#indigenous voices

[notreallyimportant]

A nonbinary, indigenous teen was beaten to death by their classmates. Their school didn’t even call for medical services when this child said they couldn’t walk. A child was injured by their classmates and the classmates( as far as I know) weren’t punished for it.

Their name was Nex Benedict. And it took 11 days for this to even come to light.

#nex benedict #indigenous voices #black and indigenous unity

[mannyblacque]

Reservation Dogs S3 E8 "Send It"

White Steve's "business card". 😆

#reservation dogs #rez dogs #white steve #taika waititi #sterlin harjo #indigenous representation #jack maricle #indigenous voices

[runalongprincevaliant]

#nobody’s free until everybody is free #palestine #free palestine #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #free gaza #gaza #west bank #the west bank #settler colonialism #genocide #education is important #media #corruption #black lives matter #solidarity #indigenous people #indigenous rights #indigenous lives matter #indigenous voices #we have to keep fighting #we have to stand together in solidarity with all oppressed people #keep protesting #keep the pressure on #keep spreading the word #Instagram

[wicked-witch-ofthe-east]

I love science. But also, I can clearly see how it is the western man’s explanation of explicit indigenous knowledge. ESPECIALLY in agriculture and food systems. Isn’t it quite interesting to think about how regenerative agriculture was THE way of living. We’ve strewn so far from this form of food production that now rich white women with masters degrees and inherited land get to teach others “regenerative agriculture” for profit. It irritates me that our culture (mostly white culture) needs the chemical, biological, physical, scientific proof that something works when oral traditions have been tried and true on this continent for 10,000 years. Is the scientific method a means of distraction so big ag, big pharma, big oil, and big chem can make a profit?

#the circle of capitalism #western science #indigenous knowledge #same language #agriculture #regenerative agriculture #indigenous voices #food systems #native rights #sustainability #fuck capitalism #life #wicked witch #green anarchy #the wicked witch of the east #why does tumblr hate me #big ag #small ag #circular #solarpunk #profit #profit to the people #united we stand

[applesauceshindo]

Important

Good morning, evening, afternoon, or night. As most people know, today's Thanksgiving. A holiday with an absolutely DISGUSTING history that a good portion chooses to completely ignore. Because hey, why care about the millions of innocent people who died because of fucked up white people when we can just celebrate like this never happened.

This holiday is messed the hell up. When you eat your turkey and all the other weird food, think about this history take a moment to acknowledge the fact that both Canada and the U.S. are built completely off of land that was stolen from people who were here for thousands of years. Thanks, for taking the time to read this.

#thanksgiving #thanksgiving 2023 #thanksgiving history #this holiday is so freaking messed up #indigineous people #we are on stolen land #indigenous rights #indigenous history #indigenous voice to parliament #indigenous voices #land acknowledgement #i speak

[suntears1037]

Initial Thoughts on Avatar: The Way of Water Spoilers

I know I barely post on here, but I really need to get some thoughts I have had about this film off my head since I haven’t seen anyone else mention these things who have seen it. 

Is no one else bothered by the fact that Jake Sully makes his children, specifically his male children refer to him as Sir? 

Ya know, something that is not only a human characteristic, but an American militarized human characteristic?

It bothers me to no end that throughout the whole movie the only time his son  doesn’t refer to him as Sir is after his Oldest Son loses his life to a war that his father started! 

The fact that Neytiri doesn’t ever call out the use of Jakes incessant need for his children to call him Sir is actively infuriating throughout the film and forces her to suffer along with her children as if she is seen solely as the Nuclear Wife in Jake’s eyes, and when she tries to confront him before he forcefully relocates his family to the Metkayina clan all she is met with is Jake saying that “A father needs to protect his family and his people”.  Which evades her point of Jake being too hard on his sons and making them “have respect”. 

When mind you the only reason Jake is seen as the Clan Leader is WOW is because of Neytiri’s father dying in the first film and Jake claiming Toruk (the big sky banshee) to show he is capable of leading the people. Even though they wouldn’t have needed to be lead by him if it weren’t for Jake infiltrating the Omatikaya in the first place and actively playing a role in the destruction and colonization of Home Tree, in the first film. 

Many people seem to forget the moment in the first film where Jake is talking to Quaritch and Parker Selfridge about how to invade Home Tree to get the unobtainium from underneath the roots by blowing up the base root system. Well after he began to have feelings and relations with Netytiri and being accepted by the Omatikayan peoples customs due to thinking Jake was trying to help them save Home Tree/Ewya. 

It makes absolutely no sense to me that you have this character who changed not only species and supposedly customs but then chooses to hold onto the parts of his humanity that actively harmed and is still harming the Native Na’vi people in both films, and have his children all who are born of Pandora, have to abide by military customs. 

This brings me to the second thought I had while watching this film is the character Spider. Who is Quaritch’s son before the RECOM. Is the visceral hatred shown from Jake and Netytiri over him being around their children is baffling to me since Jake was only a human a decade ago! The push and pull of Jake’s human and Na’vi identities clashing is nauseating to say the least and is one of the most boring parts of both films. However, amplified in WOW, due to his interactions with Spider and being unfairly cold to a child who did not ask to be a child of war. Who quite frankly seems to have more of a connection to Na’vi culture than Jake has!

This plays into the blatant racism and erasure of Indigenous voices that is at play here and I want to make a longer and more articulate post with sources from Indigenous peoples on why this movie is flawed both on a writing level, but a political level as well. 

Simply put this is just another White Savior film made by James Cameron to inflate his own ego for being a celebrity “activist”. 

#avatar the way of water #avatar #way of water #indigenous #indigenous voices #avatar 2 #avatar blue people #neteyam #jake sully #lo'ak sully #lo'ak

[frettchanstudios]

On Sunday I had a booth at @aacd_events where we were blessed with some sunshine, stories, dancing, bannock and a plethora of amazing Indigenous vendors sharing their work. I've attending this event for years, but it was my first time as a vendor here sharing and selling my art. I had the opportunity to connect with old and new friends and find some time to do a little shopping of my own! Beaded Pompom earrings by @kung_creations

#Indigenous Art #Market #Frettchan Studios #Chantelle Trainor-Matties #Artist #Indigenous Artist #AACD #Tourism Abbotsford #AboriginalArtsandCulureDay #SupportingIndigenousBusinesses #Fraser Valley #Cultural Preservation #Indigenous Voices

[thepeopleinpower]

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Well…it’s a step in the right direction.

#repatriation #cultural anthropology #indigenous #indigenous culture #indigenous peoples #indigenous art #indigenous representation #indigenous communities #indigenous history #indigenous heritage #indigenous issues #indigenous knowledge #indigenous lives matter #indigenous liberation #indigenous rights #indigenous voices #native american representation #native american rights #native american #native american art #native lives matter #give the land back

[womeninarchaeology]

Check out our most recent episode with the wonderful Rachel Morgan, the author of 'Sins of the Shovel'!

#Looting #history #evolution #archaeology #archeology #Mesa Verde #Chaco Canyon #Grande Gulch #archaeologists #vandalism #indigenous voices #women in archaeology

[dots3a]

An important response and message from two of our Native elders.

Love and support to Nex and their loved ones.

#indigenous voices #lakota peoples law project #nex benedict #Youtube

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

for anyone uninterested in the coronation and/or interested in uplifting indigenous voices:

#indigenous voices #māori #coronation #to my british friends

[mannyblacque]

A'ho, Rez Dogs. MVTO.

#reservation dogs #rez dogs #indigenous representation #bear smallhill #elora danan postoak #willie jack #cheese #devery jacobs #d'pharaoh woon a tai #lane factor #paulina alexis #indigenous voices

[itmbookawards]

#social justice #inthemarginsbookawards #ya fiction #yanonfiction #graphic nonfiction #picture books for all #indigenous voices #community policing #immigration and racism #the power of community

[aimnerual]

#Kanehsatake #indigenous rights #indigenous perspective #the canadian government does not represent or work for the people #postcolonialism does not exist #indigenous voices #oka crisis #no one is illegal on stolen land #mohawk #mohawk nation

[laf-outloud]

//It's amazing to see all the support behind-the-scenes from people and a production who want to make sure Indigenous voices are heard!// - everything they have put into supporting and uplifting indigenous voices is so inspiring. As a viewer I am so happy, and as a fan I am so proud, and so I can't imagine how it feels as someone who is a poc directly involved with the show to see the support and respect given. I hope WIndy continues, but even if it doesn't, I think it has been such a beautiful uplifting show for so many people and it proves that all shows can be so inclusive and diverse without it being tokenism. They have proven what can be done when you not only properly research, but also when you listen to the people whose voices rarely get heard. I love how much they allow all the cast, especially Justin, to contribute to the process and help accurately and respectfully contribute to what makes the show so different and special. It truly is a show unlike any other.

"...it proves that all shows can be so inclusive and diverse without it being tokenism."

Creators who write diverse characters simply because it's the "in" or "woke" thing will always fall short of making that character authentic because they're already treating that character as a checkbox instead of a person with a story to tell.

"They have proven what can be done when you not only properly research, but also when you listen to the people whose voices rarely get heard."

Beautifully said, anon! I love this whole post! Thank you for sharing.

#ask box #walker: independence #justin johnson cortez #Indigenous voices #WIndy appreciation #WIndy diversity

[themysteriousvanishingofelectra]

“We crystal witches of the internet think what we’re about is not New Age, but it surrounds us like water surrounds a fish. I’m learning from Wikipedia that it’s exactly what we’re about, only we get our horoscopes as tweets and find our psychics on Yelp. We want the divine. We want to be healed and we want to fix. Most of all, we seek what we can’t locate in the vast universe of the internet: reassurance that it will be okay.

New Age eats the ancient, trying to digest old systems. It’s a collage of angels, magic numbers, incantations, and stolen beliefs. A collage is made not just of what’s there, but also of the absence of the material from which the pieces are cut. I got good at working gaps in essays, but not in life. Instead of fearing silence and disrupting stillness, I want to be ready to set down my cards, close the JPEG of my natal chart, and ask the quiet to tell me what this life should be.”

Elissa Washuta

White Magic : Essays (Tin House, Portland, Oregon : First US Edition 2021)

#twasbrillig #white magic #elissa washuta #new age #witchy #witchblr #witchcraft #astrology #crystals #wicca #pagan #paganism #neopagan #neopaganism #magic #indigenous voices #cultural appropriation #witch #horoscope #divination #divine feminine #tarot #tarot deck #tarot witch #angels #numerology #writing #writers