Posts by Toastie@journa.host
(DIR) Post #AYF7FGlLoXHfAUCcxU by Toastie@journa.host
2023-07-29T22:34:50Z
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Tribal status is a matter of CITIZENSHIP, not race.Nevertheless, some tribes use BQ as a standard for enrollment. It’s their sovereign right to do so, even if many Natives disagree with their decision. It’s messy, and frankly it's usually not non-Natives’ business to judge or get involved with tribal identity disputes.
ANYWAY.
Let’s think about some of the reasons Native citizens might have heavily mixed European heritage! HMMM.
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(DIR) Post #AYF7FI4svOVHFMLk2q by Toastie@journa.host
2023-07-29T22:37:07Z
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Reason 1: Rape! This is a great reason not to bring BQ up with Natives! Our ancestors were traumatized! Haha! Leave it alone!
Reason 2: Betrayal! Some tribes tried to be friendly with (and marry!) the people who ended up colonizing them! SHITTY! Most Natives don’t want to talk about this with strangers either!🧵 5/7
(DIR) Post #AYF7FIx7fjt9xZj3aK by Toastie@journa.host
2023-07-29T22:40:46Z
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Reason 3: Assimilation! In the mid-1900s the US drove Native communities into poverty to break up and move them to the coasts for jobs—and assimilation! The idea was to solve the ‘Indian problem’ by erasing Native identity! COOL COOL!Reason 4: Boarding schools! Another violent assimilationist shitshow! This one’s been particularly impactful in #Australia, with the stolen generation.🧵 6/7
(DIR) Post #AYF7FMyghrW8RaUMa0 by Toastie@journa.host
2023-07-29T22:41:29Z
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These are just a few painful examples. If a Native community claims its children and grandchildren, it’s not the business of non-Natives to question that.Being white-passing is a luxury in the sense that white-passing Natives can blend in, and aren’t mistreated as badly as their dark skinned relatives.
But when you see someone mocking a Native person for looking white, just remember they’re actually REINFORCING racist imperialism.🧵 7/7
(DIR) Post #AYNmmqc7y0OM5M43Jw by Toastie@journa.host
2023-08-03T22:19:12Z
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@niemanlab "Headlines on Ukraine tend to invoke moral judgments, we found, compared with a more neutral tone on Yemen..."As a consequence, Yemeni civilians become forgotten victims, unworthy of attention and obscured by detached language on the consequences of coalition violence, and narratives of the inevitability of war. These editorial decisions obscure the role of the U.S. in Yemeni suffering — even if they do not reflect the underlying intent behind the reporting."💔 😤 #Journalism
(DIR) Post #AYSt4lu1nDhwCYAP9U by Toastie@journa.host
2023-08-06T19:06:27Z
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Here’s an example of why #Indigenous #journalism matters.This article, a very good AP piece about #Klamath dam removal, does many things right: they quoted someone from an impacted tribe (this is a low bar, but you’d be astonished at how many articles don’t even bother to do this); they provided robust context for past and future challenges surrounding dam removal; they even gave Indigenous people the last word.Still, a couple opportunities for improvement.🧵 1/5https://apnews.com/article/klamath-dams-removal-tribes-restoration-seeds-1bffbd1c351992f0f164d81d92a81b47
(DIR) Post #AYVFN09e876gvIUQng by Toastie@journa.host
2023-08-07T17:35:39Z
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Leaf blowers are spreading the gay agendaPass it onLet's get them banned
(DIR) Post #AYqpOleXOqkCKsM5yq by Toastie@journa.host
2023-08-17T23:39:41Z
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Homeless folks are unionizing. They have lawyers.In Sacremento, they filed a complaint about "sweeps" (shouldn't we just call them removals?) endangering their lives during a heat wave. A US district judge ruled in their favor.#California #housinghttps://www.hcn.org/articles/housing-q-a-sacramento-homeless-union-fights-to-end-encampment-sweeps-during-extreme-heat
(DIR) Post #AZCGwX2X0yRTwT3rSi by Toastie@journa.host
2023-08-28T17:11:21Z
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Life is great here on the World Wide Web
(DIR) Post #AbzBcoAVtF9yEXSC3c by Toastie@journa.host
2023-11-20T03:33:29Z
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EVERYONE: We gotta save salmonUS ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS: Ok we'll build a giant fish vacuumTRIBES: Why not just open up the damsARMY CORPS: We have to save the power companies!POWER COMPANIES: No, you really don'tARMY CORPS: FISH VACUUMCONGRESS: Maybe u should look into shutting down the damsARMY CORPS: Our FISH VACUUM only costs $1.9 BILLION AND DOESN'T WORK LET'S GOOOOOTRIBES: “Killing salmon to lose money deserves a deeper analysis.” (actual quote)https://www.propublica.org/article/willamette-river-salmon-dams-usace?utm_source=comms&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=comms
(DIR) Post #AcUEAVfFPyCmUvmjfE by Toastie@journa.host
2023-12-04T18:19:16Z
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Indigenous people in the United States experience one of the highest maternal mortality rates of any ethnic group.Now there's a guaranteed basic income program in #Seattle for pregnant #Indigenous people.#Washington #PNWhttps://www.hcn.org/articles/social-justice-first-direct-cash-assistance-program-exclusively-for-indigenous-parents-launched
(DIR) Post #AcXfbz5fOuE1ohLbpA by Toastie@journa.host
2023-12-06T02:39:47Z
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In the last hours of Tokitae's life, her family and community gathered 3,000 miles away, in the waters where she was born, almost as if they knew.Ocean Sun — the matriarch who is possibly Tokitae’s mother — distanced herself from the others, as if she were seeking a moment alone.“Whether they somehow know, even across space or distance… I can’t possibly say,” Giles said. “What I can say is these animals are smarter than I think we know.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/interactive/2023/tokitae-lolita-orca/
(DIR) Post #Aca2rNk3brKcTdiCWW by Toastie@journa.host
2023-12-07T17:00:50Z
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Please DM me if you are:-An #Indigenous person working in conservation-An Indigenous writer with a story about conservation, especially if it challenges white establishment conservationism#AmWriting
(DIR) Post #AdDWN4RoDpC2CPIVto by Toastie@journa.host
2023-12-26T18:08:05Z
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The Makah Indian Tribe and the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe have sued ExxonMobil, BP, Shell, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 over millions of dollars in climate-related expenses.#Indigenous #PNW #Washington #Climatehttps://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/two-pnw-tribal-nations-sue-oil-companies-over-costs-of-climate-change/
(DIR) Post #AdHTC0XWt7M5fDqWPY by Toastie@journa.host
2023-12-28T21:30:15Z
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“You don’t call your family’s items 'artifacts' or 'relics.' They're family heirlooms, and that’s the same for us.”#Indigenoushttps://www.klcc.org/arts-culture/2023-12-07/indigenous-movement-to-decolonize-museums-forges-on-across-oregon-and-the-u-s
(DIR) Post #AdJlOguTtyKAAfw1b6 by Toastie@journa.host
2023-12-28T01:01:21Z
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From HCN's #Indigenous affairs desk, a 2023 year-in-review of Native environmental issues across the west.Catch up on anything you missed about the #ColoradoRiver, tribal co-management of public lands, the #Biden administration's relationship with tribes, green colonialism, #Alaska oil, and more.https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-2023-in-native-environmental-news
(DIR) Post #Aht2w0hk8PnEimICK8 by Toastie@journa.host
2024-05-08T18:50:22Z
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After the protests and the library occupation at #Portland State, the university wanted police to monitor the 51st annual Naimuma Powwow, which was scheduled on campus for May 04. Organizers didn’t love that idea of having police there, so they rescheduled the powwow for May 25th.
Then something special happened: students and #Indigenous community members showed up on May 04 anyway, in the park blocks by the university, and held a spontaneous Powwow for #Palestine.https://www.underscore.news/reporting/a-powwow-for-palestine
(DIR) Post #AiEC0FQyIAqxT9hYwK by Toastie@journa.host
2024-05-24T18:25:29Z
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1924: an #Indigenous man hunts a deer on treaty-reserved land. Gets criminally convicted.The ruling said tribal nations are not sovereign or independent, "the Indians being mere occupants of the land.”The hunter died decades ago. The family member who continued his case died in 2007. But a tribal attorney kept pushing to get the unjust, demeaning conviction reversed.On Thursday, nearly a century later, the #Washington state Supreme Court admitted it was wrong.https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/wa-supreme-court-reverses-century-old-yakama-decision-an-injustice/
(DIR) Post #Ajnv1BOQIiyE4sIW6y by Toastie@journa.host
2024-07-10T22:37:33Z
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Real #climate question: if these can be gravity powered, why can't a home generator be gravity powered?
(DIR) Post #Ajnv1DKb5v6A5aWUQS by Toastie@journa.host
2024-07-10T23:00:40Z
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What if everyone pushed a boulder up a hill everyday to power their fridge