‘Canada is not for sale’ — but new Ontario law prioritizes profits over environmental and Indigenous rights
#IndigenousPeoples #FirstNations #Cree #IndigenousRights #Ontario #Canada #Arctic #ClimateCrisis #Bill5 #UNDRIP #Treaty9 #Colonialism #LandBack
https://the-14.com/canada-is-not-for-sale-but-new-ontario-law-prioritizes-profits-over-environmental-and-indigenous-rights/
#cree
Got to see the Susan #Wick exhibit, a local Denver artist, and the most extraordinary traveling exhibit Kent Mockman’s History is Painted by the Victors at the #DenverArtMuseum If you have a chance to see it near you, make the effort! He’s from the #Cree tribe, and his paintings disrupt the narrative of what North Americans are taught about the conquest of the indigenous, and the repression of #TwoSpirit culture. And it is unbelievably beautiful. Starring Miss Chief in many of the narratives. #queer #trans #art #OldMasters (I apologize for lack of alt text, when I can get the brace off or to a real keyboard I will add descriptions of the four Kent Mockman pieces below.)
“It's just asking, well, ‘What would it take for me to be good enough in your eyes? What would it take for me to finally be accepted by my community?’”
A fun read, 'The Star Poems' by Jesse Rae Archibald Barber would be my book recommendation of the week. Thanks @sundogplanets for posting it earlier! Now that I have finished it I would absolutely recommend for astro-art fans who enjoy cross-disciplinary #poetry, #languages, #astronomy etc. The thought and design are very well done. It also has full dual language throughout, here's a link where I got mine: https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/acahkos-nikamowini-pikiskwewinathe-star-poems-nehiyawi-kisik-acimowina-cree-sky-narrative/9781778690174.html
#Astrodon #art #cree #space #linguistics #creelanguage #saturda
#Nacionales El BCIE aprueba 165 millones de dólares para modernizar la red eléctrica de Honduras #BCIE #RedElectrica #CREE #ENEE #Honduras
👇 https://enter504.com/bcie-financia-mejoras-en-transmision-electrica-para-honduras/
Bigotry is prejudice.
Mutual Respect is health.
Just to put a pin in this, Prime Minister Carney in one of his first speeches about defending glorious Canada, said: Canada is not a "melting pot" Canada is a Mosaic.
It can be hard to understand the difference, but here is a Canadian federal PSA.
âpihtawikosisân is back!!! With a fantastic project:
"I want to demonstrate that we don’t need a million dollar budget and a huge production team – and we certainly can’t wait for these things. I also strongly believe in creating a resource that is free to access. If you are an Indigenous person and Cree is one of your traditional languages, it is your birthright. The more opportunities that exist for you to reclaim that birthright, the better.”
#Cree #IndigenousLanguage #IndigenousLanguages #Languages #languageRevitalization
#Pimicikamak #Cree #FirstNation trying to get 767 people out of northern #Manitoba community as #wildfire closes in
'It's very smoky here [and] it's getting thicker, because the fire's at our doorstep': Chief Monias
Darren Bernhardt · CBC News · Posted: May 29, 2025
"A wildfire is at the threshhold of Pimicikamak Cree Nation, choking the air with smoke, as the northern Manitoba community's leaders work to get 767 people out.
" 'Many that couldn't get out because the junction at Highway 374 and Highway 373 is their lifeline to Norway House, and now it's being compromised by the fire and the smoke,' Chief David Monias said Thursday morning.
"Pimicikamak had started a precautionary evacuation Friday as wildfires impacted air quality. Residents were flown out from the airport in the community, about 530 kilometres north of Winnipeg on the shores of Cross Lake, but high winds and dry conditions worsened the situation this week
[...]
"Those in Pimicikamak are among 17,000 expected to be evacuated as fires intensify in both northern and eastern Manitoba.
"Premier Wab Kinew on Wednesday evening declared a provincewide state of emergency.
"Evacuation orders have also been issued for #FlinFlon, #LynnLake, #Pukatawagan #Cree Nation (also known as Mathias Colomb First Nation), #MarcelColomb First Nation and #Sherridon.
"In addition to #NorwayHouse Cree Nation, #Chemawawin Cree Nation (Easterville) is under an evacuation notice, with people ordered to be ready to leave.
"The majority of the evacuees will head to Winnipeg and will be housed at large facilities such as community centres, soccer fields and arenas, Monias said."
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #CanadaWx #Wildfires #ClimateDiary #FirstNations
GridCare cree que más de 100 MW de capacidad del centro de datos se esconden en la cuadrícula #capacidad #centro #cree #cuadrícula #datos #del #electricidad #esconden #GridCare #Inteligencia_artificial_AI_T_Temasek_T_Grid_eléctrica #más #ButterWord #Spanish_News Comenta tu opinión 👇
https://butterword.com/gridcare-cree-que-mas-de-100-mw-de-capacidad-del-centro-de-datos-se-esconden-en-la-cuadricula/?feed_id=23804&_unique_id=6835b5b625fa8
🇨🇦 Letter to Danielle Smith from Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation | Mikisew Cree First Nation
https://old.reddit.com/r/alberta/comments/1kc93nk/a_letter_to_danielle_smith_from_sturgeon_lake/#bottom-comments
https://mikisewcree.ca
https://www.sturgeonlake.ca
🇺🇲 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 #Christofascism #transgenocide
#Poilievre #DanielleSmith #ScottMoe
🏳️⚧️ #TransLivesMatter #BlackTransLivesMatter #TransRights
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/114186381298087870
#Indigenous #TRCC #solidarity #Cree #CreeNation #IndigenousRights #TreatyRights
My maternal grandmother was Metis -- one line was #Membertou of the #MikmaqNation. A family favorite that I did NOT appreciate was grilled eels. Eeeew! (Yeah, I know. I'll eat insects, but not eels.)
Our Home and Native Foods
By Donalee Moulton, 2011
"For Dennis, his journey of rediscovery has included taking part in a three-day culinary workshop organized by the Mi’kmaq Association for Cultural Studies, based in the #MembertouFirstNation, in #SydneyNS. Led by well-known chef #RayBear (who has a #Cree background) earlier this year, up-and-coming Aboriginal cooks came together in Halifax to learn how to prepare traditional cuisine.
" 'It was an honour to be there,' says Dennis, who applied for the program after he heard about it through a friend. 'Ray Bear is such a respected chef.'
"Bear says Dennis showed real promise as a young chef. 'He took it very seriously, wanting to learn every ounce of technique,' he says. 'I also learned a lot about traditional hunting and cooking myself. It was educational both ways.'
"This resurgence in interest in Aboriginal foods is now extending beyond local Native communities. Last year, more than 80,000 people came to the Membertou 400 celebration in Halifax [in 2010], which honoured the 400th anniversary of the baptism of the Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Mi’kmaq. A Mi’kmaq village—and meals featuring Native cuisine—were highlights of the festivities.
"A second international PowWow, or Mawio’mi, was held in Halifax this past summer and featured a five-course Mi’kmaq dinner prepared by Ray Bear, served under the stars on the Halifax Common. The traditional Mi’kmaq menu—with a few contemporary additions— included Slow-roasted Venison Loin with Celeriac Purée; Quick-seared Calamari with a Light Bone Jus Pine Aroma; and Pit-fire Boiled Saltwater Lobster with Cornbread Purée and Maple Duck Bacon.
" 'Food is very important in Mi’kmaq culture, and in Aboriginal culture in general, as it often marks the end of a ceremony or celebration,' says Nora McCarthy-Joyce, spokesperson for the Native Council of Prince Edward Island, in Charlottetown. 'Feasting often includes #TraditionalFoods, which vary from group to group and often depend on geography and what’s available. At a feast, it is customary for a prayer to be said for the food and people, and for Elders to be served before everyone else.'
"At the heart of Mi’kmaq cuisine is the natural world: the menu and cooking methods are often dependent upon what is available in the streams and forests nearby. Chapel Island, NS, Elder, Lillian Marshall, says the Mi’kmaq were fisher-hunter-gatherers. 'Their main foods were meat, fish, wild plants and berries,' she says. 'However, since they lived in the Maritime Provinces, 90 per cent of the food consumed was from the water.'
"A particular favourite in this diet has always been eel. The special significance of eel is made evident by its prevalence at important occasions. At a traditional feast, some Elders would bring eel stew or eel soup. It was a sign of both respect and status.
" 'Eel is a delicacy,' says Mary Rose Julian, who lives in #Eskasoni, the largest Mi’kmaq community in the world. 'It is boiled as stew, baked fillet-style with lusknikn on top or without, or grilled.' "
Recipes featured in this article:
- Christmas Pudding
- Katewey Weskiteka’tasikewey (Braised Mi’kmaw Eel Pie)
Read more (includes links to recipes):
https://saltscapes.com/kitchen-party/1659-our-home-and-native-foods.html
#TraditionalDiets #IndigenousFood #NativeAmericanFood #MikmaqCuisine #MikmaqCulture #TraditionalFoods
The federal elections leaders debate is happening now and I am amazed that APTN is broadcasting a live translated event in Plains Cree.
I speak my James Bay Mushkegowuk Cree dialect fluently and I can understand about 50% of the broadcast and it's beautiful.
It would be like an English speaking person in Canada listening to a heavily inflected English with a Scottish or Irish accent.
Trump cree que depende de China rasgar conversaciones sobre el comercio, dice la Casa Blanca | Telediario de Donald Trump #abrir #Blanca #Casa #china #comercio #conversaciones #cree #depende #dice #Donald #Noticias #sobre #Trump #ButterWord #Spanish_News Comenta tu opinión 👇
https://butterword.com/trump-cree-que-depende-de-china-rasgar-conversaciones-sobre-el-comercio-dice-la-casa-blanca-telediario-de-donald-trump/?feed_id=17595&_unique_id=67ff116778364
An essential episode of Alberta Unbound. Chief Conroy Sewepagaham of the Little Red River Cree Nation talks about the wildfires that devestated his community, and the lack of help they’ve received to rebuild. A powerful voice all Albertans and Canadians need to hear and heed. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/alberta-unbound/id1511810939?i=1000702064761 #AlbertaUnbound #Alberta #wildfires #cdnpoli #SenateofCanada #LittleRedRiver #Jasper #Canada #Cree
😂 I love mine!!
(#Awas= go away, begone, etc in #Cree. One of the maybe 4 words I know lol.)
#iud #mirena #birthcontrol
New #introduction post!
I'm Alicia and I'm a fibre artist (#dyeing #handspinning #felting #needlefelting #weaving #crochet #embroidery #upcycling #sewing) with interests in #mandala #art #psychedelicart #sacredgeometry #neurographicart and #watercolors.
My family and I run a business called @Fibre2Fabric where we dye all sorts of exotic #fibre #yarn, and #fabric.
I live in the country with my partner and our 6 #cats, 3 #dogs, #snake and #crestedgecko where I enjoy my many interests. (#gardening #plants #herbalism #fungi #music #ukulele #piano #dancing #flowart #reading #writing #tarot #poetry #haiku #cozygames and I'm getting more into #opensource / #linux)
When I say flow art, I mean spinning props like #hulahoop #leviwand #puppyhammer #poi #staff #silkfans #firefans etc.
I love #languagelearning. I studied #German and #Spanish as a kid, took #Japanese in uni, and I'm currently studying #ASL #Cree #Tokipona #Spanish and #Chinese. I also dabble in #French and #Latin sometimes and I'm learning #Greggshorthand to write faster. Cree is my favourite language and Spanish is my second.
I've been cursed since childhood with that lovely trifecta of #heds #pots and #mcas. Healing slowly but surely.
Hope I get to meet even more cool people the algorithms would normally drown out on other social media sites. I love it here!
After decades of artistic liberties, folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie' admits she is not #Canadian and her #Polaris music prize was revoked.
That same day, the #Canadian #Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences said in a news release: "Following a thorough review, consultations with the CARAS #IndigenousMusic Advisory Committee, and in light of recent information, including Ms. Sainte-Marie’s confirmation that she is not Canadian, #CARAS will revoke Buffy Sainte-Marie's #JUNOAwards and Canadian Music #HallofFame induction in accordance with its eligibility requirements."
While long swirling rumors of native ancestry go unchecked , it has been investigated that the octogenarian folk music artist had no genetic ties to indigenous tribal ancestry. Sainte-Marie has said that when she was a young adult she was #adopted by a #Cree family in the Canadian #province of #Saskatchewan and has "lived with uncertainty" about her true heritage.
A concept that's been knocking around my head since I encountered it in Shalene Wuttunee Jobin's "Upholding Indigenous Economic Relationships" is the #nehiyawewin (#Cree, Plains Y dialect) "kasispowicikew," which translates as "bringing the past to the future." While understanding the present is important, we study #history to build a good future in light of the past - what's critical to carry forward/leave behind and the wonderful richness of historical experience.
Cree Elders get emotional when white polyglot YouTuber is invited to learn & speak their difficult & dying language.
https://youtu.be/CGi5W-gG-vs?si=Z1-JnuH1E2gH3rSP
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