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A press release from Dianne Feinstein’s office indicates she may have an updated drought “relief” bill ready by next week.
If you haven’t yet, please tweet, call and/or Facebook message California Senators Feinstein and Barbara Boxer and tell them you support Winnemem Wintu indigenous rights, healthy rivers and strong salmon runs. Tell them NO to the Shasta Dam raise and YES to justice for the W…See More “
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anyone else going to the Oroville (CA) Powwow this weekend?
I’ve been asked by a few bloggers to speak about the bullying taking place in the tumblr ndn community and after days of thinking about how to word this I cannot come up with anything helpful or profound.
1. the online indigenous community(communities) are here to extend emotional support, provide some information, share ideas, feelings, and experiences.
2. you do not have to trust everyone, or anyone, because really anyone can get online and lie about themselves. And anyone can be a predator.
3. If you do not trust someone you have every right to ignore them, block them, and/or ask them to not contact you.
4. You have a right to converse with people online who want to converse with you too.
5. You do not have to tell anyone your name, age, location etc.
6. You can feel suspicious about someone who does not put their information out.
7. You can feel suspicious about someone if they say something harmful.
8. You can recognize that some indigenous peoples are connected to their cultures and that some indigenous peoples are not connected to their cultures. You can recognize that indigenous people can fall anywhere on the spectrum of connected to disconnected.
9. You can recognize that indigenous peoples can be mixed race and that some indigenous peoples have black skin, some indigenous peoples have blonde hair, etc, and they are all valid.
10. When someone makes a post about someone being a pretendian, and too often doesn’t show or have any proof of their claims, that is bullying. If you believe so strongly that someone is lying about who they are you have every right to block them, ignore them, but when you create posts about them in an attempt to invalidate their identity and turn other people against them that is bullying.
11. There absolutely are people who are bullies in the indigenous communities online. Sometimes these bullies will ask you for information about yourself. Sometimes they will come to you for help on finding out info about their own family so that their identity as indigenous feels stronger. A bully will turn on you and make up rumors about you. Sometimes they are so scary that someone else is afraid to speak up and defend the person getting bullied, fearing that they would be the next target. That person would probably be the next target. Bullies are insecure. Insecure. That is why they bully others.
12. There is a difference between keeping a community safe and bullying people.
13. Be true to yourself. Respect yourself. Be secure with who you are and the journey you are on. Do not hurt others.
Week of Action against Monsanto:
Day 1- May 20th: Lobby Against Monsanto, Sacramento (State Capitol)
The Anti-Monsanto Project: Lobby Day 2015
Day 2 - May 21st: Shut Down Monsanto, Woodland (Monsanto)
The Anti-Monsanto Project: Shut Down Monsanto (Woodland)
Day 3 - May 23: March Against Monsanto, San Francisco
March Against Monsanto. March for food freedom! San Francisco…See More
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Nearly 1,000 suicide attempts were recorded on the Pine Ridge Reservation between 2004 and 2013.
If you are thinking you have no other way out, please, PLEASE call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or visitwww.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
http://www.nativetimes.com/index.php/life/people/11398-impoverished-tribe-faces-surge-in-teen-suicides
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Judith Lowry, Mountain Maidu and Pit River Indigenous artist.
“Race of Fire”
(Source: al.csus.edu)
(Source: al.csus.edu)
Early Statehood: 1850 – 1880s:Federal Indian Policy & the Modoc War
Maidu Walk 1980 Dalbert Castro, artist. on canvas Collection of Oakland Museum of California. Gift of the Aeschliman-McGreal Collection.
In 1862, the Konkow Maidu people of Chico and the Atsugewi people of Shasta County were forced by the U.S. government to move to the Round Valley Reservation. At the reservation, American settlers attacked and killed 45 Native people. Survivors fled in terror back to Chico, but were forced by the government to return to Round Valley. This painting tells the story of the second trek back to the reservation over hot, rugged landscape. Dozens of people died or were left sick along the way. In the painting, the people march westward in sight of the Sutter Buttes, a place of power for them.
i work at an elementary school through american indian education program, so basically I teach language, cultures, and craft classes to the indigenous students on campus, and ensure their representation on campus.
“and ensure their representation”
this morning, only minutes ago, two white teachers (who both have native students in their classrooms) were laughing about the genocide of native americans.
“did you see the teepees my kids made?” one teacher asked.
“yeah, those are cute.” the other said.
“next we are going to be making missions. those missions were made to kill off the indians in california so white people could live here.”
they both laughed.
well, well, well, what am I to do here?
December 2012 the U.S. Forest Service issued a clear cutting of our Traditional Pine Nut trees in Sweet Water, Nv. They “mistakenly” clear cut 70 acres of Tubape, (Pine-nut Trees). The reason the U.S. Forest Service issued the cutting is: “Sage Grouse habitat improvement and Fuel reduction” The U.S. forest service is continuing to cut in our traditional gathering lands of the Great Basin Tribes. Sweet Water Mountains, Desert Creek, and Sand Canyon. There was not proper Nation to Nation consultation with the Nevada GreatBasin Tribes. Our tribal sovereignty and inherit right to harvest our traditional foods empower us as Indigenous people to save and practice our way of life. We are asking the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to “Cease and Desist all cutting of our Pine Nut Trees immediately” and have the opportunity for the GreatBasin Tribes to be consulted with as Nation to Nation consulting. Please help Protect our Tubape for future generations to come. for more information visit: www.tubape.org FaceBook Group: TubaPe Numu
The clearcutting of 70 acres of pine nut trees has led to Paiute Nation protests. Members are angry that no consultation was made before destroying these traditional lands.
One of my students, a Yakama child, had to write an essay today about what his three wishes could be if he could have anything, “"I wish I could help people. I wish for nice people. I wish for the whole world to be nice.”
Just finished this pinenut necklace with dentalium shells
It’s frustrating when people question whether you’re “Indian enough.” Yawna Allen of NAITA discusses biracial black/Native identity in sports and life