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#Landback includes #Hawaii & all those other places where so many people like to go on sunny vacations at & where many non-residents buy properties from colonial land thieves.

You can't be totally serious about #decolonization & the related landback issues - if you don't include Hawaii & other sunny holiday hotspots. That's just a selective, fragmented, unethical & immoral colonial mindset.

Decolonization & related landback issues aren't restricted to Turtle Island (North & South Americas) or Australia or Palestine. It's global.

#IndigenousRights #NativeLand #IndigenousLand #NativeMastodon #TruthBeforeReconcilation #Justice

Beau sent me photos from his daily nature walk on Stz’uminus territory. When we can't be together, we communicate for hours, daily. He takes me on vicarious #NatureWalks & sends me photos along the way as we chat. I am excited to see him again on May 4th. We're spending May 4th-8th together up island. Beau will meet my Mom for the first time on May 4th. We're having dinner here before we head up to #Yellowpoint ❤️

#CedarBC #Ladysmith #Stzuminus #NativeLand #IndigenousLand #VancouverIsland

Six-panel collage. Top left: Sunlit beach with dark sand, trees on the left. Top right: Orange canoe with 5 figures on shimmering water; forest backdrop. Middle Left: Calm water and land with mountains in the distance. Middle right: Rocky beach with driftwood and a green forest edge. Bottom left: Shallow water and sand reflecting the sky with distant land with birds. Bottom right: Pebbled beach with downed logs and trees. Blue sky appears in most scenes. Natural light is bright and crisp.

My studio at Burnaby Art Gallery until mid-April, for my art residency with Deer Lake. 💜🖼️ 🌐🎨 #printmaker #contemporaryart #burnabybc #lowermainland #pnw #yvr #nativeland #musqueam #squamish #tsleilwaututh #kwikwetlem

Artist Jenie Gao carving a circular woodblock at a large table in a heritage building with a barrel ceiling and a large bay window. The building is constructed with old dark wood paneling. There is a modern looking chandelier made up of geometric shapes hanging from the ceiling, in contrast with the surroundings.

Jenie is a person of Taiwanese-Chinese descent. They have salt-and-pepper black hair and in this photo are wearing layered black and gray sweaters and a scarf.

I love looking through https://native-land.ca. I learn something new every time I go, usually by just clicking on one of the random articles on the side. It's pretty clear that it's a small team behind it, and I wish they had more resources to be able to put more indigenous languages on the map (literally!).

If you have some time on your hands and a passion for language, I'd highly suggest checking out their Volunteer page: https://native-land.ca/how-to-contribute/volunteer It's a lovely way to contribute to/learn about global Indigenous sovereignty and lift up marginalized voices. Each language is a worldview; we can learn so much if only we look for it!

Also this is Ariel; I'd post this on my profile but wandering.shop has a very small character allowance and I am way too long-winded for it, I have found :P

#IndigenousLanguage #IndigenousSovereignty #LandBack #NativeLand #LanguageRevitalization #Languages #Maps #Mapping @arielkroon

#Snuneymuxw #FirstNation members favour a $42-million offer from federal government to settle the Crown's breach-of-contract failing to protect land along #Nanaimo River.

Snuneymuxw nation has aimed at a settlement for more than 20 yrs. Their 'Teytexen Village Specific Claim' in 2001 - breach of Sarlequnn Treaty between Snuneymuxw & the Crown in 1854.

https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/local-news/nearly-100-per-cent-of-snuneymuxw-first-nation-favour-42m-land-claim-7858147

#CDNpoli #BCpoli #Landback #Indigenous #NativeLand #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #DecolonialJustice

Photos taken by Christopher Patterson, at the Empire of Dirt artist residency in Creston, BC, on Ktunaxa land. #artresidency #ktunaxa #nativeland #asiandiaspora #asianamericanartist #taiwaneseamericanartist #chineseamericanartist #bc #britishcolumbia #pnw 💜🖼️

Brandi Morin in #Ecuador: A #Canadian #mining giant vs. the guardians of the #Amazon.
Around the world, mining operations have deepened #poverty in #Indigenous communities & destroyed traditional livelihoods, leaving #environmental devastation in their wake.

2 part #InvestigativeJournalism piece:
https://ricochet.media/indigenous/brandi-morin-in-ecuador-a-canadian-mining-giant-vs-the-guardians-of-the-amazon

https://ricochet.media/indigenous/brandi-morin-in-ecuador-part-2-indigenous-resistance-to-a-made-in-canada-mine

#CDNpoli #Ecocide #EnvironmentalRacism #GlobalSouth #IndigenousResistance #Canada #Capitalism #ShameOnCanada #Ecological #OneEarth #NativeLand

A key part of this experience is the land itself. You’ll see thriving meadows, a testament to Forge’s land remediation program. Half of all tour fees go directly to the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, honoring the land's original stewards. #EcoJustice #NativeLand

this is *still* such a cool project

https://native-land.ca/

#nativeland #indigenous #mapmaking

North America map of native people's lands - one of the few maps where the lands are overlapping and shared

the Indian Removal Act of 1830 passed by 4 votes in the House. Most people at the time knew it was wrong but we still did it. Did it to people in modern dress, in framed houses, with newspapers in their own language. Every generation makes some huge fucking mistake and our future gets so much worse for it.
#nationaldayofmourning #nativeland #indianremovalact

Map of the Five Tribes - the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek), and Seminoles

*In case you missed reading this when it was first published last year.*

#Canada’s #NationalParks Are #Colonial #CrimeScenes.

Many see wilderness as a right of citizenship. But the concept of Canada as untouched #nature is unrecognizable to #Indigenous people

In 2017, it felt like the whole country was swept up in the rah-rah celebrations around Canada 150. It was a collective anniversary, a chance to celebrate our history. Well, some of it, anyway. Tied to the many calls to explore the country and take stock of its many wonders, #ParksCanada released its Discovery Pass, which granted free entry to all national parks that year. These natural spaces “represent the very best that Canada has to offer,” it announced in a press release. “They are the essence of our country because they tell stories of who we are, including the history, cultures and contributions of Indigenous peoples.” But, as Robert Jago explored in his timely essay, Canada’s parks program was built on the displacement of Indigenous peoples and the capture of their territories—a form of “green colonialism.” Parks are wonderful spaces, but they have also acted as #political cover for the control of land, a tactic we still see used today.—Daniel Viola, senior editor, November 2023 issue.

https://thewalrus.ca/canadas-national-parks-are-colonial-crime-scenes/

#IndigenousLand #ColonialCrimes #CDNpoli #Landback #NativeLand #IndigenousCanada #NativeMastodon #NativeCanada #TRC #KKKanada #ColonialInjustice #TruthBeforeReconciliation #ColonialResistance #ColonialViolence #CanadianHistory #HistoryOfCanada #History #Decolonization

#minnesota #travel #adventure #vanlife #rvlife #winnebago #winnebagoera #lake #wetland #nativeland #usforestservice #continentaldivide #laurentiandivide #superiornationalforest #deer https://natureisourmedicine.com/f/minnesota-meandering---29jun2024

November 7th — #UNDRIP in the Courts: What's at Stake? [Webinar]

RAVEN will be hosting a one-hour webinar with representatives from #Kebaowek First Nation and the #Gitxaała Nation to discuss how they are using UNDRIP in #CanadianLaw. In both cases, the Crown argued in different ways that UNDRIP didn't apply to the circumstance.

What's at stake? The decisions in both cases will shape how UNDRIP applies in the Canadian #legal system for decades to come, but how and in what way is still unknown. Show solidarity and join us as we are in conversation with our panelists to learn more about what's at stake, and what the #FirstNations are hoping to achieve through their cases about UNDRIP.

WHEN:
Thursday, November 7th, 5:00-6:00pm (PT), 2:00-3:00pm (ET)

https://fundraise.raventrust.com/event/undrip-in-the-courts-whats-at-stake/e621223

#IndigenousRights #BCpoli #CDNpoli #LearnMore #Webinar #NativeLand

On this #IndigenousPeoplesDay we're honoring the native peoples & Tribal groups of the #BayArea, who came to this region before us and who still live here today.

We recommend visiting the Native Lands website, where you can look up the indigenous lands and languages of any location in the world: native-land.ca

#indigenouspeoples #nativelands #nativeland #sfbay #sanfranciscobay

Map of the Bay Area with native territories labeled

How #NativeNations Reclaimed #Oklahoma

guest: #RebeccaNagle, author of #ByTheFireWeCarry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on #NativeLand

https://kpfa.org/player/?audio=435646

#Indigenous #NativeAmericans #NativeAmericanHistory #FirstNations #Landback #ColonialViolence #ForcedRemovals #IndianRemovalAct #UShistory #McGirtVsOklahoma #Cherokee #Choctaw #Seminole #Chickasaw #Muscogee #FiveTribes #TrailOfTears #books

#LettersAndPolitics

Back in 2018, Beaver Lake Cree filed for an #AdvancedCostOrder - #ACO - to secure funds from #Alberta and #Canada in order to continue accessing #justice for their #TreatyRights case, a case which will protect their people and territory from further expansion of the Alberta #TarSands and other #ResourceExtraction industries if successful. But, the cost of litigation for a case this momentous was more than the #FirstNation could front. That’s where the ACO comes in.

After six years, and reaching the #SupremeCourt of Canada ( #SCC ) — #BeaverLakeCree Nation will now receive $1.5 million annually from Alberta to continue their Treaty rights case!

The decision for a yearly contribution is a welcome relief, allowing the Beaver Lake #Cree Nation to move their case forwards while managing costs across their community needs.

Read more about the ACO in this blog :
https://raventrust.com/beaver-lake-cree-nation-comprehensive-treaty-claim-updates/

Attend a #webinar featuring Crystal Lamemen, Beaver Lake Cree member, and Karey Brooks, their lead #lawyer on September 24 to find out more about what this all means and what comes next for the #Treaty6 #litigation :
https://fundraise.raventrust.com/event/accessing-justice-a-legal-update-from-beaver-lake-cree/e617430

#Indigenous #NativeRights #Landback #ABpoli #CDNpoli #StopEcocide #EndEnvironmentalRacism #environmental #NativeLand #Legal #Law #FightForJustice

#Akwesasne is part of the #Mohawk Nation, one of the six nations of the #Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Its residents’ #AncestralTerritory, which includes Barnhart Island, extends across the #Canada - #USA border, and includes parts of #Ontario, #Quebec and #NewYork state. For decades, factories surrounding the reserve dumped now-banned chemicals into the #StLawrenceRiver, #contaminating the land and water. But Barnhart Island is upstream of the contamination — the breeze is still sweet and the water is clear. And soon, Akswesasne #TribalGovernment may sign a settlement agreement with the State of New York, ceding its title to the island forever.

For the #LandDefenders who were arrested, reclaiming #BarnhartIsland goes hand-in-hand with protecting what’s left of their territory that is still healthy enough for them to gather medicine, hunt, fish, conduct ceremonies and heal. They aren’t willing to sell their homeland — not for any price.

Freelance #journalist Brandi Morin and #photojournalist Ian Willms spent five days on the territory in June to document the fight for clean land.
https://thenarwhal.ca/akwesasne-mohawk-monsanto-barnhart-island

#Indigenous #NativeLand #Unceded #Environmental #Pollution #Ecocide #ToxicWaste #TurtleIsland #CDNpoli

#SQUAMISH - Tonight!

An Evening with #LandDefenders - Friday, Sept 13

Join an evening with land defenders from #Wetsuweten, #Gitxsan, and other #FirstNations, who will be in Squamish to share their community’s experience with the #CoastalGasLink #pipeline and the #LNG export facility in #Kitimat, B.C., and who are now fighting the proposed #PrinceRupert Gas Transmission line. This is an opportunity for community members to learn about the potential social and #environmental impacts of the #FortisBC #EagleMountain pipeline and #WoodfibreLNG projects in the Squamish region. A question-and-answer period will follow the presentation. The event is at the Eagle Eye Theatre in Squamish Friday, Sept 13 at 6:30 p.m. (doors at 6 p.m.)