#firstnations — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #firstnations, aggregated by home.social.
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May 1st 1946
800 Aboriginal #pastoralworkers walked off the large pastoral stations in the #Pilbara and from exploitation in the two major towns of #PortHedland and #MarbleBar. The strike did not end until August 1949
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilbara_strikeHow The West Was Lost (film)
https://www.roninfilms.com.au/video/0/120/587.htmlAbout
https://www.pilbarastrike.org/#firstnations #labourmovement #mayday #pilbara #strikes #workingclasshistory
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Gather round, people, I'll tell you a story
An eight-year-long story of power and pride
'Bout British Lord Vestey and Vincent Lingiari
They were opposite men on opposite sides
Kev Carmody - Paul Kelly (1991)23rd August 1966
#WaveHill walk-off/strike, by 200 #Gurindji stockmen, house servants and their families, at #Kalkarindji cattle station lasting seven years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_Hill_walk-off#FirstNations #labourmovement #landrights #organize #solidarity #strikes #workingclasshistory
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#KarluKarlu
International #DarkskySanctuaryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlu_Karlu_/_Devils_Marbles_Conservation_Reserve
#firstnations #Kaytetye #Warumungu #Warlpiri and #Alyawarra Traditional Owners,
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“…kids are like sponges and they absorb so much knowledge and information. If they're introduced at a younger age, they'll be able to pick up languages easier as they get older.”
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“…we're still here, we're still strong, we're still resilient, we're still moving forward through the storytelling of our songs for our next generation so we remember it’s more than a date.”
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“This is devastating news for Barbara Kentner’s family… This feels like a profound injustice.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #ThunderBay #Ontario #parole
https://windspeaker.com/news/opinion/devastating-news-brayden-bushbys-full-parole
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“A powwow is more than an event on a calendar. It is a coming together of generations. It is a place where our young people can see themselves in our #culture, where our Elders can share their #knowledge…”
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Teepee cover stolen 100 years ago finally being repatriated to ᑲᐚᐦᑲᑐᐢ (Kawacatoose First Nation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/teepee-cover-repatriated-9.7311155
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Le couvert de tipi volé il y a 100 ans sera finalement rapatrié à ᑲᐚᐦᑲᑐᐢ (Première Nation Kawacatoose)// Article en anglais //
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ᐗᐱᓀᑲ (Whitestand First Nation) and Armstrong, Ontario are preparing for a return to their communities, while evacuation orders stay in place
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/whitesand-first-nation-armstrong-evacuation-update-9.7310250
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La ᐗᐱᓀᑲ (Première Nation Whitestand) et Armstrong, Ontario se préparent pour un retour à leurs communautés, tandis que les ordres d’évacuation demeurent en vigueur// Article en anglais //
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Jean-Guy Whiteduck reelected as chief of Kitigan Zibi Anishinābeg
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/kitigan-zibi-anishinabeg-chief-council-2026-election-9.7309743
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Jean-Guy Whiteduck réélu chef des Kitigan Zibi Anishinābeghttps://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2275757/jean-guy-whiteduck-election-chef-kitigan-zibi
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“I was hoping that at this point we'd be having more detailed and interesting conversations about what are we building now. Instead…I feel like we're spinning our wheels having the same conversations.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #Métis #Inuit #TRC #Canada #colonialism #essays #books
https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/conversations-indigenous-issues-should-be-deeper-now-myths-and-stereotypes -
“This is not just an #Indigenous conversation. This is a Canadian conversation, and the public has to play a meaningful part in this work.”
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"We encourage all those eligible to submit their Claim before the deadline of March 10, 2028. Claims Helpers are available to explain eligibility, help gather documents, and provide support."
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On 26 January, a homemade bomb packed with nails and ball bearings was thrown into a crowd of about 2,500 people at a First Nations rally in Perth. By dumb luck or mechanical failure, it did not explode.
Consider the date. A device built to kill Aboriginal people, thrown on the day the nation celebrates its own founding. Whoever built it understood the symbolism. The country pretended not to.
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#Biocultural families: Study centers #Indigenous priorities in connections to #environment
by Seth Truscott, August 11, 2026
"Washington State University horticulturist #JeffreyWall partnered with members of the #Mikmaq #FirstNations people of #Canada to create a new, #IndigenousCentered model of the connections that link humans with plants, animals and the environment.
"Wall interviewed over a dozen traditional knowledge keepers in Unama'ki, the #CapeBreton Island homeland of the Eskasoni Mi'kmaq. He asked tribal elders and allies to describe #BioculturalConnectivity — the relationship between human cultures and local #ecosystems — as they see it. The findings were published in Environmental Science & Policy.
" 'I wanted to show the connective forces that the Mi'kmaq prioritize,' Wall said. 'The goal was to be in tune with their deep #CulturalHeritage, traditions and the #indigenization of the future that they want to promote.'
"With more than 66,000 registered members, the Mi'kmaq are a resilient people native to the U.S. Northeast and Canada's Atlantic provinces who are revitalizing their language and growing their landholdings. Wall's work can guide future mapping and inform the institute's land acquisition strategy.
"The project reflects the concept of #TwoEyedSeeing — understanding the world from both #Indigenous and #Western approaches — introduced by Mi'kmaq elders Albert and Murdena Marshall.
" 'There is a growing understanding that environmental conditions can improve if we bring more Indigenous ways of knowing and being into the conversation,' said Lisa Young, executive director of the Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources. 'Maintaining a #reciprocal relationship with the land is in itself a way to protect and preserve it.' "
Read more:
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-biocultural-families-centers-indigenous-priorities.html#SolarPunkSunday #EnvironmentalAwareness #EnvironmentalStewardship #TraditionalKnowledge #Technology #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge
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"Why is antisemitism put on a pedestal compared to racial discrimination?"
#australia #ausgov #racism #firstnations #antisemitism #zionistlobby
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-15/inquiry-racism-hate-violence-aboriginal-torres-strait-islander/107030370 -
#Canada and #Alberta Must Stop Expanding the #FossilFuel Industry and Respect #FirstNations Rights https://socialistproject.ca/2026/08/wildfires-and-floods-are-devastating-communities/
#wildfires #drought #climateBreakdown #climateEmergency #climateCriminals
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“…one of the critical teachings of that was to not necessarily find a solution, but to have a framework that would guide me in my life to not only get sober but sustain a life of #sobriety.”
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#Canada ’s #wildfire season is taking a heavy toll on #FirstNations. Thousands have been forced from their homes as Indigenous leaders raise concerns about #firefightingresources, #emergencyassistance, and who decides when communities are safe.
https://grist.org/global-indigenous-affairs-desk/canadas-wildfire-season-is-taking-a-heavy-toll-on-first-nations/ #climate
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"The destructive and disastrous consequences of expanding fossil fuel production extend far beyond any single territory (…). From catastrophic wildfires to destructive floods and rising seas, the impacts of climate change are already being felt across this country. Every new fossil fuel project deepens that crisis."
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #NoPipelines #Wildfires #ExtremeWeather #Drought #BCPoli #FirstNations
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“…community members wanted this year’s event to be about giving everyone a positive experience that celebrated #culture and community while also giving local youth a #fun activity during the summer.”
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Watched
19th century #settlers move west murder, plunder, rape & steal land until #Lakota fight back.
2025 IllumiNative 2-part four-hour #documentary on life of #SittingBull & the alliance of #firstnations defeat “Indian-killer” Custer at #LittleBighorn & off the Reservation the travelling international celebrity with “Buffalo Bill” Cody.
Narrated by Mo Brings Plenty.https://www.history.com/shows/sitting-bull/season-1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitting_Bull#Representation_in_popular_culture
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#Astralia: "The rate of First Nations prisoners jumped to more than 2,500 per 100,000 adults in 2025 and up from more than 2,300 a year earlier and more than 550 in 2019.
… First Nations youths remain heavily over-represented in detention, with 25.7 children aged 10–17 per 10,000 in custody on an average day in 2024-25 and ‘‘no change from the baseline’’ towards the target of a 30 per cent cut by 2031."
#Indigenous #Aboriginal #FirstNations #racism #colonialism #HumanRights
https://globalvoices.org/2026/08/11/the-bleak-picture-of-how-indigenous-youth-are-treated-in-australias-justice-system/ -
Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium maculatum)
But who is Joe Pye? It seems to be the anglophone name of a very interesting Mohican, Joseph Shauquethqueat, living at the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century, in Massachusetts and New York. Not clear he had anything to do with the plant, maybe only by association.
A scholarly article about botany, history and First Nations, with Latin names and a critical eye. Perfect 🤓
#flowers #bloomscrolling #nativeplants #wildflowers #botany #history #firstnations #photography
