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DoomsdaysCW<p>And this is why I love <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineDSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineDSA</span></a>! </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Socialists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Socialists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SayNoToTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SayNoToTrump</span></a></p><p>Posted by Todd Chretien | Jan 31, 2025 |</p><p>"Maine Democratic Socialists of America co-chair <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SophieG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SophieG</span></a> welcomed more than one hundred members and friends from across the state who met in Portland over the weekend. Alongside nuts and bolts discussions and elections for the group’s organizing committees and working groups, Maine DSA welcomed solidarity greetings from allies and friends, including the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineCoalitionForPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineCoalitionForPalestine</span></a> and the Maine-based <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ImmigrantsRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ImmigrantsRights</span></a> organization <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Presente" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Presente</span></a>! as well as reports from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineYouthPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineYouthPower</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineGunSafetyCoalition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineGunSafetyCoalition</span></a>. Members also hosted several workshops including a panel on the opportunities and pitfalls of electoral politics, renters organizing in the mid-coast, and the ABCs of being a good organizer. </p><p>"Maine DSA accomplished a lot over the last year. We elected <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WesPelletier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WesPelletier</span></a> to serve alongside <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KateSykes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KateSykes</span></a> as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandMaine</span></a>’s two socialist city councilors. Comrades in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a> launched the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickRentersOrganization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickRentersOrganization</span></a> and made their voices heard in city council hearings—even if the city councilors 'value the class position of a landlord over the class position of a tenant' as DSAer <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeachCushing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeachCushing</span></a> put it at the time. </p><p>"Members are also launching a new organizing committee in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthPortlandMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthPortlandMaine</span></a> as well as building up working groups to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DefendBodilyAutonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefendBodilyAutonomy</span></a>—for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGTBQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGTBQ</span></a>+ and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReproductiveRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveRights</span></a>—and to expand our solidarity work with the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> movement. In another sign of members’ increasing dedication, a full slate of candidates ran to fill more open leadership positions than last year. Yet, despite that good work, everyone recognized the depth of the danger facing working-class Mainers heading into Trump’s second term—not the least of which is the fact that local Republican county committees are openly celebrating Trump’s pardon for Maine’s very own <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/January6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>January6</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/insurrectionists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurrectionists</span></a>. </p><p>"Last week <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PineAndRoses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PineAndRoses</span></a> published a proposal to guide our organizing over the coming year and it was taken up at the conference. The resolution emphasizes the dangers Trump represents and frankly acknowledges that we are facing 'a period of increased attacks on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MarginalizedCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarginalizedCommunities</span></a>, the labor movement, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicEducation</span></a>, and the working class as a whole.' As such, '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/socialists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialists</span></a> must play a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/frontline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>frontline</span></a> role in defending the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorkingClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorkingClass</span></a> from attacks by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a>' even as 'the political environment in Maine, as of 2025, presents opportunities to resist the Trump administration and make gains at the state and municipal levels.'</p><p>"In order to put this analysis to the test, Maine DSA aims to work side by side a wide array of allies to defend <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Immigrants</span></a>, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransCommunity</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousSovereignty</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unions</span></a>, public education, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> in general while simultaneously building up the socialist movement’s reach across the state. During the debate, several members suggested the resolution ought to have a more clearly defined international section. One member proposed an amendment (which passed with a clear majority voting in favor) to specify that Maine DSA aims to 'challenge the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hegemony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hegemony</span></a> of the Democratic Party.' Thus amended, the resolution passed (nearly) unanimously. Now comes the hard work of trying to put ideas into action. </p><p>"As we do, the more <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activists</span></a> and organizers we can muster the better. So if you’re looking for a way to join the fight against Trump, please consider getting in touch with us and joining Maine DSA." </p><p><a href="https://pineandroses.org/news/maine-socialists-say-no-to-trump/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pineandroses.org/news/maine-so</span><span class="invisible">cialists-say-no-to-trump/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Organize</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Unite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unite</span></a>!<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Pottery by Osa<p>I threw a few <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> ollas on the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pottery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pottery</span></a> wheel yesterday and can’t wait to make more. I feel inspired by this <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ancient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancient</span></a> irrigation method that is still so relevant and useful today. </p><p>As a species, humans have been so extremely innovative. I still hold out hope that we can create solutions to all of our social and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> problems through applying combinations of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ancientwisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancientwisdom</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/globaltechnologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>globaltechnologies</span></a>. This is why <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indigenoussovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indigenoussovereignty</span></a> is so important to our future.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ollasbyosa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ollasbyosa</span></a></p>
emsenn<p>The U.S. government questioning Native Americans' birthright citizenship isn’t just a bureaucratic issue—it’s a fundamental attack on Indigenous sovereignty. Native people are dual citizens: members of our sovereign nations first and foremost, with U.S. citizenship imposed on us in 1924 to erode that sovereignty. Now, the state is threatening to claw back even this imposed recognition, undermining treaty obligations and the legal frameworks that acknowledge our nations’ existence.</p><p>This is settler colonialism in action—using laws to erase and control. We’ve always existed as independent peoples, long before the U.S. imagined itself into being, and we’ll continue to exist regardless of what the settler state decides. This fight isn’t about fitting into their system; it’s about defending our right to govern ourselves on our terms.</p><p><a href="https://www.salon.com/2025/01/23/excluding-indians-admin-questions-native-americans-birthright-citizenship-in/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">salon.com/2025/01/23/excluding</span><span class="invisible">-indians-admin-questions-native-americans-birthright-citizenship-in/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LandBack</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousSovereignty</span></a></p>
Ms. Que Banh<p>Leading the fish farms out of BC waters flotilla:<br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/Laichwiltach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Laichwiltach</span></a> hereditary Chief Tsahaukuse (George Quocksister Jr.).<br><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/podcast/salmon-people/occupation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nationalobserver.com/podcast/s</span><span class="invisible">almon-people/occupation</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laich-kwil-tach" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laich-</span><span class="invisible">kwil-tach</span></a></p><p>Chiefs who came to support:<br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/Homalco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homalco</span></a> Hereditary &amp; Council Chief Darren Blaney (Married to MP Rachel Blaney).<br><a href="https://www.homalco.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">homalco.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-landslide-science-tsunami-earthquake-1.6075933" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/british-col</span><span class="invisible">umbia/bc-landslide-science-tsunami-earthquake-1.6075933</span></a></p><p>Bill Wilson(Kwak'wala name, Puglaas) hereditary Chief of the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Musgamgw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musgamgw</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Tsawataineuk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tsawataineuk</span></a> &amp; part of Laich-kwil-tach, which are part of the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Kwagiulth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kwagiulth</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Kwakwakawakw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kwakwakawakw</span></a> First Peoples. Married to 2nd wife, Bev Sellars, a Chief of the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Xatsull" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Xatsull</span></a> First Nation. Father of Jody Wilson-Raybould, lawyer &amp; former MP. Bill was the first Indigenous BC Chief to travel to Ottawa to meet Prime Minister Trudeau (Pierre) to negotiate &amp; draft 1st &amp; only amendment to Canada's constitution in 1982(Section 35).<br>He helped found BC First Nations Congress, which led to creation of BC Treaty Commission (signed by Wilson, Harcourt &amp; Mulroney).</p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Wilson_(chief)" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_W</span><span class="invisible">ilson_(chief)</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwakwaka%CA%BCwakw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwakwa</span><span class="invisible">ka%CA%BCwakw</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsawataineuk_First_Nation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsawat</span><span class="invisible">aineuk_First_Nation</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/jody-wilson-raybould-reconciling-history-1.7364336" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/british-col</span><span class="invisible">umbia/jody-wilson-raybould-reconciling-history-1.7364336</span></a></p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VancouverIsland</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCIndigenousChiefs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCIndigenousChiefs</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/NativeChiefs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeChiefs</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/IndigenousLeaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousLeaders</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCFirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCFirstNations</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/NativeBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeBC</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/IndigenousBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousBC</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/NativeLeaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeLeaders</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/IndigenousSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CDNpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDNpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCTreatyCommission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCTreatyCommission</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BrokenPromises" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrokenPromises</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BrokenTreaties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrokenTreaties</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/IndigenousRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousRights</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/DemandMPAs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemandMPAs</span></a></p>
emsenn<p>It's fucked the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MastodonforHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonforHarris</span></a> hashtag has apparently raised about $350,000 for her campaign.</p><p>But y'know what's a little more fucked?</p><p>That I see folk who follow me, who don't donate to me, posting it!</p><p>What the fuck are you doing?</p><p>How about let's try this:</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MastodonForLandBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonForLandBack</span></a> </p><p>You wanna make this software funded by telecom companies stand for something? Maybe pick something you'd be proud to tell kids about when you're old...</p><p>...if <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> doesn't wipe us out first. Which is a good segue to, it's <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> ways of living that have protected so much land, and we are willingly providing the model for how to adapt to changes we're all experiencing.</p><p>Think of it this way: A lot of y'all have some portion of your income invested in the status quo. That's a fair bet: it's been around your whole life and then some (but not much longer, tbh).</p><p>But I'd suggest this: diversify your portfolio. If you're investing in capitalism (and any investment with capital *is*) - considering investing in alternative economic systems, like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousMutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousMutualAid</span></a>.</p><p>If you're investing in settler-colonialism (and any participation in settlerism *is*) - considering investing in alternative social systems - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousAutonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousAutonomy</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousSovereignty</span></a> </p><p>There's all sorts of ways to support this stuff - check the thread this is in reply to for some info about what support I need.</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>TY to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@PhoenixSerenity" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>PhoenixSerenity</span></a></span> for making me aware of this news.</p><p>B.C. hereditary chief gets house arrest for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pipeline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pipeline</span></a> blockade </p><p>Chief invoked <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wetsuweten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wetsuweten</span></a> law for protecting land and water against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CoastalGasLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoastalGasLink</span></a> </p><p>by Betsy Trumpener · CBC News<br>Posted: Jul 03, 2024 9:23</p><p>"Chief Dtsa'hyl testified that as a leader, he had a duty to protect Wet'suwet'en land, water, burial sites, and historic trails from the degradation of pipeline construction. He said his actions against Coastal GasLink upheld the traditional Wet'suwet'en law of trespass. </p><p>"During the sentencing hearing this week, defence lawyer Rebecca McConchie said the chief's actions needed to be understood in the context of 'the oppression of Wet'suwet'en people in colonial history and the ongoing issues with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UncededLand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UncededLand</span></a>.'</p><p>"The defence said the criminal contempt case punished the chief 'for upholding <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousLaw</span></a> because doing so breached a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/colonial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>colonial</span></a> court order.'</p><p>"The judge acknowledged that questions around the rights and title of unceded <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> territory, as well as how industrial projects consult with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNations</span></a>, remain unresolved."</p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/wetsuweten-hereditary-chief-coastal-gaslink-1.7251161" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/british-col</span><span class="invisible">umbia/wetsuweten-hereditary-chief-coastal-gaslink-1.7251161</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChiefDtsahyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChiefDtsahyl</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoDAPL</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoPipelines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoPipelines</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousSovereignty</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BCgovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCgovernment</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Injustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Injustice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UncededNativeLand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UncededNativeLand</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopEcocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopEcocide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeLandDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeLandDefenders</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousLeader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousLeader</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Consent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Consent</span></a></p>
Ms. Que Banh<p>* <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> is still a fucking <a href="https://beige.party/tags/racist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racist</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/colonial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>colonial</span></a> corporation. 🤬</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/Wetsuweten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wetsuweten</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/HereditaryChief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HereditaryChief</span></a> will serve a 60-day jail sentence under house arrest for disrupting <a href="https://beige.party/tags/pipeline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pipeline</span></a> construction through Wet'suwet'en traditional territory in northern <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishColumbia</span></a> in October 2021.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/ChiefDtsahyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChiefDtsahyl</span></a>, also known as Adam Gagnon, was convicted of criminal contempt for publicly and willfully defying a court order to stay away from Coastal GasLink's pipeline construction.</p><p>According to the judgment, Chief Dtsa'hyl appeared in social media videos and called the court injunction obtained by <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CoastalGasLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoastalGasLink</span></a> "bogus as hell" because the Wet'suwet'en owned and had <a href="https://beige.party/tags/jurisdiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jurisdiction</span></a> over the territory through which the pipeline was being built. </p><p>Chief Dtsa'hyl testified that as a leader, he had a duty to protect Wet'suwet'en land, water, burial sites, and historic trails from the degradation of pipeline construction. He said his actions against Coastal GasLink upheld the traditional Wet'suwet'en law of trespass. </p><p>The court heard that Chief Dtsa'hyl is 68 years old and has recently been diagnosed with Stage 4 lymphoma. </p><p>Character references submitted to the court describe him as a loving, supportive, compassionate and courageous man.</p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7251161" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">cbc.ca/amp/1.7251161</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/UNDRIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UNDRIP</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CDNpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDNpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Landback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Landback</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CorporateGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateGreed</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/GreedKills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreedKills</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCNDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCNDP</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCNewDeathParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCNewDeathParty</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCNDPEcocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCNDPEcocide</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCNDPisKillingUs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCNDPisKillingUs</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ColonialExploition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ColonialExploition</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/IndigenousRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousRights</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/IndigenousSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCgovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCgovernment</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Injustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Injustice</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/UncededNativeLand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UncededNativeLand</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/StopEcocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopEcocide</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/NativeLandDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeLandDefenders</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/IndigenousLeader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousLeader</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/GovernmentCorruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentCorruption</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/KKKanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KKKanada</span></a></p>
Ocēlōtl cehuetzilizpan ❄️<p><strong>Petition to have the UN officially rename North America to “Turtle Island”</strong></p><p>Stumbled across this map of <del>North America</del> Turtle Island, which shows the natural features of the continent without national borders and with traditional indigenous names for major cities and various archaeological sites.</p><p>Not gonna lie, this is so cool. And Turtle Island sounds so much more poetic than the latinization of some random Italian guy’s name.</p><p>You can find the map and other information like it here: <a href="https://decolonialatlas.wordpress.com/turtle-island-decolonized/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">decolonialatlas.wordpress.com/</span><span class="invisible">turtle-island-decolonized/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://meow.social/tags/indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/indigenousart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indigenousart</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/indigenoussovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indigenoussovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/indigenouslanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indigenouslanguages</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/decolonisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decolonisation</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maps</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/TurtleIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TurtleIsland</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/northamerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>northamerica</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Understanding <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TribalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TribalSovereignty</span></a> </p><p>"For more than 40 years, the state of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> has used legislation passed in 1980 to deny the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiNations</span></a>’ inherent tribal sovereignty, excluding the Houlton Band of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maliseet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maliseet</span></a> Indians, Mi’kmaq Nation, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PassamaquoddyTribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PassamaquoddyTribe</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotNation</span></a> from many rights and protections guaranteed by Federal Indian Law. This has resulted in decades of social and economic barriers for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wabanaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wabanaki</span></a> people and surrounding communities."</p><p>Who We Are</p><p>"In June of 2020 the tribes in Maine (Mi’kmaq Nation, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HoultonBandOfMaliseetIndians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HoultonBandOfMaliseetIndians</span></a>, Passamaquoddy Tribe and Penobscot Nation) formed the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiAlliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiAlliance</span></a>. The Wabanaki Alliance was formed to educate people of Maine about the need for securing sovereignty of the tribes in Maine.</p><p>"In 1980, the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act was passed by Congress and ratified by the tribes and the State of Maine. The Settlement Act was supposed to be a living document that would be improved upon. Under political duress the tribes agreed to the Settlement Act but with the hope to continue improving the relationship between the State of Maine and the tribes. For forty years this has not happened.</p><p>"Because of the 1980 Settlement Act the Tribes in Maine have had their sovereignty stripped from them. The promise of improving the Settlement Act has never been fulfilled. Now the Tribes in Maine are treated less than every other federally recognized tribe in America. The Wabanaki Alliance is not asking for special privileges but fairness by having the same or similar sovereignty as the more than 500 other tribes across America.</p><p>"We ask all those who support the sovereignty of the Tribes in Maine to educate themselves on the issues, why they are important and join us in securing sovereignty.</p><p>"Use the resources on this page to learn more about the issue and its history, and then visit our Take Action page to find out how you can support Wabanaki sovereignty."</p><p><a href="https://www.wabanakialliance.com/sovereignty/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wabanakialliance.com/sovereign</span><span class="invisible">ty/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineSettlementAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineSettlementAct</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiTribes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiTribes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Micmac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Micmac</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Miqmak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Miqmak</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousActivism</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineTribes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineTribes</span></a></p>