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#Repost International Indigenous Youth Council @iiycfamily

On this day in 1890, Sitting Bull was killed by the indian agency police at Standing Rock Reservation, because colonial authorities were threatened by his ability to bring his people together.

#Indigenous #Youth #History #Amplify

#Repost International Indigenous Youth Council @iiycfamily

On this day in 1890, Sitting Bull was killed by the indian agency police at Standing Rock Reservation, because colonial authorities were threatened by his ability to bring his people together.

#Indigenous #Youth #History #Amplify

#Repost @yellowheadinstitute

Today marks ten years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its 94 Calls to Action, including seven focused on health. Calls to Action 18–24 challenge governments and health authorities to acknowledge the harms of colonialism, close persistent health gaps, and recognize Indigenous approaches to healing as part of transforming healthcare systems. However, as documented in Yellowhead Institute’s Calls to Action Accountability reports and recent publication, Braiding Accountability: A Ten-Year Review of the TRC’s Healthcare Calls to Action, meaningful and transformative action has been limited. Against this backdrop, JoLee Sasakamoose and Miranda Field argue that Canadian healthcare systems have perfected a calculated performance of “Reconciliation Theatre,” prioritizing symbolic gestures over the structural change the Calls to Action demand. Link in bio for the full report. Artwork by Lisa Boivin, Deninu Kue First Nation

#Repost @yellowheadinstitute

Today marks ten years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its 94 Calls to Action, including seven focused on health. Calls to Action 18–24 challenge governments and health authorities to acknowledge the harms of colonialism, close persistent health gaps, and recognize Indigenous approaches to healing as part of transforming healthcare systems. However, as documented in Yellowhead Institute’s Calls to Action Accountability reports and recent publication, Braiding Accountability: A Ten-Year Review of the TRC’s Healthcare Calls to Action, meaningful and transformative action has been limited. Against this backdrop, JoLee Sasakamoose and Miranda Field argue that Canadian healthcare systems have perfected a calculated performance of “Reconciliation Theatre,” prioritizing symbolic gestures over the structural change the Calls to Action demand. Link in bio for the full report. Artwork by Lisa Boivin, Deninu Kue First Nation

Repost @nctr_um
Today marks 10 years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its Final Report and 94 Calls to Action. Thanks to the tremendous courage of Survivors who shared their truths, this country has spent the last decade engaged in a long-overdue conversation about the true history of these lands and its First Peoples.

We extend our deepest gratitude to all Survivors for their bravery and for guiding the nation toward reconciliation. But gratitude is not enough.

All Canadians, all governments, and all institutions must honour our sacred commitment. As we are reminded by Prime Minister Carney
[https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2025/12/15/statement-prime-minister-carney-marking-10-years-release-final-report]

we must strive to "build a future where Survivors are honoured with remembrance, with justice, and with a stronger, fairer Canada."

This milestone is not a celebration but a crucial moment for reflection. We urge all #Canadians to listen, learn, and act with integrity. And we look to all levels of government to tangibly recommit to the 94 Calls to Action, acknowledging this vital journey is nowhere near complete.

#TRC #Amplifying #FirstNations

Repost @nctr_um
Today marks 10 years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its Final Report and 94 Calls to Action. Thanks to the tremendous courage of Survivors who shared their truths, this country has spent the last decade engaged in a long-overdue conversation about the true history of these lands and its First Peoples.

We extend our deepest gratitude to all Survivors for their bravery and for guiding the nation toward reconciliation. But gratitude is not enough.

All Canadians, all governments, and all institutions must honour our sacred commitment. As we are reminded by Prime Minister Carney
[https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2025/12/15/statement-prime-minister-carney-marking-10-years-release-final-report]

we must strive to "build a future where Survivors are honoured with remembrance, with justice, and with a stronger, fairer Canada."

This milestone is not a celebration but a crucial moment for reflection. We urge all #Canadians to listen, learn, and act with integrity. And we look to all levels of government to tangibly recommit to the 94 Calls to Action, acknowledging this vital journey is nowhere near complete.

#TRC #Amplifying #FirstNations

Elder Melanie Fisher says she enjoyed working at Regina’s Paul Dojack Youth Centre and loved “the boys” at the facility like her own children.

She and fellow elder Calvin Pelletier had a good relationship with the staff and were praised for their work, until the relationship soured over an October cultural camp, she said.

Fisher and Pelletier say staff disrespected them and sacred ceremonies at the camp.

When their concerns were not adequately addressed by the administration, they brought the issue to the Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety — which was renamed the Ministry of Community Safety in Thursday's cabinet shuffle.

Shortly after that, they were told not to come to the centre, and then fired, Fisher said.

“We were punished for protecting our ceremonies,” she said, calling the termination of their contracts on Dec. 5 “plain retaliation.”

“We brought issues up and they didn’t know how to deal with them,” Fisher said.

Since they were fired, youth at the centre do not have access to support from elders, she said.

In a statement to CBC, the ministry said it could not comment on issues related to contract work or personnel matters, but it "remains committed to cultural awareness and learning” at the Paul Dojack Youth Centre and other facilities.

According to Fisher, on Oct. 15, staff disrespected several Indigenous practices at the cultural camp, and both she and Pelletier were treated poorly.

According to them, a staff member knowingly participated in sacred ceremonies, including a sweat lodge ceremony, while menstruating.

Fisher said an email was sent and a meeting was held before the cultural camp, advising staff that those on their “moon time” could not participate in ceremonies. This is not permitted because of the belief that women are very powerful during that time and their participation can affect traditional medicines and prevent them from working.

“This wasn’t a misunderstanding, it was a serious violation of spirituality."

Fisher said she was “kicked to the corner and disrespected,” and that wild moose meat she brought to the camp, which was intended for stew, was thrown out.

Read full article on CBCNEWS

Elder Melanie Fisher says she enjoyed working at Regina’s Paul Dojack Youth Centre and loved “the boys” at the facility like her own children.

She and fellow elder Calvin Pelletier had a good relationship with the staff and were praised for their work, until the relationship soured over an October cultural camp, she said.

Fisher and Pelletier say staff disrespected them and sacred ceremonies at the camp.

When their concerns were not adequately addressed by the administration, they brought the issue to the Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety — which was renamed the Ministry of Community Safety in Thursday's cabinet shuffle.

Shortly after that, they were told not to come to the centre, and then fired, Fisher said.

“We were punished for protecting our ceremonies,” she said, calling the termination of their contracts on Dec. 5 “plain retaliation.”

“We brought issues up and they didn’t know how to deal with them,” Fisher said.

Since they were fired, youth at the centre do not have access to support from elders, she said.

In a statement to CBC, the ministry said it could not comment on issues related to contract work or personnel matters, but it "remains committed to cultural awareness and learning” at the Paul Dojack Youth Centre and other facilities.

According to Fisher, on Oct. 15, staff disrespected several Indigenous practices at the cultural camp, and both she and Pelletier were treated poorly.

According to them, a staff member knowingly participated in sacred ceremonies, including a sweat lodge ceremony, while menstruating.

Fisher said an email was sent and a meeting was held before the cultural camp, advising staff that those on their “moon time” could not participate in ceremonies. This is not permitted because of the belief that women are very powerful during that time and their participation can affect traditional medicines and prevent them from working.

“This wasn’t a misunderstanding, it was a serious violation of spirituality."

Fisher said she was “kicked to the corner and disrespected,” and that wild moose meat she brought to the camp, which was intended for stew, was thrown out.

Read full article on CBCNEWS

*CONTENT WARNING*
Bondi beach shooting, Sydney Australia
X Video: Bystander disarms a gunman.

Here’s what to know
Police say two people are in custody after reports of gunshots and injuries at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
“The police operation is ongoing and we continue to urge people to avoid the area,” New South Wales police state said.
Police did not describe the nature of the incident or provide further details.
The Sydney Morning Herald said multiple people had been injured.
Television networks Sky and ABC aired footage showing people lying on the ground.
-CBCNEWS

#Australia #BondiBeach

*CONTENT WARNING*
Bondi beach shooting, Sydney Australia
X Video: Bystander disarms a gunman.

Here’s what to know
Police say two people are in custody after reports of gunshots and injuries at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
“The police operation is ongoing and we continue to urge people to avoid the area,” New South Wales police state said.
Police did not describe the nature of the incident or provide further details.
The Sydney Morning Herald said multiple people had been injured.
Television networks Sky and ABC aired footage showing people lying on the ground.
-CBCNEWS

#Australia #BondiBeach

#repost @mar._unfiltered and @mamasmatterhere

pumpken-na mouseabolition
i am begging y'all to stop thinking of activism as going out and arguing with the worst of the worst and start actually thinking about what impacted communities need to heal: love, support, mutual aid, resources etc.

#Strikes #Meetings #StreetAid #Community #Solidarity #Action

#repost @mar._unfiltered and @mamasmatterhere

pumpken-na mouseabolition
i am begging y'all to stop thinking of activism as going out and arguing with the worst of the worst and start actually thinking about what impacted communities need to heal: love, support, mutual aid, resources etc.

#Strikes #Meetings #StreetAid #Community #Solidarity #Action

#Repost @acalltomen

We're so appreciative of @joelduntin being candid about his life experiences. As men, it's not often that we open up, and it's even less often to be celebrated for being this vulnerable. So we're giving internet flowers to our new Friend. Drop some flowers below to do the same.

#Amplifying #Listen #IndigenousMen

#Repost @acalltomen

We're so appreciative of @joelduntin being candid about his life experiences. As men, it's not often that we open up, and it's even less often to be celebrated for being this vulnerable. So we're giving internet flowers to our new Friend. Drop some flowers below to do the same.

#Amplifying #Listen #IndigenousMen

#Repost @surfacelevelpodcast

Woke was never about being trendy; it was about survival. What started as a warning became a weapon against us, and we're breaking down how that happened. Save this carousel for the next time someone forgets where the term 'woke' came from. #StayCurious

#Amplifying #Teach #Educate

#Repost @surfacelevelpodcast

Woke was never about being trendy; it was about survival. What started as a warning became a weapon against us, and we're breaking down how that happened. Save this carousel for the next time someone forgets where the term 'woke' came from. #StayCurious

#Amplifying #Teach #Educate

#Repost @indigenous.tv

There’s no easy way to share this. Iñupiaq corporation, @nanacorp and their subsidiary Akima, has secured nearly $1.2B in ICE contracts over the past decade — and is linked to detention facilities where serious human rights abuses have been documented. Read the full article "Trump's Unlikely ICE Detention Giant Is an Alaska Native Company" on @bloomberg. 🔗 (via @dallasgoldtooth, @bloombergbusiness)

#Repost @indigenous.tv

There’s no easy way to share this. Iñupiaq corporation, @nanacorp and their subsidiary Akima, has secured nearly $1.2B in ICE contracts over the past decade — and is linked to detention facilities where serious human rights abuses have been documented. Read the full article "Trump's Unlikely ICE Detention Giant Is an Alaska Native Company" on @bloomberg. 🔗 (via @dallasgoldtooth, @bloombergbusiness)

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For years, solar power at home was mostly limited to people who own their rooftops and could afford the steep upfront costs. But a new generation of small, affordable systems are making clean energy more accessible.

The technology, often called "plug-in" solar, is already widespread in Germany and gaining momentum in the United States.

KQED's lauraklivans reports.

#Energy #FirstNations #Need

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For years, solar power at home was mostly limited to people who own their rooftops and could afford the steep upfront costs. But a new generation of small, affordable systems are making clean energy more accessible.

The technology, often called "plug-in" solar, is already widespread in Germany and gaining momentum in the United States.

KQED's lauraklivans reports.

#Energy #FirstNations #Need

#Repost @cheguerreroeng

Posted December 10, 2025

#Proposal #Europe #Tourist #Travel

#Repost @cheguerreroeng

Posted December 10, 2025

#Proposal #Europe #Tourist #Travel

#Repost @jodicalahoostonehouse

'Bill 12 pushes disabled Albertan’s deeper into poverty and uncertainty. Advocates, families, and leaders are sounding the alarm.

We need compassion - not cuts.'

#Alberta #Disability #StopBill12 #Amplifying #DanielleSmith

#Repost @jodicalahoostonehouse

'Bill 12 pushes disabled Albertan’s deeper into poverty and uncertainty. Advocates, families, and leaders are sounding the alarm.

We need compassion - not cuts.'

#Alberta #Disability #StopBill12 #Amplifying #DanielleSmith

#Repost @lulac

LULAC has just launched a portal where people can report immigration enforcement misconduct so that we can start taking these agents to court. Visit the link in the bio to report ICE @lulac

#LULAC #ICEWatch #ICE #ReportICE

Photos: Michael Nigro/Pacific Press via ZUMA Press Wire / ZUMA Press Wire via Reuters / Reuters / Holden Smith/ZUMA Press Wire / Michael Nigro/Sipa USA

#Repost @lulac

LULAC has just launched a portal where people can report immigration enforcement misconduct so that we can start taking these agents to court. Visit the link in the bio to report ICE @lulac

#LULAC #ICEWatch #ICE #ReportICE

Photos: Michael Nigro/Pacific Press via ZUMA Press Wire / ZUMA Press Wire via Reuters / Reuters / Holden Smith/ZUMA Press Wire / Michael Nigro/Sipa USA

#Repost @fncaringsociety

Read the Caring Society's statement calling on #Canada to release all funds in the Ontario Final Settlement Agreement and put children’s interests before self-interest. Find the full statement through the link in their bio.

#FirstNations ##EveryChildMatters #CaringSociety

#Repost @fncaringsociety

Read the Caring Society's statement calling on #Canada to release all funds in the Ontario Final Settlement Agreement and put children’s interests before self-interest. Find the full statement through the link in their bio.

#FirstNations ##EveryChildMatters #CaringSociety

@futureelderscollective Important to note that they did not say whether or not the contract is still going forward or if it has been terminated. They can't just basically say, "Oops, we didn't mean to help build ICE detention centers. Oh well, better luck next time."as they get $30 million deposited in someone's bank while none of the members were even aware that that was happening in their Nation... No. Absolutely not. People deserve to be informed of what is happened in their name. They also did not specify who was let go which is interesting because their current website shows that two members of tribal council are on the LLC's Board of Directors. So are they still working on council? I am glad to see some type of
accountability but what are they doing to not take any part in creating these detention centers??? IS THE CONTRACT TERMINATED? Are they going to fire some people and quietly continue with the project?? $30 million
contract and they never consulted the members.....who EXACTLY was getting paid?? No amount of money is worth this...my heart breaks seeing the detention centers but them being built by a Nation???? It's beyond disappointing and horrific. There seems to be a lot of confusion and disappointment and questions left unanswered...

@futureelderscollective Important to note that they did not say whether or not the contract is still going forward or if it has been terminated. They can't just basically say, "Oops, we didn't mean to help build ICE detention centers. Oh well, better luck next time."as they get $30 million deposited in someone's bank while none of the members were even aware that that was happening in their Nation... No. Absolutely not. People deserve to be informed of what is happened in their name. They also did not specify who was let go which is interesting because their current website shows that two members of tribal council are on the LLC's Board of Directors. So are they still working on council? I am glad to see some type of
accountability but what are they doing to not take any part in creating these detention centers??? IS THE CONTRACT TERMINATED? Are they going to fire some people and quietly continue with the project?? $30 million
contract and they never consulted the members.....who EXACTLY was getting paid?? No amount of money is worth this...my heart breaks seeing the detention centers but them being built by a Nation???? It's beyond disappointing and horrific. There seems to be a lot of confusion and disappointment and questions left unanswered...

CBC North

Behchokò elder Celine Whane lives in a house with broken doors and windows, unfortunately these issues are common in the community. According to N.W.T. data, 36 per cent of the homes in
Behchokò̟ are considered inadequate for living. This is the highest in the territory and five times the national average.

CBC North

Behchokò elder Celine Whane lives in a house with broken doors and windows, unfortunately these issues are common in the community. According to N.W.T. data, 36 per cent of the homes in
Behchokò̟ are considered inadequate for living. This is the highest in the territory and five times the national average.

Repost @indigenous.tv

Does this make it any better?

PRAIRIE BAND LLC
WE ARE NOT INVOLVED IN HOUSING, DETENTION OR ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES, OUR ROLE IS STRICTLY TECHNICAL AND PLANNING FOCUSED.
PRAIRIE BAND LLC
via statement to 27 News'

#StopICE

Repost @indigenous.tv

Does this make it any better?

PRAIRIE BAND LLC
WE ARE NOT INVOLVED IN HOUSING, DETENTION OR ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES, OUR ROLE IS STRICTLY TECHNICAL AND PLANNING FOCUSED.
PRAIRIE BAND LLC
via statement to 27 News'

#StopICE

#repost @tallpaulhiphop

Support the Makatoh Reconciliation and Healing Horse-Ride

#Dakota38Plus2 #Dakota38 #Amplify #Mankato #Makatoh

#repost @tallpaulhiphop

Support the Makatoh Reconciliation and Healing Horse-Ride

#Dakota38Plus2 #Dakota38 #Amplify #Mankato #Makatoh

#Repost @futureelderscollective

Editor’s Note: This story was updated to provide additional information provided by Prairie Band LLC after our initial report. The company did not want to provide comment for our initial report.

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation has landed a $30 million contract to vet and design mega detention centers in the Trump administration’s push to stop illegal immigration.

“We are not involved in housing, detention or enforcement activities,” said Prairie Band LLC, the tribe’s economic arm. “Our role is strictly technical and planning focused.”

Prairie Band LLC executives in Holton issued a response to 27 News’ initial reporting on the contract after initially refusing to answer questions about the contract and asking a reporter to leave company property.

“The Trump administration is exploring buying warehouses that were designed for clients like Amazon and retrofitting them as detention facilities for immigrants before they are deported,” an NBC News report last month said, citing a Homeland Security Department official and a White House official. “The precise warehouses that Immigration and Customs Enforcement may buy have not yet been determined, but the agency is looking at locations in the southern U.S. near airports where immigrants are most often deported.”

The contract is with a Prairie Band subsidiary, KPB Services LLC. The company was registered by Prairie Band LLC’s Executive Vice President, Ernest Woodward, on April 18. Prairie Band LLC is owned by the nation.

Wamego said Prairie Band LLC provides “professional design services and technical due diligence for federal projects.”

According to USASpending.gov, the $30 million contract was started on Oct. 31, 2025. The funds come from the Department of Homeland Security on behalf of ICE. The start date for the contract was Nov. 29, 2025, with an end date listed as Nov. 28, 2026. The contract is currently awarded and obligated, but no payments have been made so far.

“Due to confidentiality agreements and federal requirements, we cannot comment on specific project details,” said Jacob Wamego, Prairie Band LLC CEO.

#Repost @futureelderscollective

Editor’s Note: This story was updated to provide additional information provided by Prairie Band LLC after our initial report. The company did not want to provide comment for our initial report.

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation has landed a $30 million contract to vet and design mega detention centers in the Trump administration’s push to stop illegal immigration.

“We are not involved in housing, detention or enforcement activities,” said Prairie Band LLC, the tribe’s economic arm. “Our role is strictly technical and planning focused.”

Prairie Band LLC executives in Holton issued a response to 27 News’ initial reporting on the contract after initially refusing to answer questions about the contract and asking a reporter to leave company property.

“The Trump administration is exploring buying warehouses that were designed for clients like Amazon and retrofitting them as detention facilities for immigrants before they are deported,” an NBC News report last month said, citing a Homeland Security Department official and a White House official. “The precise warehouses that Immigration and Customs Enforcement may buy have not yet been determined, but the agency is looking at locations in the southern U.S. near airports where immigrants are most often deported.”

The contract is with a Prairie Band subsidiary, KPB Services LLC. The company was registered by Prairie Band LLC’s Executive Vice President, Ernest Woodward, on April 18. Prairie Band LLC is owned by the nation.

Wamego said Prairie Band LLC provides “professional design services and technical due diligence for federal projects.”

According to USASpending.gov, the $30 million contract was started on Oct. 31, 2025. The funds come from the Department of Homeland Security on behalf of ICE. The start date for the contract was Nov. 29, 2025, with an end date listed as Nov. 28, 2026. The contract is currently awarded and obligated, but no payments have been made so far.

“Due to confidentiality agreements and federal requirements, we cannot comment on specific project details,” said Jacob Wamego, Prairie Band LLC CEO.

Ctvnews

#Indigenous #FirstNations #Inuit #Metis

Ctvnews

#Indigenous #FirstNations #Inuit #Metis

#Repost @our.moral.imperative

news
Trump's FBI is currently compiling a list of "American extremists."
A leaked memo obtained by independent investigative journalist Ken Klippenstein reveals that Attorney General Pam Bondi is ordering the FBI to "compile a list of groups or entities engaging in acts that may constitute domestic terrorism."
According to the memo, the target is those expressing "opposition to law and immigration enforcement; extreme views in favor of mass migration and open borders; adherence to radical gender ideology," as well as "anti-Americanism," "anti-capitalism," and "anti-Christianity" - echoing the language used in Trump's NSPM-7 directive.
Klippenstein reports, "In addition to compiling a list of undesirables, Bondi directs the FBI to enhance the capabilities (and publicity) of its tipline in order to more aggressively solicit tips from the American public on, well, other Americans. To that end, Bondi also directs the FBI to establish "a cash reward system" for information leading to identification and arrest of leadership figures within these purported domestic terrorist organizations. (The memo later instructs the FBI to "establish cooperators to provide information and eventually testify against other members" of the groups.)"
The memo also directs the FBI and Joint Terrorism Task Forces to retroactively investigate incidents going back five years.

SoInformed
KENKLIPPENSTEIN.COM/P/LEAK-FBI-LIST-OF-EXTREMISTS-IS-COMING

#Repost @our.moral.imperative

news
Trump's FBI is currently compiling a list of "American extremists."
A leaked memo obtained by independent investigative journalist Ken Klippenstein reveals that Attorney General Pam Bondi is ordering the FBI to "compile a list of groups or entities engaging in acts that may constitute domestic terrorism."
According to the memo, the target is those expressing "opposition to law and immigration enforcement; extreme views in favor of mass migration and open borders; adherence to radical gender ideology," as well as "anti-Americanism," "anti-capitalism," and "anti-Christianity" - echoing the language used in Trump's NSPM-7 directive.
Klippenstein reports, "In addition to compiling a list of undesirables, Bondi directs the FBI to enhance the capabilities (and publicity) of its tipline in order to more aggressively solicit tips from the American public on, well, other Americans. To that end, Bondi also directs the FBI to establish "a cash reward system" for information leading to identification and arrest of leadership figures within these purported domestic terrorist organizations. (The memo later instructs the FBI to "establish cooperators to provide information and eventually testify against other members" of the groups.)"
The memo also directs the FBI and Joint Terrorism Task Forces to retroactively investigate incidents going back five years.

SoInformed
KENKLIPPENSTEIN.COM/P/LEAK-FBI-LIST-OF-EXTREMISTS-IS-COMING

Repost @anthonymeltingtallow

Anthony Melting Tallow
The impossible contradiction Native people are trapped in, Be radical. Risk everything. Confront constantly. While many of us are, barely housed or, not, burnt out, dealing with addictions, our own or others', parenting with no safety net, estranged from family, reconnecting without guidance, traumatically conflict avoidant 'cause conflict was never safe. You can't build a revolution on nervous systems that are still in survival mode. That's not cowardice. Not an excuse, not a failure. That's biology 'n history. I'm here with you in this. You don't have to figure it out alone.

Joyful Ojibway baby in cradle board,
Mille Lacs Indian Reservation.
Postcard ca, 1909.

Anthony Melting Tallow
Surviving colonization is political work. Healing nervous systems is resistance. Feeding kids, staying housed, staying sober, staying alive, none of that is a failure of imagination or courage.

Anthony Melting Tallow
Lanes of resistance, u don't have to do everything. Not everyone is the frontline warrior. Some are caregivers, meme makers, cooks, researchers, quiet aunties who slide you gas money.

Anthony Melting Tallow
You are allowed to say: "I can't carry everything." The ancestors didn't expect perfection. Their love for you was always in your belonging and in your continuance.

#Facebook #Love #FirstNations #Strength #Gentleness #Rest

Repost @anthonymeltingtallow

Anthony Melting Tallow
The impossible contradiction Native people are trapped in, Be radical. Risk everything. Confront constantly. While many of us are, barely housed or, not, burnt out, dealing with addictions, our own or others', parenting with no safety net, estranged from family, reconnecting without guidance, traumatically conflict avoidant 'cause conflict was never safe. You can't build a revolution on nervous systems that are still in survival mode. That's not cowardice. Not an excuse, not a failure. That's biology 'n history. I'm here with you in this. You don't have to figure it out alone.

Joyful Ojibway baby in cradle board,
Mille Lacs Indian Reservation.
Postcard ca, 1909.

Anthony Melting Tallow
Surviving colonization is political work. Healing nervous systems is resistance. Feeding kids, staying housed, staying sober, staying alive, none of that is a failure of imagination or courage.

Anthony Melting Tallow
Lanes of resistance, u don't have to do everything. Not everyone is the frontline warrior. Some are caregivers, meme makers, cooks, researchers, quiet aunties who slide you gas money.

Anthony Melting Tallow
You are allowed to say: "I can't carry everything." The ancestors didn't expect perfection. Their love for you was always in your belonging and in your continuance.

#Facebook #Love #FirstNations #Strength #Gentleness #Rest

From Darren Thompson Facebook.

This just happened! Aunty Elaine Miles and I appeared live on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper” on the topic of ICE enforcement and the targeting of Native Americans. The Department of Homeland Security issued a statement about Elaine was false, and will say, do not believe anything the federal government is saying right now. Always question, because it’s your right. Believe the people always. #FuckICE

#Indigenous #NativeLand #NativeAmerican #Tribe #Nation #ElaineMiles

From Darren Thompson Facebook.

This just happened! Aunty Elaine Miles and I appeared live on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper” on the topic of ICE enforcement and the targeting of Native Americans. The Department of Homeland Security issued a statement about Elaine was false, and will say, do not believe anything the federal government is saying right now. Always question, because it’s your right. Believe the people always. #FuckICE

#Indigenous #NativeLand #NativeAmerican #Tribe #Nation #ElaineMiles

#repost pbsnews

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory panel voted Friday to end the longstanding guidance that all babies born in the United States be vaccinated against hepatitis B on the day of their birth.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices decided to limit a birth dose of vaccine to only newborns whose mothers test positive for the disease or were not tested at all.

For mothers who test negative, the panel said they can consult their doctors and decide when or if to vaccinate their child. The advisors suggest delaying the first dose until the child is 2 months old.

The change will only go into effect if it is approved by the acting director of the CDC, Jim O’Neill.

Hepatitis B is a serious liver infection that can be transmitted during childbirth and have long-lasting effects. The vaccine has been shown to be effective in preventing the disease. The CDC's guidance has been in place since 1991, and hepatitis B cases in children have dropped.

The panel's members were handpicked by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, after he fired all 17 members earlier this year.

Photo by Jonathan Ernst via Reuters

#repost pbsnews

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory panel voted Friday to end the longstanding guidance that all babies born in the United States be vaccinated against hepatitis B on the day of their birth.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices decided to limit a birth dose of vaccine to only newborns whose mothers test positive for the disease or were not tested at all.

For mothers who test negative, the panel said they can consult their doctors and decide when or if to vaccinate their child. The advisors suggest delaying the first dose until the child is 2 months old.

The change will only go into effect if it is approved by the acting director of the CDC, Jim O’Neill.

Hepatitis B is a serious liver infection that can be transmitted during childbirth and have long-lasting effects. The vaccine has been shown to be effective in preventing the disease. The CDC's guidance has been in place since 1991, and hepatitis B cases in children have dropped.

The panel's members were handpicked by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, after he fired all 17 members earlier this year.

Photo by Jonathan Ernst via Reuters

#repost @coltonshone

SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER HELPS ARIZONA GRANDMA
JIMMY DARTS SURPRISED 86-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WITH $500 & SET UP A GOFUNDME PAGE

Something good! Social media influencer @jimmydarts surprised 86-year-old Connie with a good deed. His video went viral -- and now the internet has helped raise over $60-thousand for her! Comments in his video say she's a #Navajo grandma too. Social media for a good cause!

https://gofund.me/5a35362e9

#ArizonaFamily #JimmyDarts #Kindness

#repost @coltonshone

SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER HELPS ARIZONA GRANDMA
JIMMY DARTS SURPRISED 86-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WITH $500 & SET UP A GOFUNDME PAGE

Something good! Social media influencer @jimmydarts surprised 86-year-old Connie with a good deed. His video went viral -- and now the internet has helped raise over $60-thousand for her! Comments in his video say she's a #Navajo grandma too. Social media for a good cause!

https://gofund.me/5a35362e9

#ArizonaFamily #JimmyDarts #Kindness

CBC Indigenous

Elder Jocelyn Wabano-Lahtail from Attawapiskat First Nation addressedom members of Prime Minister Mark
Carney's cabinet on Thursday at the AFN Special Chiefs Assembly. In an emotional speech earning her a standing ovation, Wabano-Lahtail spoke about the ongoing impacts of intergenerational trauma and asked the government for more action on reconciliation.

#MarkCarmey #DismantleAFN #Indigenous

CBC Indigenous

Elder Jocelyn Wabano-Lahtail from Attawapiskat First Nation addressedom members of Prime Minister Mark
Carney's cabinet on Thursday at the AFN Special Chiefs Assembly. In an emotional speech earning her a standing ovation, Wabano-Lahtail spoke about the ongoing impacts of intergenerational trauma and asked the government for more action on reconciliation.

#MarkCarmey #DismantleAFN #Indigenous

When I am confronted with any challenge, the embers of my courage float to the surface. It is then I see what I am truly capable of overcoming.
~ Samira Vivette, from her book, "Tunnel Vision" @samiravivette

When I am confronted with any challenge, the embers of my courage float to the surface. It is then I see what I am truly capable of overcoming.
~ Samira Vivette, from her book, "Tunnel Vision" @samiravivette

#repost @wearthepeace

This isn't Gaza. This is Lebanon. The occupation has been bombing the south of Lebanon daily since the so-called ceasefire was signed over a year ago, on November 27th, 2024.
Source: eye.on.llebanon @hsaleh94

#Lebanon #Solidarity

#repost @wearthepeace

This isn't Gaza. This is Lebanon. The occupation has been bombing the south of Lebanon daily since the so-called ceasefire was signed over a year ago, on November 27th, 2024.
Source: eye.on.llebanon @hsaleh94

#Lebanon #Solidarity

#Repost @liberaljane
💕 it’s #InternationalDayOfPeopleWithDisabilities, which is a good time to talk about disability rights and justice.

💖 People with disabilities should have the right to marry without losing their income, benefits, or health insurance. 💕

💕 In many countries, including the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, people with disabilities are discouraged from getting married or are pushed to divorce in order to get or maintain their income, benefits, and health insurance.
In the United States specifically, it's because benefits such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid are needs-based and focus on current assets and income. When someone marries someone not in those programs, their partner's assets and income are combined with theirs. It is because of the combined income that many married people with disabilities lose their SSI and Medicaid benefits. For people with disabilities who are already married, many have been forced to divorce and live separately in order to keep benefits that they need to survive.

💕 People with disabilities shouldn't be forced to choose between the benefits they need to survive and their partners. 💕
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Digital illustration of a woman with brown skin and curly black hair. She is disabled and is sitting in a grey wheelchair looking at the viewer. The woman is wearing a cream color linen dress, pink and blue flower print go-go boots, pink and blue pom pom earrings. There's a text bubble that reads, 'there is no marriage equality until people with disabilities can marry without losing benefits.’

#Repost @liberaljane
💕 it’s #InternationalDayOfPeopleWithDisabilities, which is a good time to talk about disability rights and justice.

💖 People with disabilities should have the right to marry without losing their income, benefits, or health insurance. 💕

💕 In many countries, including the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, people with disabilities are discouraged from getting married or are pushed to divorce in order to get or maintain their income, benefits, and health insurance.
In the United States specifically, it's because benefits such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid are needs-based and focus on current assets and income. When someone marries someone not in those programs, their partner's assets and income are combined with theirs. It is because of the combined income that many married people with disabilities lose their SSI and Medicaid benefits. For people with disabilities who are already married, many have been forced to divorce and live separately in order to keep benefits that they need to survive.

💕 People with disabilities shouldn't be forced to choose between the benefits they need to survive and their partners. 💕
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Digital illustration of a woman with brown skin and curly black hair. She is disabled and is sitting in a grey wheelchair looking at the viewer. The woman is wearing a cream color linen dress, pink and blue flower print go-go boots, pink and blue pom pom earrings. There's a text bubble that reads, 'there is no marriage equality until people with disabilities can marry without losing benefits.’

Repost #TikTok Ed_calgary
'Not everyone was happy with the rules'

#MarkCarney addressing AFN assembly 2025.

#DismantleAFN #Neocolonialism #Land #Treaties #SystemIsRigged

Repost #TikTok Ed_calgary
'Not everyone was happy with the rules'

#MarkCarney addressing AFN assembly 2025.

#DismantleAFN #Neocolonialism #Land #Treaties #SystemIsRigged

CBC Indigenous

Chiefs and delegates at the #AFN Special Chiefs Assembly are calling for the withdrawal of an agreement signed
between #Canada and #Alberta to allow a new #pipeline to be built to B.C.'s coast.

CBC Indigenous

Chiefs and delegates at the #AFN Special Chiefs Assembly are calling for the withdrawal of an agreement signed
between #Canada and #Alberta to allow a new #pipeline to be built to B.C.'s coast.

#repost @raven_trust @grassy.narrows.solidarity

Today is #GivingTuesday and we are DOUBLING all donations to Grassy Narrows’ legal challenge. Please take a moment to listen to this heartfelt message from Judy Da Silva of Grassy Narrows First Nation.

Today also marks the 23rd anniversary of a fierce resistance movement led by the Grassy Narrows community.

In 2002, the community sustained a blockade against industrial logging on their territory - one of the longest in Canadian history - which resulted in a historic moratorium on logging that was recently extended to protect Grassy Narrows' territory until 2033.

But that victory is just one part of their story. From getting a mercury care facility constructed in their remote community to organizing the bi-annual River Run, they continue to take action to protect their people, the land, and the water.

Help us get to our $44,000 fundraising goal for Grassy Narrows First Nation. Double your donation at raventrust.com/grassy-narrows/ or the LINK IN BIO!

#repost @raven_trust @grassy.narrows.solidarity

Today is #GivingTuesday and we are DOUBLING all donations to Grassy Narrows’ legal challenge. Please take a moment to listen to this heartfelt message from Judy Da Silva of Grassy Narrows First Nation.

Today also marks the 23rd anniversary of a fierce resistance movement led by the Grassy Narrows community.

In 2002, the community sustained a blockade against industrial logging on their territory - one of the longest in Canadian history - which resulted in a historic moratorium on logging that was recently extended to protect Grassy Narrows' territory until 2033.

But that victory is just one part of their story. From getting a mercury care facility constructed in their remote community to organizing the bi-annual River Run, they continue to take action to protect their people, the land, and the water.

Help us get to our $44,000 fundraising goal for Grassy Narrows First Nation. Double your donation at raventrust.com/grassy-narrows/ or the LINK IN BIO!

CBC Manitoba

*WARNING: This video contains
details of child abuse.*

Manitoba's families minister is
conducting an internal investigation into
the circumstances that led to a six-year-old girl in foster care suffering life-altering injuries that search warrant documents say could lead to her being paralyzed for life.

#Manitoba #Winnipeg #FosterParent #EveryChildMatters

CBC Manitoba

*WARNING: This video contains
details of child abuse.*

Manitoba's families minister is
conducting an internal investigation into
the circumstances that led to a six-year-old girl in foster care suffering life-altering injuries that search warrant documents say could lead to her being paralyzed for life.

#Manitoba #Winnipeg #FosterParent #EveryChildMatters

#Repost @jarisoftheprairies @uoftpharmacy

Canadian #HIV experts, including pharmacist Jaris Swidrovich, release new guidelines for HIV prevention medication on World AIDS Day. Published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), the multidisciplinary group made 31 recommendations and 10 good practice statements for use of PrEP and PEP, covering indications for use, specific regimens, and clinical considerations for different group circumstances.

🔗Link in their bio for the full story and link to guidelines.

#WorldAidsDay #PrEP

#Repost @jarisoftheprairies @uoftpharmacy

Canadian #HIV experts, including pharmacist Jaris Swidrovich, release new guidelines for HIV prevention medication on World AIDS Day. Published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), the multidisciplinary group made 31 recommendations and 10 good practice statements for use of PrEP and PEP, covering indications for use, specific regimens, and clinical considerations for different group circumstances.

🔗Link in their bio for the full story and link to guidelines.

#WorldAidsDay #PrEP

#repost @otaaufilms

SHARING FROM WKSR: "WKSR Official Flyer 2025 [Wounded Knee Survivor Run]

This year marks our 14th year running in commemoration of the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890, honoring the ancestors who escaped and ran from the U.S. Army's mass killing of the Lakota people.
Many Mnicoujou, Hunkpapa, and Oglala relatives fled unarmed-children, elders, men, and women-forced to escape through blizzards, deep snow, ice, and brutal terrain. The military searched for any tracks they could find, pursuing those who survived the
massacre at Wounded Knee.
We run from the Wounded Knee site back to Cheyenne River, retracing over 160 miles, the path some of our ancestors took to survive for us to be here today.
We have many descendants who join the run each year, and many more who support from the sidelines, including our allies. All are welcome."

#Indigenous #Youth #Runners #WoundedKnee

#repost @otaaufilms

SHARING FROM WKSR: "WKSR Official Flyer 2025 [Wounded Knee Survivor Run]

This year marks our 14th year running in commemoration of the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890, honoring the ancestors who escaped and ran from the U.S. Army's mass killing of the Lakota people.
Many Mnicoujou, Hunkpapa, and Oglala relatives fled unarmed-children, elders, men, and women-forced to escape through blizzards, deep snow, ice, and brutal terrain. The military searched for any tracks they could find, pursuing those who survived the
massacre at Wounded Knee.
We run from the Wounded Knee site back to Cheyenne River, retracing over 160 miles, the path some of our ancestors took to survive for us to be here today.
We have many descendants who join the run each year, and many more who support from the sidelines, including our allies. All are welcome."

#Indigenous #Youth #Runners #WoundedKnee

#repost @peternotsowhite

"Faith isn't faith until it's tested, remember your creator knows how much you can overcome" -@peternotsowhite

#repost @peternotsowhite

"Faith isn't faith until it's tested, remember your creator knows how much you can overcome" -@peternotsowhite

Enjoy every moment.
#Grief doesnt have to make sense.
I THINK A LOT ABOUT THE DEAD. SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE I LIVE IN A WORLD THAT IS HALF ALIVE. I TRY NOT TO THINK OF MY NEPHEW AND THE WAY HE LEFT. I PRETEND. I LIE TO MYSELF. ANYTHING REALLY. IT SEEPS IN STILL. HERE AND THERE. LIFE FLOATS AROUND. WEAVING IN AND OUT OF A TIME WHEN THEY WERE HERE AND WHEN THEY WERE GONE. AND I KEEP GOING ON.
-DECOLONIZEMYSELF

https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/

Enjoy every moment.
#Grief doesnt have to make sense.
I THINK A LOT ABOUT THE DEAD. SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE I LIVE IN A WORLD THAT IS HALF ALIVE. I TRY NOT TO THINK OF MY NEPHEW AND THE WAY HE LEFT. I PRETEND. I LIE TO MYSELF. ANYTHING REALLY. IT SEEPS IN STILL. HERE AND THERE. LIFE FLOATS AROUND. WEAVING IN AND OUT OF A TIME WHEN THEY WERE HERE AND WHEN THEY WERE GONE. AND I KEEP GOING ON.
-DECOLONIZEMYSELF

https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/

What is your nation doing for World's Aids Day? #FirstNations #Indigenous

#Repost @gaymenssexualhealthalliance

See the person, not the status. HIV is manageable, like other chronic conditions. You wouldn't judge someone with other long-term medical conditions - so why would you judge someone living with HIV?
December 1 is World AIDS Day and
canfar 1987 wants to change the way we think about HIV in Canada. Today, modern medical treatments can bring the viral load of HIV down to a level that can't even be detected in a blood test. That means that people can live long and healthy lives and avoid passing on the virus to their partners.

Want to learn more? Check out canfar.com

#HIVawareness #KnowYourStatus #WorldAidsDay #TalkAboutAIDS #Love #Suport #Educate #Dec1st

What is your nation doing for World's Aids Day? #FirstNations #Indigenous

#Repost @gaymenssexualhealthalliance

See the person, not the status. HIV is manageable, like other chronic conditions. You wouldn't judge someone with other long-term medical conditions - so why would you judge someone living with HIV?
December 1 is World AIDS Day and
canfar 1987 wants to change the way we think about HIV in Canada. Today, modern medical treatments can bring the viral load of HIV down to a level that can't even be detected in a blood test. That means that people can live long and healthy lives and avoid passing on the virus to their partners.

Want to learn more? Check out canfar.com

#HIVawareness #KnowYourStatus #WorldAidsDay #TalkAboutAIDS #Love #Suport #Educate #Dec1st

#Repost @huddleberryfinn

Day 28 - Three things to continue to support Indigenous relatives after November!

1. Share joyful news! Display to others what progress looks like in practice.

2. Watch Indigenous made films/shows on streamers.
HULU - Reservation Dogs, Prey, Lakota Nation vs United States
NETFLIX - Dark Winds, Frybread Face and Me, Rez Ball
AMAZON - Wild Indian APPLE - Fancy Dance

3. Support Native-owned businesses - follow @morning_star_woman and view the list link in her bio

#Amplify #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
#SupportIndigenousArtist

#Repost @huddleberryfinn

Day 28 - Three things to continue to support Indigenous relatives after November!

1. Share joyful news! Display to others what progress looks like in practice.

2. Watch Indigenous made films/shows on streamers.
HULU - Reservation Dogs, Prey, Lakota Nation vs United States
NETFLIX - Dark Winds, Frybread Face and Me, Rez Ball
AMAZON - Wild Indian APPLE - Fancy Dance

3. Support Native-owned businesses - follow @morning_star_woman and view the list link in her bio

#Amplify #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
#SupportIndigenousArtist

#Repost @pbsds

Amelia Simeonoff is carrying forward the teachings of one of Alaska's most respected Indigenous healers. Today, she uses cultural practices to help her community heal from trauma and reconnect with themselves.
We're revisiting this episode of Indie Alaska: "I Am an Alaska Native Healer" now on YouTube! Galaskapublic

#Repost @pbsds

Amelia Simeonoff is carrying forward the teachings of one of Alaska's most respected Indigenous healers. Today, she uses cultural practices to help her community heal from trauma and reconnect with themselves.
We're revisiting this episode of Indie Alaska: "I Am an Alaska Native Healer" now on YouTube! Galaskapublic

#repost @than.pataxo

I was at the XXI water ritual of the Pataxó people of the village Encounter of the Waters
Come and get to know this great party, where we celebrate life, boredom, with the waters that go down throughout our territory
Muká Mukaú>>> <<

Eu estive no XXI ritual das águas do Povo Pataxó da aldeia Encontro das Águas
Venha ainda conhecer essa grande festa, onde celebramos a vida, a fartura, com as águas que descem em todo o nosso território
Muká Mukaú>》 (<

#povopataxó #thanpataxo #midiaborum_official

#repost @than.pataxo

I was at the XXI water ritual of the Pataxó people of the village Encounter of the Waters
Come and get to know this great party, where we celebrate life, boredom, with the waters that go down throughout our territory
Muká Mukaú>>> <<

Eu estive no XXI ritual das águas do Povo Pataxó da aldeia Encontro das Águas
Venha ainda conhecer essa grande festa, onde celebramos a vida, a fartura, com as águas que descem em todo o nosso território
Muká Mukaú>》 (<

#povopataxó #thanpataxo #midiaborum_official

#Repost @harshawalia8

Coastal First Nations have made their position clear for decades: crude oil tankers are not welcome in their territories, and any attempt to force a pipeline will face unified resistance.
Many of us come from an era of Indigenous-led pipeline fights - decades of frontline struggles from the tar sands to Enbridge to Kinder Morgan.
Northern Gateway was defeated, and so will all these proposed projects that are devastating the climate, violating Indigenous consent, and wasting public funds.
No consent, no pipelines!

Carney rode into power claiming nation-building project of pipelines & ports & massive profits for corporations.
The Canada-Alberta pipeline MOU today explicitly endorses the construction of a massive new bitumen pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast, as well as proposes lifting or amending the federal tanker ban. This proves what nation-building on these lands always is - devastating settler-colonial extraction on Indigenous lands without Indigenous consent.
No consent, no pipelines!

#MarkCarney #Kkkanada #Environment #NativeLand

#Repost @harshawalia8

Coastal First Nations have made their position clear for decades: crude oil tankers are not welcome in their territories, and any attempt to force a pipeline will face unified resistance.
Many of us come from an era of Indigenous-led pipeline fights - decades of frontline struggles from the tar sands to Enbridge to Kinder Morgan.
Northern Gateway was defeated, and so will all these proposed projects that are devastating the climate, violating Indigenous consent, and wasting public funds.
No consent, no pipelines!

Carney rode into power claiming nation-building project of pipelines & ports & massive profits for corporations.
The Canada-Alberta pipeline MOU today explicitly endorses the construction of a massive new bitumen pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast, as well as proposes lifting or amending the federal tanker ban. This proves what nation-building on these lands always is - devastating settler-colonial extraction on Indigenous lands without Indigenous consent.
No consent, no pipelines!

#MarkCarney #Kkkanada #Environment #NativeLand

The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal of a decision awarding $150,000 in damages for discrimination to an #Indigenous mom in B.C. whose children were taken from her and put in foster care, bringing a years-long legal fight to its conclusion.

The country’s highest court made its decision last week, upholding a B.C. Court of Appeal decision in the case of R.R. v. #Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society.

“This decision confirms that #parents involved with the child-welfare system retain full human-rights protections, and that discriminatory assumptions cannot justify decisions that separate families,” said a statement on the decision from the Community Legal Assistance Society, which represented R.R.

“Stereotypes related to Indigeneity, trauma, or disability have no place in child-welfare decision-making.”

The #mother first made a #humanrights complaint against the child welfare agency in 2017 after her four children were apprehended.

In 2022, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal found that the apprehension of R.R.’s children and the subsequent limits on her access to them over the next two years—which included months-long periods of no contact whatsoever—was discriminatory, rooted in stereotypes about and prejudice against her as an Indigenous mom who had experienced mental health issues.

“This is an unprecedented complaint. It exposes systemic forces of discrimination and their profound impacts on an Indigenous mother,” the tribunal found.

The impact of that discrimination, the tribunal found, warranted compensation for injury to dignity, feelings and self-respect “at the highest end of human rights damages.” The tribunal set the award at $150,000.

VACFSS sought a judicial review of the decision, and it was overturned in January of 2024. R.R. appealed that decision, and a ruling in her favour was handed down in May of this year.

The tribunal, the lower court and the appeal court have all pointed out that R.R.’s case is playing out in a context where Indigenous children continue to be dramatically overrepresented among kids in care—a persistent and pernicious legacy of the residential school system.

Ctvnews

The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal of a decision awarding $150,000 in damages for discrimination to an #Indigenous mom in B.C. whose children were taken from her and put in foster care, bringing a years-long legal fight to its conclusion.

The country’s highest court made its decision last week, upholding a B.C. Court of Appeal decision in the case of R.R. v. #Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society.

“This decision confirms that #parents involved with the child-welfare system retain full human-rights protections, and that discriminatory assumptions cannot justify decisions that separate families,” said a statement on the decision from the Community Legal Assistance Society, which represented R.R.

“Stereotypes related to Indigeneity, trauma, or disability have no place in child-welfare decision-making.”

The #mother first made a #humanrights complaint against the child welfare agency in 2017 after her four children were apprehended.

In 2022, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal found that the apprehension of R.R.’s children and the subsequent limits on her access to them over the next two years—which included months-long periods of no contact whatsoever—was discriminatory, rooted in stereotypes about and prejudice against her as an Indigenous mom who had experienced mental health issues.

“This is an unprecedented complaint. It exposes systemic forces of discrimination and their profound impacts on an Indigenous mother,” the tribunal found.

The impact of that discrimination, the tribunal found, warranted compensation for injury to dignity, feelings and self-respect “at the highest end of human rights damages.” The tribunal set the award at $150,000.

VACFSS sought a judicial review of the decision, and it was overturned in January of 2024. R.R. appealed that decision, and a ruling in her favour was handed down in May of this year.

The tribunal, the lower court and the appeal court have all pointed out that R.R.’s case is playing out in a context where Indigenous children continue to be dramatically overrepresented among kids in care—a persistent and pernicious legacy of the residential school system.

Ctvnews

#Repost creethunder

'In nehiyawewin (the Cree language) we have a term - âhkamêyimêw, which means to persevere/to overcome/to keep going. I first heard this long ago in the context of something good we were doing for our community. The Knowledge Keeper told us, “âhkamêyimêw, keep going.” I apply this to everything i am doing as a reminder that no matter where you are at, just keep going. You will be where you want to be before you know it. 💯✌🏾' -Creethunder

#Repost creethunder

'In nehiyawewin (the Cree language) we have a term - âhkamêyimêw, which means to persevere/to overcome/to keep going. I first heard this long ago in the context of something good we were doing for our community. The Knowledge Keeper told us, “âhkamêyimêw, keep going.” I apply this to everything i am doing as a reminder that no matter where you are at, just keep going. You will be where you want to be before you know it. 💯✌🏾' -Creethunder

#Repost @bybobbybox

Growing up gay often meant feeling different before knowing why. Kids called you 'gay' long before you even knew what that meant. Before you had words, before you had safety, before you had yourself. And somehow, the world punished you for it. No child should be made to feel wrong for a truth they haven't even discovered yet. But here you are now, unapologetic, whole, and finally becoming the person that scared them so much.

#Truth #ChildhoodTrauma #2Spirit #2SLGBTQ #Love #Journey

#Repost @bybobbybox

Growing up gay often meant feeling different before knowing why. Kids called you 'gay' long before you even knew what that meant. Before you had words, before you had safety, before you had yourself. And somehow, the world punished you for it. No child should be made to feel wrong for a truth they haven't even discovered yet. But here you are now, unapologetic, whole, and finally becoming the person that scared them so much.

#Truth #ChildhoodTrauma #2Spirit #2SLGBTQ #Love #Journey

#Repost @jeremy_hill_bomberry

Global News

A prominent Canadian-American author, who has long claimed Indigenous ancestry, has been exposed as having none at all. Thomas King revealed in an opinion piece he wrote for a newspaper that he has no Cherokee roots, expressing that he feels as though he has been "ripped in half." However, a group that investigates individuals who falsely claim #Indigenous heritage stated that they confronted him about his roots some time ago. Melissa Ridgen has the story.

#Pretendian #ThomasKing #Fiction

#Repost @jeremy_hill_bomberry

Global News

A prominent Canadian-American author, who has long claimed Indigenous ancestry, has been exposed as having none at all. Thomas King revealed in an opinion piece he wrote for a newspaper that he has no Cherokee roots, expressing that he feels as though he has been "ripped in half." However, a group that investigates individuals who falsely claim #Indigenous heritage stated that they confronted him about his roots some time ago. Melissa Ridgen has the story.

#Pretendian #ThomasKing #Fiction

#Repost PBS News

The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food. The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of PFAS — also known as "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.

The agency last week approved the use of two new pesticides that qualify as PFAS. Farmers could spread them on crops such as romaine lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.

While not a lot is known about their long-term impact, the chemicals have been linked to certain cancers, birth defects and other health problems.

#Repost PBS News

The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food. The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of PFAS — also known as "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.

The agency last week approved the use of two new pesticides that qualify as PFAS. Farmers could spread them on crops such as romaine lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.

While not a lot is known about their long-term impact, the chemicals have been linked to certain cancers, birth defects and other health problems.

#Repost @nctr_um

Join us on #December 1st for a virtual information session to learn more about the Missing Children & Unmarked Burials initiative and to provide feedback on this crucial work.

This session will be delivered in English.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WTUsth6LTsmWtiB4qhr_3Q#/registration

#Repost @nctr_um

Join us on #December 1st for a virtual information session to learn more about the Missing Children & Unmarked Burials initiative and to provide feedback on this crucial work.

This session will be delivered in English.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WTUsth6LTsmWtiB4qhr_3Q#/registration

CBC British Columbia

A potential new oil pipeline from #Alberta
to #BC is shedding light on the
dangerous B.C. waters that tankers would have to navigate if it's built. CBC's
Janella Hamilton dives into the
implications and the worries.

#NoMorePipelines #Indigenous #Territory #Jurisdiction

CBC British Columbia

A potential new oil pipeline from #Alberta
to #BC is shedding light on the
dangerous B.C. waters that tankers would have to navigate if it's built. CBC's
Janella Hamilton dives into the
implications and the worries.

#NoMorePipelines #Indigenous #Territory #Jurisdiction

Jessica Gordon

Thomas King can keep crying around about how he feels sad for not being who he thought he was. He's not an idiot and certainly not one without resources.
He admittedly knew about the rumours that he didn't have Indigenous blood but yet he continued to participate in events that would bring him money and fame. This title is misleading, don't give him credit for admitting what others worked to find out. He's not giving back any awards because he said it was based on his writing, his writing about US, which included making fun of us and playing on stereotypes. I'm not sad for him and I feel no pity for him, I feel sadness for our young and old who can't find connection, Culture or success because they're too busy living in survival mode.
Thomas King can return back to his beautiful lifestyle while many of us face hurdles and barriers.

#ThomasKing #Pretendian

Jessica Gordon

Thomas King can keep crying around about how he feels sad for not being who he thought he was. He's not an idiot and certainly not one without resources.
He admittedly knew about the rumours that he didn't have Indigenous blood but yet he continued to participate in events that would bring him money and fame. This title is misleading, don't give him credit for admitting what others worked to find out. He's not giving back any awards because he said it was based on his writing, his writing about US, which included making fun of us and playing on stereotypes. I'm not sad for him and I feel no pity for him, I feel sadness for our young and old who can't find connection, Culture or success because they're too busy living in survival mode.
Thomas King can return back to his beautiful lifestyle while many of us face hurdles and barriers.

#ThomasKing #Pretendian

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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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