Notices tagged with indigenous, page 16

Two well known Indigenous artists Thomas “Breeze” Marcus and Douglas Miles (alongside renowned artists #Swoon and #ShepardFairey) were to have an exhibit open Sept 8 at the #Mesa Contemporary Arts #Museum but it was abruptly postponed due to a piece that stirred some #controversy.

#arizona #art #indigenous #ACLU

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2023/08/11/arizona-artists-thomas-breeze-marcus-douglas-miles-speak-out-mesa-contemporary-arts-museum/70570929007/

Nice! Mary Smith (Cherokee Nation) is the new President of the American Bar Association, the first Native woman to hold the position.
From her plenary speech: "To be blunt, the very core of our society—our commitment to democracy—is under threat. It seems every day, assaults on the Constitution and the rule of law attack the legitimacy of the instruments of our law and democracy, eroding our dedication to them."
#Law #Indigenous #Democracy

https://www.law360.com/nativeamerican/articles/1709219

I'm a disabled Indigenous queer person who exists on Jobseeker, which means almost 50% ($269/week) below the poverty line ($489/week).

After living in the same house for almost 10 years, I recently had to move as the new landlords decided to renovate so they could increase the rent.

Moving has cost me over $4000, and ended up putting me almost $2500 in debt.

Because of moving, my JobSeeker payments have been decreased by over $100 a fortnight until Centrelink approves my lease paperwork and I can get rent assistance again.

I'm in a new house with a new landlord, and am barely able to make rent at the moment, let alone cover bills and food.

I hate asking, but please consider helping if you can - I'd be super grateful.

https://www.paypal.me/kittensmeow

https://ko-fi.com/abydarling

#MutualAid #Indigenous #Aboriginal #IndigenousMutualAid #queer #trans #autism #audhd #disability #JobSeeker #PleaseShare #Help #PleaseHelp #SettlerSaturday

Nevada's Extraterrestrial Highway Is Full of Earthly Wonders, Too

Explore a catastrophic space rock strike, unique flora and fauna, and millennia-old rock art on this famous stretch of desert road.#highways #abandoned #hotsprings #craters #rockformations #geologicaloddities #geology #trees #insects #meteorites #asteroids #mining #ghosttowns #indigenous #nativeamericans #archaeology #science #ufos #aliens #roadtrip #summerofwonder2023 #section-Articles
Nevada's Extraterrestrial Highway Is Full of Earthly Wonders, Too

#indigenous

Today is National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day. I love this year's theme: Little Voices, Loud Futures.

Find out more about this annual day > https://www.aboriginalchildrensday.com.au/

#Aboriginal #TorresStraitIslanders #FirstNations #Indigenous

#FediblockMeta
Most SM platforms lack capacity to handle reports that refer to anti-Indigenous abuse or behaviour. So, some tips for #FediAdmin and mods when receiving reports about racism and harassment targeted at #Indigenous people - from an Indigenous mod from so-called Australia with both lived and professional experience:

1. In addition to universal slurs & offensive terms used against Indigenous people, there's also geographical terms. If in doubt, ask for advice.

2. Non-Indigenous people questioning an Indigenous person's identity, culture, connections, lived experiences etc is racist. It doesn't matter if there was "good intent".

3. The above behaviour is often gaslighting or DARVO. It's a tactic used to silence Indigenous people, and discredit them.

4. Non-Indigenous people using blood quantum or light skin appearance to silence, question or harass an Indigenous person is highly racist. And is another tactic anti-Indigenous racists use.

[In so-called Australia, non-Indigenous people weaponising/discussing BQ and appearance of Indigenous people is highly offensive, as it was an eugenic tool used to excuse genocide]

5. Racism against Indigenous people, especially from centralists or leftists, is often masked by paternalism, sealioning, race-based micro-aggressions, and whitesplaining.

6 Things bystanders/racist apologists do that make it worse - a) offering support to the abusers. b) replying to Indigenous people who are being racially attacked with comments such as: "I didn't see any racism" "You're the racist" "Get help for your trauma" "They're always nice to me" "They're an ally, so be nicer to them".

6. Indigenous peoples are not an homogeneous group. So you can't always apply local information you know to reports. If in doubt, reach out to someone from that region with experience.

7. non-Indigenous using an aspect of their own identity, or the abuser they're defending, to argue they "can't be racist against Indigenous people because....", is gaslighting and/or an attempt to divert/shut down the conversation.

8. Racist apologists are also racist.

9. Abusers shifting from racialised comments to appearance shaming, for the purpose of continuing harassment, mocking or pile-ons of an Indigenous person, is an attempt to mask their racism abuse.

9. Outspoken Indigenous people, or those with a public profile (ie journalists, authors, actors, politicians, activists, academics, large followings), are commonly racially abused on social media platforms. Believe us when we make reports or speak up, as we are familiar with all the tactics racists use.

There are very few Indigenous mods on Mastodon, and even less Indigenous mods. But we all want to see anti-Indigenous abuse and behaviour addressed. If in doubt, reach out to us.

Please don't hesitate to take action when anti-Indigenous racism & behaviour is reported. Let's not duplicate the problems of other social media platforms. Be #AntiRacist - always

Apropos of non-Native Masto users making fun of an #Indigenous user (not me) for being light-skinned, let's talk about the colonial thought structure called BLOOD QUANTUM.

You might have wondered things like: Why do some Natives look so white? Are they reeeeally Native? Aren’t they just white people with one distant Native ancestor? Etc. Etc.

Here are some things to keep in mind.

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The Navajo Suffered From Nuclear Testing. Oppenheimer Doesn't Tell Our Story #Indigenous #Indigedon #NavajoNation

https://time.com/6296470/oppenheimer-navajo-uranium-mining-essay/

Question for #histodons! I’m fairly comfortable with updating outdated language regarding slavery, I’m not nearly so confident with language regarding #Indigenous people. Does anyone have any good book or resource recommendations? Particularly about Virginia Indians?

Tuba City (Tó Naneesdizí), Navajo Nation - Elevation 4,718’

I wish I had a clearer shot of this, but I was too far away. The #Diné guide I was with said, “certain times of day, certain times a year you will see the shadow warriors come out”.

#Navajo #Indigenous #photo #desert #travel #history #photography

You should know this Indigenous trans woman:

Gahela Cari is a trans Afro-Andean woman from #quechua parents. She's the most visisble trans leader in #peru, appearing prominently against Manuel Merino’s failed legislative takeover in 2020. She’s also a leader of the party Nuevo Peru and attempted a campaign as the 1st #Native trans woman for congress. Her proposals were to expand trans & cis women’s rights and local agriculture. And, she continues her work today
#indigenous #trans #lgbtq

Tech companies are scraping the web to develop AI tools they promise can do everything — including understanding Indigenous languages. But that’s not true.

On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with Keoni Mahelona about how capturing Indigenous language data is another form of colonialism, and how Te Hiku is taking a very different approach with the Māori language in Aotearoa New Zealand.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/13247893-big-tech-won-t-revitalize-indigenous-languages-w-keoni-mahelona

#tech #ai #newzealand #indigenous

I'm a disabled Indigenous queer person who exists on Jobseeker, which means almost 50% ($269/week) below the poverty line ($489/week).

After living in the same house for almost 10 years, I have to move because the people we rent from want to renovate.

It's going to cost $3990 just to move, not including the new bond and rent for the new place, cleaning costs for the old place, and all the other incidentals.

I hate asking, but please consider helping if you can - I'd be super grateful.

[update - thank you to those who have shared this post, and to those who have supported this. I've been given just over $1500 by you all, and am so grateful.

We've moved (yay!) I've had to borrow the other $2410 as a low interest loan, and anything else given will go towards paying that back)

https://www.paypal.me/kittensmeow

https://ko-fi.com/abydarling

#MutualAid #Indigenous #Aboriginal #IndigenousMutualAid #queer #trans #autism #audhd #disability #JobSeeker #PleaseShare #Help #PleaseHelp #SettlerSaturday

#Aboriginal #Indigenous #Decolonise #SovereigntyNeverCeded

I’ve never been more embarrassed to be #Canadian than watching a national debate over if we should spend the money to remove women’s remains (mothers, daughters, sisters) from a landfill in #Winnipeg. When #Indigenous women tell you they are treated less than human, this is what they are talking about. The Federal government doesn’t have jurisdiction and the local and provincial governments are ghouls. #MMIWG #Cdnpoli #Mbpoli