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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?

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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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

Vancouver Downtown Eastside

We often think of holidays as family time, food, home, but for many they are thinking about survival. I wanted to high light a few videos of Vancouver downtown east-side. The videos could be seen as "exploitative" or "advocating." You decide. *WARNING:DRUG USE* Here are some links to help out: https://dewc.ca/get-involved/donate/full-wishlist/ https://www.vancityops.com/ https://www.vch.ca/en/about-us/indigenous-health https://www.phs.ca/programs/ Older video (four years ago)

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DecolonizeMyself

Dec 17, 2025

White Supremacy Culture

WATCH THIS BEFORE YOU GO FORWARD: WHITE SUPREMACY CULTURE WEBSITE: https://www.whitesupremacyculture.info/ 'Throughout this website, when I use the term white supremacy, I am referring to the ways in which these ruling class elite or the power elite in the colonies of what was to become the United States used the pseudo-scientific concept of race to create whiteness and a hierarchy of racialized value in order to disconnect and divide white people from Black, Indigenous, and

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DecolonizeMyself

Nov 23, 2025

néhiyaw treaty 4

Indigenous 2spirit

Pronouns: They/Them

Bachelors of Indian Social Work

MY PICK
OF THE MONTH

TOMMY G

Inside the Most Jewish Place in America

#Repost @maya.karli

'Yes it's pride month and also men's mental health month, but if you're acknowledging men's mental health month and not acknowledging pride month, you don't care about men's mental health you're just homophobic. You cannot advocate for men's mental health without including
trans men, queer men, gay men, men of color especially when white cis straight men will ALWAYS have privilege and are not being targeted by the bigots in our society. You cannot advocate for men's mental health and not include the ones that need your advocacy the most.' -@maya.karli

#PrideMonth #MensMentalHealthMonth #Amplifying

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#DecolonizeMyself #NIHM #SocialMedia

#Repost @jammo.gee

'Happy pride to everyone but the corporate conglomerates'

#PrideIsAProtest #TransRight #Queer #2SLGBTQ

Repost if you agree!

Hire #2Spirit & #Indigenous drag performers
For #PrideMonth

Comment below some of your favorites!!!

#Drag #2SLGBTQIA

#Repost @jarrettkeohokalole

A promise is a promise. The State of #Hawaii promised to take on the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act as the price for statehood. Should a court undo that promise? This is the same playbook being used to sue Kamehameha Schools, overturn Hawaiian healthcare scholarships, and cut federal funding for Native Hawaiian education, housing, and healthcare. It's time to fight this!

#Amplify #HawaiianHomeLands #kānakamaoli

#Repost @keepersofthewater4life In March 2026, an international spotlight was placed on Alberta's oil sands when a major investigation highlighted the concerns #Indigenous communities have been raising for decades: rising cancer fears, contaminated fish, toxic tailings, and the risks facing downstream Nations.
Now, months later, it is worth asking: what has actually changed?
Communities are still demanding answers. Concerns about human health remain. Questions about contamination remain. The push to allow treated tailings wastewater into the #Athabasca watershed continues, while many Indigenous Nations continue to call for greater transparency, accountability, and respect for their rights.
For years, Indigenous peoples have shared their lived experiences. Elders, knowledge holders, scientists, physicians, and community members have all sounded the alarm. Yet meaningful action continues to lag behind the warnings.
The world has heard these concerns. International media has heard these concerns. The question is whether governments and industry are prepared to truly listen.
Water is not a sacrifice zone. Indigenous communities are not collateral damage to resource development. #Water #Alberta

#Repost @peternotsowhite

Indigenous History Month reminds us that our stories did not begin with struggle! They began with strength, knowledge, and connection to the land.

#NationalIndigenousHistoryMonth #SupportIndigenousVoices #NIHM
#IndigenousPeoplesDay

Repost @yipeng.ge

I keep thinking about this photo taken yesterday.

Prime Minister of Canada, @markjcarney, stands in front of an Israeli flag speaking about how hate against any group of peoples is wrong. While, the International Court of Justice has ruled that Israel is committing the crime of apartheid and illegal occupation in the West Bank and genocide in Gaza against Palestinians. This is hate and discrimination translated into systematic legal injustice and mass death and slaughter.

There is an obligation for Canada as a third party state to not be complicit in Israel’s crimes against humanity and violations of international law.

Standing in front of a flag of a state committing apartheid and genocide, while still sending weapons to Israel to commit these crimes, should demonstrate to all humanity and peace loving people in Canada to seriously question our politicians and confront this current reality for what it truly is.

#Canada is deeply committed and embedded in the structural oppression against Palestinians, entrenching the systematic colonial rule of Western settler colonial states in a world where the rich and powerful can choose to continue to break all the international laws and obligations because they know consequences are beneath them.

I know so many good and decent people who refuse such a world and reality where impunity is enjoyed by the war criminals. Rather we fight for a world where human rights for all is defended without exception. Where our obligations to international law and the global community actually means something.

#Kkkanada #MarkCarney #Colonizers

Repost @freepeoplepower

#Montreal #Canada - McGill University, June 1st 2026
UN worker & humanitarian passerby expresses his outrage at the university's security & Montreal police over their treatment of anti-g-nocide Palestine solidarity activists. McGill invests 7 million $ of its students money in arms companies directly linked to war cr:mes and g-nocide.

Follow @sphrmcgill

#McGill

APTNNEWS

The Senate committee on human rights voted to add an amendment to Bill C-9,
a proposed law that will add hate
propaganda and crimes a criminal offence.
Sen. Nancy Karetak-Lindell (Nunavut) proposed the amendment to add residential school denialism to the bill and explains why.

The amendment passed 7 to 1 with a
single abstention.
________

Source: national post [ick but only place I found the person who abstained]

'The only senator to oppose the amendment was Patti LaBoucane-Benson, and her
criticism was primarily that it didn't go far enough.

"While I agree with you wholeheartedly (I did my doctoral research on this) I'm afraid that we might be watering our wine and not going for the full force of what should happen with residential school denialism," she said, before casting the committee's only “nay” vote.
Sen. Flordeliz Osler raised concerns that the
amendment didn't specify the terms of what it meant by "Indian residential school
system," stating only that its denial was a crime.'

#NIHM #FirstNations #Indigenous
#NationalIndigenousHistoryMonth

Repost mediastouch

🚨 JUST IN: SUBPOENAS are now being issued in New Mexico’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous Zorro Ranch.

Trump may refuse to investigate Epstein. But states are stepping up.

A bipartisan special commission announced its first round of subpoenas targeting 14 entities, including the FBI, the New Mexico Department of Justice, JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank, and organizations connected to Epstein’s operations in the state.

The commission says its goal is to create a complete documented record of alleged sex trafficking, misconduct, and any institutional failures that may have allowed Epstein to operate for years. Lawmakers stated that any evidence of criminal conduct uncovered during the investigation will be referred to appropriate law enforcement agencies.

The development comes after New Mexico authorities reopened their investigation into alleged illegal activity at the ranch earlier this year. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has also encouraged potential victims to come forward as investigators continue examining what occurred at the property.

The commission says it intends to follow the evidence wherever it leads and provide survivors with the accountability and transparency they deserve.

Repost @storiesforaction

Learn more about the locally-led, holistic work of
Spiikanilodgehealthinstitute, and how to support: www.Piikani Lodge.org

Watch this full film, or screen it for free in your community or classroom. Reach out to do so: www.LifeintheLand.org
info@storiesforaction.org

This film, and five other films in the Life in the Land series, share the value in locally-led and collaborative approaches in rural communities.

This episode Co-Produced by
@storiesforaction and iron_shield_creative

#NIHM #Montana #NationalIndigenousHistoryMonth

JUSTICE FOR JAALI
WALK FOR AWARENESS OF #PREECLAMPSIA

#SASKATOON, SK
MEET: WHITE BUFFALO YOUTH LODGE (602 20TH ST W)
CALLING ALL #INDIGENOUS MOTHERS WRONGED BY HOSPITALS IN ANY WAY

THE FAMILY OF EXPECTING MOTHER JAALI SUTHERLAND-WEENIE, WHO TRAGICALLY PASSED AWAY AT THE JIM PATTISON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ON APRIL 26, 2026, IS URGING ALL #FIRSTNATIONS SASKATCHEWAN RESIDENTS, AND CANADIANS WITH COMPASSION TO UNITE IN THEIR CALL FOR JUSTICE.
#JUSTICEFORJAALI
SUNDAY JUNE 7 1 PM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 2, 2026

CHIEF AND COUNCIL OF BEARDY’S AND OKEMASIS’ CREE NATION STAND WITH THE FAMILY OF JAALI SUTHERLAND

Beardy’s and Okemasis’ Cree Nation, Treaty No. 6 territory—Chief Edwin Ananas and Council of Beardy’s and Okemasis’ Cree Nation (BOCN) stand in full solidarity with the family of Jaali Sutherland-Weenie, a beloved 24 year old member of our Nation who tragically passed away while waiting to receive care on April 26, 2026, at Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital (JPCH) in Saskatoon.

In the weeks following this preventable tragedy, BOCN leadership and community members have stood alongside and witnessed the Sutherland Weenie family mourn the loss of their daughter, granddaughter, sister, and partner.

Jaali recently completed all requirements for a Bachelor of Indigenous Social Work degree at the First Nations University of Canada and was looking forward to convocation this month.

The events leading to her passing reveal a deep and troubling pattern of delay and injustice. On the morning of Saturday, April 25, a 9-1-1 call was placed at 10:57 AM after Jaali announced to her family she was experiencing alarming symptoms.

By 11:15 AM, Jaali arrived at the Rosthern Hospital before being transferred by ambulance to Saskatoon. She arrived at the shared emergency department serving Saskatoon’s Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital at 2:00 PM and was placed in an observation room at JPCH.

At 9:25 PM that evening, she was diagnosed with preeclampsia, a serious and life threatening pregnancy-related condition requiring urgent medical attention. Despite this diagnosis, she remained in the observation room until the afternoon of the following day.

CBC Indigenous

A #FirstNation in #Saskatchewan has a unique way of teaching students about the world around them.

#Students snare fish from the river as part of land-based learning at the Dene immersion school in Clearwater Riverwire Dene Nation, about 600 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon.

#Fishing #NativeCulture

Follow on #Facebook if you got it!

https://www.paypal.me/decolonizemyself

#Native #NativeCulture #Indigenous #DecolonizeMyself

Repost @pinkmantaray

Pride is celebration and love and joy AND it is also a protest! Allies, especially,
remember that celebration demands action. Joy demands compassion. #Pride demands #allyship
Stay tuned for more

#Transgender #PrideIsaProtest

Repost @twospiritwarriorqueen and @two_spirit_nation

Happy #Pride Month!!! We made this short film seven years ago after the first year I moved back to South Dakota from Portland, Oregon.

I spent that first year on my tribal lands. There is such a huge deficit for our Two Spirit youth who reside on tribal lands.
We are not afforded the same access or legal rights as state or federal laws as we are sovereign nations and each federally recognized tribe has to pass their own individual tribal ordinances into law.

We are nothing like the urban "Two Spirit Societies" or represent like the Two Spirit gatherings on social media...we are extremely grassroots, of the land and deeply reflect our culture and
spirituality...regardless of how much colonial violence has saturated the minds of our parents and elders.

I have recently moved back to the Pine Ridge Reservation and I am working on a Two Spirit community garden, Two Spirit Transgender Rights of Passage ceremonies, Tiny House Sanctuary on my land and have finally started my book.

I will also be hosting some upcoming Two Spirit Nation retreats and collaborating with Waštè Wín for the #NoDAPL Standing Rock Movement ten year anniversary in August.

If you would like to support my work you can donate to:
Venmo or PayPal: CandiBP
CashApp: $BringsPlenty
PayPal: TwoSpirit Nation

#TwoSpiritNation #2SLGBTQIA #FirstNations

If I say it out loud, it hurts more.

I miss my mother.

all this time, ive been avoiding
saying I missed her.
I felt it made me weak
But sometimes our mothers are our greatest strength. Mentioning her still gives me that motherly strength. And I am grateful to be able to miss someone like her.

So dont be afraid to express
Your grief
its a part of you now
Dont have to always be running
peace isnt a far away place Its in the heart
Where your loved ones gone.

Repost @indigenoushouse and
@the.pbread

#Pride month is here and we want to URGE you to not forget about the #IndigenousTrans peoples, Indigiqueers, #2Spirits & Gaytives
Join us this month as we uplift and recognize community members and events!

#2SLGBTQ #FirstNations

Repost @letstalk.mentalhealth

#June is #MensMentalHealthMonth
And if you're a man reading this while carrying something heavy right now, this is for you. You don't have to have it all figured out. You don't have to be okay. You just have to know that what you're feeling is real and it deserves attention.
For so long, men have been told that silence is strength. That pushing through is the only way. But suppressing pain doesn't make it
disappear. It just makes it louder in the quiet moments, at 2am, when no one's watching.
Talking about it is not weakness. Asking for help is not weakness. Feeling things is not weakness. It is the most human thing you can do. You are allowed to heal. -@letstalk.mentalhealth

#IndigenousMen #Vulnerability #LovesThis

If you've learned anything here, consider donating, if
one can, to my survival.
link in bio

https://www.paypal.me/decolonizemyself

www.decolonizemyself.ca

#Appreciation #Native #Indigenous #Survival #Education

Repost @jearicafountain_designs

'As I was browsing Instagram, I stumbled upon a post rife with misinformation in the comments. I noticed several recurring topics and decided to address them to educate others. Combatting ignorance is best achieved through education, facts, history, and knowledge. Sometimes
people just don't know things because it's not taught or common knowledge. If you're keen on understanding more about Pride month or becoming a knowledgeable ally, feel free to read through. To include the common ones quite often asked "why don't we celebrate straight pride" or "why are we celebrating sex and sexuality" I explain it a bit here!' -@jearicafountain_designs

WHAT IS 2-SPIRIT
Two-spirit varies in what it refers to. The phrase coming from the
Anishnaabemowin term "niizh
manidoowag," which directly translates to "two spirits." The initial intent in coining the term was to differentiate Indigenous concepts of gender and sexuality. Used to describe Native people who fulfill a traditional third gender, Indigenous people who identify as having both a masculine and a feminine spirit, describe Indigenous gender identities, and used as an umbrella term for queer Indigenous people. Two-Spirit is commonly used as an umbrella term for various identities but It is ultimately a Pan-Native term, meaning it exclusively refers to Indigenous people. Each Indigenous community is different, so every Two- Spirit person's conception of their identity is different. It's important to note each Indigenous community has their own traditional terms in their languages for gender identities and sexual orientations

#PrideMonth #NIHM #Decolonize #TwoSpirit #JearicaFountainDesigns

Yes some are colonial performative days/months, but make it your own, or refuse to particupate.

#June #Indigenous #NIHM #PrideMonth #SOLIDARITY

(If you are a social worker or part of these helping fields, dont tell us "not ALL social workers!" Tell us what YOU are doing to call these types of people out)

Repost @alexia.leclercq

Another rant, this one about how therapist/social workers/ case workers / nurses etc can abuse their position of authority and power to harm people and perpetuate systemic oppression
The book Four Pivots: Reimagining Justice, Reimagining Ourselves is a good place to start for solutions towards healing.

#SocialWork #Psychology #Therapists #Community #Nurses

Repost @ashevillish

NO ONE SUPPORTS YOU
like your people on insta that you've never met.

LINKS IN BIO FOR EVERYONE YOU FOLLOW!

#Native #NativeCulture #Indigenous #Appreciation #Empower

#TORONTO

Repost @indigenouskwe_siera

Aaniin everyone!
I will be set up at the @threesistersmarkett.o
market and Fashion show!
#come out and support all the talented
vendors and artists.

Free to attend and indoors!

#FASHION & #MARKET
Ondaadiziike (giving life/birth) Spring Fashion Show and Market
31ST MAY
Fashion Show: 2pm - 3pm

VENDOR MARKET TIAM-5PM
58 Cecil St. Toronto ON
@threesistersmarkett.o
@minwaate

#Support

Repost sierraaudet

'As an Anishinaabe woman, one thing I notice constantly is how quickly conversations about Indigenous rights become framed as "attacks" on white people instead of honest discussions about colonialism, land, and systemic power. If acknowledging Indigenous history feels threatening to someone, that discomfort is worth unpacking. Conversations about racism aren't about making anyone "less than", they're about understanding the systems we all exist within and how those systems still impact #Indigenous communities today.
Follow for more social commentary, media literacy, and conversations people are usually too uncomfortable to have.'
-sierraaudet

#Amplifying #Decolonization #CANADA #BritishColombia

Repost @bradenkadlun

#Nunavut land claim

#Inuit #Amplify #Follow #Kanada

I wrote a caption but they disappear when I press 'post'

#Allyship #Resources #Educate #EmotionalLabor #Algorithm

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@decolonizemyself

Contact

THE
TEAM
IS
ME

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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What does "decolonize" mean?

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Vancouver Downtown Eastside

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Where are the bodies?

Residential School Denialism

Intersectionality: How do you treat us?

Boundaries & Solutions

Not your social justice warrior!

MMIWG2SLGBTQIAA+

What does "decolonize" mean?

Far Away Connections

Vancouver Downtown Eastside

White Supremacy Culture

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TOMMY G

Inside the Most Jewish Place in America

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