“I will not tolerate any disrespect to our Navajo women, our Navajo women’s leadership,” James said. “You are the president. You selected a woman to be your vice president. That is how you’re in the president’s seat.”

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“True progress requires not only formal recognition of Indigenous Peoples' constitutional rights but also a legal framework capable of implementing them.” — UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, José Francisco Calí Tzay.

e-tangata.co.nz/korero/un-spec…

A First Nation in central British Columbia will build what the federal government says will likely be the largest off-grid solar project in Canada.
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I'd be grateful for them too if i relied on unpaid labour to hold up state services that I defunded through tax cuts.

2024 and CBC News is still running headlines like this. We’re still having to call things like this out. No wonder why we’re tired.

Indigenous players to watch at the 2024 NHL Entry Draft based on latest results from the NHL FINAL Central Scouting. #NHLDraft #Indigenous

The Entry draft will take place on June 28-29 in Las Vegas.

Link: nhl.com/news/2024-nhl-…

“The Intergenerational Healing Power of nêhiyawêwin (the Cree Language)' is a transformative endeavor spearheaded by Joseph DeSouza, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health at York University. Partnering with the nêhiyawak language experience (nLE).

yorku.ca/research/conne…

Choctaw artist Jeffrey Gibson confronts history at US pavilion as its first solo Indigenous artist apnews.com/article/venice…

ICYMI: A federal judge ruled against The Tohono O’odham Nation, the San Carlos Apache Tribe and environmentalists in a lawsuit to halt work on a $10 billion transmission line being built through an area of cultural significance to the tribes. nativenewsonline.net/environment/ju…

As Thunder Bay police leadership faces another crisis - First Nations families continue to have no justice. Last June, the OPP reopened investigations into sudden deaths of 13 Indigenous people between 2006 and 2019; little more has been said about them. theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

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this spring

Recommend this episode to hear more about how Rick’s career, how MEDIA INDIGENA @mediaindigena.bsky.social got to where it is today, which episodes are popular and why, and the importance of the podcast as an archive of historical events and Indigenous perspectives.

At a media conference in Ottawa today, UN Special Rapporteur Pedro Arrojo Agudo expressed grave concern about 'the criminalization, repression and persecution faced by Indigenous Peoples opposing large infrastructure projects' in Canada. Read: pbicanada.org/2024/04/19/un-… #right2water

The state of Illinois has a federally recognized tribe with reservation land, as of today. TribalBiz has this breaking news.
tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/sover…

Beautiful sight.

In an interview, the UN’s expert on the right to drinking water began by noting he knew little about the plight of Indigenous peoples before he came.

I had asked how First Nations’ lack of access to clean water impacts Canada’s international reputation. cbc.ca/player/play/vi…

A whole bunch of young people are being radicalized by this moment. If you are new to organizing and need some advice and accompaniment, Mariame Kaba and I wrote a book for you. haymarketbooks.org/books/1922-let…

Yarrow Magazine is launching today! We've got new pieces from âpihtawikosisân, CREE HOMO 🌾, Kaitlyn Purcell, Molly Cross-Blanchard, tenille k campbell and Marilyn Dumont! Reviews of Waubgeshig Rice's new book as well as Leanne Simpson's Noopiming. Art by Michelle :D
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