
must be respected.
DEFEND SELF-DETERMINATION - we
are Nations, not municipalities.
STOP EXTINGUISHMENT POLICIES — no
to fee-simple land conversion or
termination frameworks.

MORE INFO HERE:
https://www.russdiabo.com/national-day-of-action

#DefendOurRights #ProtectTreaties #October26 #TruthBeforeReconciliation

WHAT'S AT STAKE
OUR LANDS AND TERRITORIES
without Title, we lose control.
OUR SOVEREIGNTY - governments aim
to redefine our Nations.
OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS - they inherit what we defend today.

https://www.russdiabo.com/national-day-of-action

#DefendOurRights #ProtectTreaties #October26 #TruthBeforeReconciliation

Watch full video in bio
Video: @nbmediacoop_coopmedianb

The Canadian government recently invited members of the public to share their feedback about proposed changes to the federal “additions to reserve policy," which allows parcels of land to be added to existing First Nations reserves.

Ottawa asked people to share their thoughts about proposed changes to the policy through an online survey (tinyurl.com/ye69b5yw).

People can also submit written feedback by email (politique.aar-policy.atr@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca), or contact the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations to set up a virtual meeting with government officials.

The review period is open until September 22, according to a news release issued by the federal government last month.

To learn more about the Additions to Reserve Policy and the changes that are underway, the NB Media Co-op spoke to First Nations policy analyst Russ Diabo.

He said the redesign is meant to address a backlog of requests for additions of reserve land, and that it's part of a larger set of changes that will eventually overhaul Indigenous policy in Canada.

Video credits: Interview by Lisha Francis; Wowkwis Augustine assisted with camera work; Lance Francis assisted with production; editing and production by David Gordon Koch.

This project has been made possible in part by the Local Journalism Initiative. We also acknowledge the support of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation with funding provided by the Government of Canada. Thank you to St. Thomas University’s Aotiitj program for providing access to the classroom at the Elsipogtog Community Service Centre.

IMAGINE THE REACH!
IF I MADE COMMENTS PUBLIC, THE ANTI-INDIGENOUS HATERS WOULD BOOST MY POSTS TO MILLIONS!
I LEAVE THEM ON "ONLY FOLLOWERS CAN COMMENT" I DONT WANT THOSE DARK COMMENTS LINGERING IN INDIGENOUS MINDS
IT IS UP TO ALL WHO FOLLOW TO CONTINUOUSLY AMPLIFY EACH POST.
#ALLYSHIP IS A VERB.

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www.decolonizemyself.ca

#Allies #Solidarity #Care

Follow the back up account:

@decolonize.myself

(Also thats some sound you got there)

#Repost @acalltomen
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Fall can be more than a change in season. For Chucho, it’s connected to language, heritage, history, and the stories that have been passed down through generations.

In this video, Chucho shares a little of that history and what fall means to his Indigenous heritage. Join A Call to Warriors to learn, connect, and create community together. #LinkInBio

#ACallToMen #Amplifying #Share

Repost @thebreakdownab

Dr James Makokis speaking at the historic announcement by Saddle Lake Cree Nation that they are establishing a safe haven for gender affirming care...

#FirstNations #NativeLand #Jurisdiction #Health #Safety

#Repost @canadaland_podcasts
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We dug into an American securities filing and found information on the deal for the new massive $1.7 billion Regina data centre. Here's what you need to know. ⁠
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#NativeLand #Treaty4 #Saskatchewan #Politics

Saddle Lake Cree Nation asserts treaty rights to provide gender-affirming care
Chief Dale Steinhauer says Saddle Lake Cree Nation will exercise its treaty rights to ensure vital healthcare services are not denied to gender-diverse people in Alberta.

https://www.lakelandtoday.ca/st-paul-news/saddle-lake-cree-nation-asserts-treaty-rights-to-provide-gender-affirming-care-12761214

SADDLE LAKE - Saddle Lake Cree Nation will soon be a haven for people seeking to provide or receive gender-affirming care.

"Any Albertan will be able to access gender-affirming care on Saddle Lake Cree Nation reserved lands and territories, without affecting existing health services for Saddle Lake Cree Nation citizens,” according to a press release dated Sept. 9,

The release says Saddle Lake also plans to “welcome any Canadian-trained clinicians to practice gender-affirming care, primary care, and specialist care on its reserved lands and territories.”

Gender-affirming care is typically sought by people who identify as transgender or are experiencing gender dysphoria. Gender dysphoria is defined by the DSM-5-TR as “clinically significant distress or impairment due to gender incongruence, which may include a desire to change primary and/or secondary sex characteristics.”

Alberta Bills 26, 27, and 29 place “severe restrictions” on transgender youth and families, including bans on medical treatments, name/pronoun changes, and sports participation, reads the information.

Saddle Lake Cree Nation also states that, “denying care significantly increases mental health risks, with studies showing up to a 72 per cent increase in suicide attempts without supportive medical care.”

In the media release provided, Saddle Lake Cree Nation Chief Dale Steinhauer said, “As a sovereign Nation and rights holders under Treaty Number Six, our primary responsibility is to protect the health, dignity, and life of every person who comes to our territory. We will not stand by while basic human rights and vital healthcare services are denied.”

#FirstNations #NativeLand #Alberta #HumanRights #GenderAffirmingCare

#Repost @nativegiving
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It’s time to move beyond acknowledgement to action. ⁠
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Without true partnerships between the federal government, Tribal Nations, and philanthropy, land acknowledgments risk becoming empty gestures. To give them meaning, we must invest in Indigenous leadership, support Tribal sovereignty, and commit to justice.⁠
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Honoring the first stewards of this land means more than words; it requires action. Indigenous Peoples are still here. Our cultures, our communities, and our fight for Tribal sovereignty endure.⁠
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If you’re interested in learning more, watch one of our first Member Education Sessions on Moving Beyond Land Acknowledgement ➡️ Link in bio @nativegiving
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#TribalSovereignty #LandBack #IndigenousLeadership #FirstNations

Netanyahu Received an Explicit Warning Days Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Israel's Security Chiefs

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-09-08/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/netanyahu-got-an-explicit-warning-before-oct-7-he-didnt-brief-security-chiefs/000001a0-7a3b-d7d5-a9fc-7eff3d0f0000

Hend Amry
@libyaliberty
So to recap:
- Israel knew about Oct 7
- Israel lets it happen
Follow
- Israel Apache helicopters maximize destruction & death
- Israel lies about war crimes and mass rape to manufacture consent for a genocide
- Israel buries all evidence
- Israel launches an ethnic cleansing war - Israel cuts off water, food and supplies - Israel blocks all foreign media & international oversight
- Israel targets media and medical staff and infrastructure
- Israel launches worldwide silencing propaganda campaign
- Israel expands land grab and illegal invasion into West Bank and Lebanon - Israel pulls U.S. into illegal invasion of Iran
- Israel confirms plans for Gaza final solution

These were the final days of September 2023. Terrorist attacks inflamed the West Bank, masses of Gazans regularly protested at the border fence, and the country was reeling from internal conflict over the judicial coup laws. Anyone watching the events with clear eyes could sense that an escalation was lurking around every corner.

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed – known as MBZ – was particularly concerned. "He spoke with me about this often in the months leading up to the war," recounts President Isaac Herzog, who maintains friendly relations with bin Zayed. "He constantly conveyed messages that the situation needed to be defused. He even sent a special envoy to Israel who met with the prime minister. The emir seemed to sense that the area was on the verge of explosion."

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-09-08/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/netanyahu-got-an-explicit-warning-before-oct-7-he-didnt-brief-security-chiefs/000001a0-7a3b-d7d5-a9fc-7eff3d0f0000

Bin Zayed would also speak directly with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. These conversations followed a standard procedure: A representative from the Emirati embassy would come to the p

#Repost @grassy.narrows.solidarity
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All Out For Grassy Narrows -

September 23rd - 12pm - Grange Park, Toronto

RSVP Link in Bio

On September 23 at Grassy Narrows youth, leaders and community members will travel 1,700 km to Toronto for River Run 2026.

They are asking thousands of us to show up and march with them to demand justice.

The devastating mercury crisis in Grassy Narrows First Nation has persisted for decades, ever since 9 tonnes of mercury was dumped upstream in the 1960s, with little action from governments to help the people.

March with Grassy Narrows and show then they are not alone in their fight for mercury Justice!

#GrassyNarrows #RiverRun2026 #FreeGrassy #ShutDownDrydenMill

2021
I wanted to reshare this post to highlight the difference between phrases.

The "mass graves" phrase was a media take on what the ground-penetrating radar's "anomalies" had found.

The phrase "unmarked graves" is a more accurate description of what the "anomalies," recorded by ground-pentrating radar, could be.

BACKGROUND
The 2015 TRC (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of canada) report already found 4100 to 6000 First Nation children died at these schools, for various reasons and in some cases, unknown reasons.

#FirstNations have always known that there were more unrecorded deaths of our children beyond the TRC reports.

Please read the TRC report here: https://nctr.ca/publications-and-reports/reports/

For more information, there is also instagram bubble on the main page.

In late June, the Cowessess First Nation reported finding 751 unmarked graves
near a former residential school in Marieval, Sask. Trudeau visited the site in
July and laid a teddy bear at the site. However, Cowessess Chief Cadmus Delorme clarified during a news
conference at the time: "This is not a
mass grave site. These are unmarked graves."

decolonizemyself.
In Video: Cowessess First Nation Chief Cadmus Delorme

*Warning residential schools*

The Indian Residential School Survivors Society toll-free 1(800) 721-0066 or 24hr Crisis Line 1 (866) 925-4419 if you require further emotional support or assistance.
via CPAC YouTube
https://youtu.be/LuVi7DVOUBk
751 unmarked graves found at former residential school in Saskatchewan (at least 600).

#smudge #prayer #2spirit #nativeyouth

(This is what we lost through colonization. Loss of cultural ways has our Native men mimicking weak white men. And notice how i am not saying ALL men. This post is specifically about men though, so please stay on topic)

#Repost @oursacredlessons @thosh.collins
Indigenous Masculinity, Reciprocity, Protectorship, and Service.

#Roles #Responsibility #Decolonize #ComeBackToCulture

Follow where it all began: Decolonize Myself A First Nations Perspective

https://www.facebook.com/share/1FAnjwDR4Q/

#DecolonizeMyself #SocialMedia #FirstNations #Indigenous #2Spirit

#Repost @chiefsofontario
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On September 6, we remember Dudley George.

In 1995, Dudley stood with members of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation as they asserted their rights and called for the return of their ancestral lands at Ipperwash.

He lost his life while standing up for his people, their lands and their rights.

Dudley’s death and the events at #Ipperwash led to years of advocacy and ultimately the Ipperwash Inquiry, which made 100 recommendations aimed at improving relationships between First Nations and Ontario, including changes related to policing, land claims, Treaty rights, consultation and public education.

More than 30 years later, important work remains unfinished.

Today, we honour Dudley’s life, courage and legacy, and call on #Ontario to continue acting on the Ipperwash Inquiry recommendations and advancing meaningful, respectful relationships with #FirstNations

Remembering Dudley George means continuing the work he stood for.

Can you name them all?
(Do Not Tag Them)

The People Who are destroying canada
the usual suspects causing division...
Trash Save

#NativeLand #RezDogsAreTheBestDogs
#MissUniverseCanada #Alberta #Ontario

Decolonize Myself - A First Nations Perspective (Follow on facebook)

Sometimes, most times, when it comes to w*yte allies, when they see an opportunity to attack us, they will.
Especially when it comes to "political correctness." Or perceived missteps of the marginalized.
They will utilize this opportunity to berate, belittle, antagonize, & undermine, marginalized people.
They will claim it isn't about race, yet they instantly turn to the very same emotions/ reactions as a r*cist would.
See, they can disconnect the two but to us they're one in the same.

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#SocialMedia #Allyship #Boundaries #DecolonizeCommunication #Respect

Whyte people always do this: everytime Natives gain something, whytes change the rules.

We want our land back, they give us land acknowledgements.

We win our territory back, they cry around about their private property rights.

We want MMIWG2S justice, they refuse to look into a landfill.

It goes further back too,

They want us to farm, but not when we get good at it.

They want us to assimilate, but not give us the right to vote.

We say anything about the injustices, they label us victims, whiners, money hungry.

It takes a sick fuck to wake up everyday and think of ways to oppress, undermine, stereotype, a minority group.

Yet we'll still see whyte folks take what is written here and twist the tables around on us.

We're the thorn in their side and they're the knife in our backs.

#Kkkanada #NativeLand #FirstNations #Indigenous #Treaties

Mohawk students known as the "Jay Treaty students" have won a significant federal court victory against the U.S....

https://nativenewsonline.net/education/federal-court-strikes-down-education-department-policy-requiring-green-cards-for-jay-treaty-students/

Federal Court Strikes Down Education Department Policy Requiring Green Cards for Ja... Overview: A federal court has
struck down a U.S. Department of ...

Mohawk students known as the "Jay Treaty students" have won a significant federal court victory against the U.S. Department of Education over a policy that required Canadian-born American Indians to provide immigration documents, including a Green Card, to qualify for federal student aid.
On Sept. 1, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York ordered the Department of Education to vacate the policy in its entirety. The decision was issued in the case of Mohawk student plaintiffs Rourke- Rodriguez et al.

The Department adopted the policy in January 2025, replacing a longstanding
documentation framework that allowed Jay Treaty students to apply for federal student aid using documents such as band cards, birth records or tribal affidavits.
The Saint Regis Mohawk community straddles the U.S.-Canada border, and many of its members, like other Indigenous people protected under the Jay Treaty of 1794, have the right to freely cross and reside on either side.

Under the new guidance of the Trump
education department, students were required to provide immigration documents issued by the Department of Homeland Security, such as a Green Card or temporary I-551 stamp, before accessing federal student aid.
Judge Anthony Brindisi found the new requirement unlawful on two grounds. First, he determined that the Department failed to adequately explain why it abandoned its longstanding policy, making the change arbitrary and capricious.

Second, the court found that the new requirement exceeded the Department's legal authority under the Higher Education Act, which does not require lawful permanent residents to submit government-issued immigration documents to qualify for federal student aid.
The ruling also clarifies requirements for Jay Treaty students

#repost @coltonshone

Homecoming for Shiyazh Pete. The first Navajo to land an NFL contract returned to Shiprock to meet with fans, visit with high school football players at Shiprock High School. Representation matters!

#ShiyazhPete #Navajo #Football #Native

#Repost @filasteeni
YOU CAN'T BURY THE EPSTEIN FILES UNDER IRAN'S RUBBLE

#Iran #EpsteinTrumpFiles #BigBrother

#Repost @yellowheadinstitute

On this National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, Yellowhead Institute is reclaiming the right to truth. After more than a decade of Truth and Reconciliation, Survivors, communities and advocates face new threats to justice for Survivors. In less than one year, the largest archive of Survivor testimony on residential schools is set to be destroyed by order of the Supreme Court of Canada. In the context of rising residential school denialism, this Yellowhead Fire, in collaboration with the Indian Residential School Records Project, is an important conversation at a critical juncture.

Featuring Connie Walker, Kimberly Murray, Marie Wilson, Stephen Kakfwi and Hayden King, this discussion will discuss: what is at stake if we lose Survivor records?

Join us online (YouTube livestream) or in person at Evergreen Brickworks in Toronto. Registration and more details: https://therighttotruth.eventbrite.ca

Artwork by Hal Cameron.

#OnlineEvent #Toronto #ResidentialSchool #Indigenous

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

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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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rom Moosehide to Moccasins (Gene Gregoret, 1969)

This film details the process of the creation of leather and the crafting of moccasins. (Provincial Archives of Alberta)

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rom Moosehide to Moccasins (Gene Gregoret, 1969)

This film details the process of the creation of leather and the crafting of moccasins. (Provincial Archives of Alberta)

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