"In a historic โfirst-of-its-kindโ agreement the government of British Colombia has acknowledged the aboriginalย ownership of 200 islands off the west coast of Canada.
The owners are the Haida nation, and rather than the Canadian government giving something to a First Nation, the agreement admits that the โXhaaidlagha Gwaayaaiโ or the โislands at the end of world,โ always belonged to them, a subtle yet powerful difference in the wording of First Nations negotiating.
BC Premier David Eby called the treaty โlong overdueโ and once signed, will clear the way for half a million hectares (1.3 million acres) of land to be managed by the Haida.
Postal service, shipping lanes, school and community services, private property rights, and local government jurisdiction, will all be unaffected by the agreement, which will essentially outline that the Haida decide what to do with the 200 or so islands and islets.
โWe could be facing each other in a courtroom, we could have been fighting each other for years and years, but we chose a different path,โ said Minister of Indigenous Relations of BC, Murray Rankin at the signing ceremony, who added that it took creativity and courage to โcreate a better world for our children.โ
Indeed, making the agreement outside the courts of the formal treaty process reflects a vastly different way of negotiating than has been the norm for Canada.
โThis agreement wonโt only raise all boats here on Haida Gwaii โ increase opportunity and prosperity for the Haida people and for the whole community and for the whole province โ but it will also be an example and another way for nations โ not just in British Columbia, but right across Canada โ to have their title recognized,โ said Eby.
In other words, by deciding this outside court, Eby and the province of BC hope to set a new standard for how such land title agreements are struck."
-via Good News Network, April 18, 2024
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Muppet Fact #1066
Kermit the Frog's children's book For Every Child, A Better World was dedicated to the memory of Audrey Hepburn. The book was a collaboration with the United Nations as a fundraising effort.
Source:
Gikow, Louise, and Ellen Weiss. For Every Child, A Better World. Golden Press, 1993. https://archive.org/details/foreverychildbet0000giko/mode/2up.
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The Witch from the online game Circus Words.
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the wholeย โi used to be a teen who hated authority only to grow up to become the authority that hates teensโ is a bad bad thing that practically every other generation has fallen into and we all need to make an extremely conscious effort not to repeat the fucking pattern
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When it comes to violence in a Magical Girlโs story, when is it a best time for it and whatโs the worst time for it?
Best Time for Violence: For when the villain makes the mistake of underestimating their frilled opponent and finally gets their just desserts in the climax;
Worst Time for Violence: For when it's used for stupid comedy and vitriol disguised as a "loving homage to the genre".
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this is quite literally on-par with a royal baby announcement
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Emma from Tsukimichi, Moonlit Fantasy
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Clark is literally just minding his business! Just walking down the hall, after an elevator interview with Luthor! And baby Dick Grayson immediately just fucking CLOCKS HIM as different.
Didn't even see him rescue anyone! No amazing feats of strength! No super speed! No weird coincidences! Just Clark Kent walking down a hallway and Dick Grayson is immediately ALL THE HELL OVER HIM and he's RIGHT.
And he knows when someone is cheating, he may not know how yet (alien with x-ray vision, to be fair, is a bit out there for his current level of experience), but that kid KNOWS WHEN SOMEONE IS CHEATING.
Also, absolutely PHENOMENAL that, while Bruce apparently leaves Dick in the LEXCORP KIDZ-ZONE while he's busy, I'm sure Dick loved that, even at thirteen years old.
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Batman (2016) #54
Many years later...
Wayne Family Adventures Ep. 5
"It was kind of like fun."
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