#haudenosaunee — Public Fediverse posts

@licho

no argument

i would say though that humanity is extremely tribal

in many respects the outlet of #sports competitions between nations serves as a harmless release valve for what otherwise would be bloodshed and #war

i live in western new york

the indigenous people here have a sport: #lacrosse

their name for lacrosse is "little brother of war"

because the #Haudenosaunee (aka #Iroquois) recognize sports competitions relieve animosities that would otherwise result in real war

bit of a long shot here, perhaps, but I'm looking for Haudenosaunee tattoo artists in Ontario (though, I would be willing to travel into Quebec if needed) who might be interested in a simple wampum-based tattoo on a white settler. If that's you, or you know someone who might be interested, please pass my name and contact along /reach out! thank you!

#TattooArtists #Tattoos #TreatyPeople #Haudenosaunee #HaudenosauneeArt #Mohawk #Oneida #Onondaga #Cayuga #Seneca #Tuscarora

The #HonourableHarvest: Guiding Principles to Restoring Our Relationship to the #NaturalWorld

Apr 12, 2021

"We need acts of #restoration, not only for polluted waters and degraded lands, but also for our relationship to the world. We need to restore honor to the way we live, so that when we walk through the world we don’t have to avert our eyes with shame, so that we can hold our heads up high and receive the respectful acknowledgment of the rest of the earth’s beings."

by Robin Wall Kimmerer, Author, Environmental Educator, & Plant Ecologist

https://thegaiaproject.ca/en/the-honourable-harvest-guiding-principles-to-restoring-our-relationship-to-the-natural-world/

#SolarPunkSunday #Haudenosaunee #RegenerativeAgriculture #NaturalWorld #Restoration #LandIsLife #WaterIsLife #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

#NativeAmericaCalling: Language teachers celebrate success on #IndigenousPeoplesDay

Monday, October 13, 2025

"After an intensive two-year adult immersion program, the number of fluent #SpokaneSalish language speakers nearly doubled.

"The success represents the work of the #SpokaneLanguageHouse, a non-profit that is funded and supported by the #Spokane Tribe in #WashingtonState. Now, some of the immersion program graduates will be hired on as full-time language teaching staff as the tribe expands its language revitalization efforts.

"Meanwhile, the #YuchiTribe in #Oklahoma has established the #YuchiLanguageProject. As part of the work, the tribe developed a unique partnership with an #AustralianAboriginal nation to exchange ideas for revitalizing both of their endangered languages.

"Tune into Native America Calling to hear about these two recent Native language success stories.

"Also, hear about a five-part talk show, '#RematriatedVoices', centered on #Haudenosaunee culture and principles. The first episode airs on Indigenous Peoples Day on New York #PBS affiliate #WCNY.

"Guests on Native America Calling
#SulustuBarryMoses (Spokane Tribe of Indians), program manager for adult fluency training and executive director of the Spokane Language House

"#RichardGrounds (Yuchi and #Seminole), executive director of the Yuchi Language Project

"#MichelleSchenandoah (#Oneida), founder and executive lead of Rematriation"

Listen: https://indianz.com/News/2025/10/13/native-america-calling-language-teachers-celebrate-success-on-indigenous-peoples-day/

#IndigenousPeoples #LanguageExchange #LanguagePreservation #CulturalPreservation

#Solarpunk: A Deep Dive into the Cultural Revolution #Reimagining Our Future

The Philosophy Behind the Movement: More Than Just #SolarPanels

Solarpunk represents not just an aesthetic or literary movement, but a comprehensive framework for reimagining human civilization. Its strength lies in combining practical technical solutions with radical social and cultural innovation, while remaining grounded in ecological reality and human needs. As we face cascading environmental and social crises, Solarpunk offers not just hope, but a practical pathway forward that is both revolutionary and achievable.

by NickyCammarata
Nov 24, 2024

Excerpts: "While mainstream coverage often focuses on Solarpunk’s aesthetic elements, the movement represents a fundamental reimagining of human civilization’s relationship with technology, nature, and itself. At its core, Solarpunk challenges the dominant narratives of both techno-optimism and eco-pessimism, proposing instead a radical middle path that embraces both technological advancement and ecological wisdom.

#Decolonial Roots and #Indigenous Influence

"Often overlooked in basic Solarpunk discussions is the movement’s deep connection to #IndigenousKnowledge systems and decolonial thinking. Many Solarpunk principles mirror traditional ecological practices:

- The concept of “#SeventhGeneration” decision-making from #Haudenosaunee philosophy
- #AustralianAboriginal practices of landscape management and fire ecology
- #Andean concepts of “#BuenVivir” (good living) that emphasize harmony between human communities and natural systems
- Traditional #Asian #agricultural practices that create #ClosedLoop systems

The Political Economy of Solarpunk
Beyond #GreenCapitalism

"Solarpunk explicitly rejects the notion that market forces alone can address environmental challenges. Instead, it proposes alternative economic models:

- Commons-based peer production
- Gift economies for local exchange
- Circular economic systems that eliminate waste
- Democratic ownership of key infrastructure
- Time banking and alternative currencies
- #Degrowth economics in overdeveloped regions
#TechnologicalSovereignty

"Unlike techno-utopian visions that centralize control in #corporate hands, Solarpunk advocates for:

- #OpenSource technology development
- #CommunityOwned and maintained infrastructure
- Appropriate technology scaled to local needs
- #RightToRepair and modify equipment
- Distributed manufacturing through #makerspaces
- Knowledge sharing networks independent of #corporate control"

Read more:
https://medium.com/verdant-circuit/solarpunk-a-deep-dive-into-the-cultural-revolution-reimagining-our-future-4e77821c9d67

#SolarPunkSunday #PostCapitalism #Capitalism #CircularEconomy #SmallScale #BuildingCommunity #SustainableAgriculture

'#OnondagaLake in New York State: Seventeenth Century Origins of a Superfund Site' - an article in the #EnvironmentAndSociety Collection of The Rachel Carson Center and The White Horse Press on #ScienceOpen:

📑🔗 https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=65d6c9df-bfcb-4495-923e-a90ff95a5a95

#EnvironmentalHistory #Haudenosaunee #IndigenousRights #DecolonizeHistory #SacredLand

'#OnondagaLake in New York State: Seventeenth Century Origins of a Superfund Site' - an article in the #EnvironmentAndSociety Collection of The Rachel Carson Center and The White Horse Press on #ScienceOpen:

📑🔗 https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=65d6c9df-bfcb-4495-923e-a90ff95a5a95

#EnvironmentalHistory #Haudenosaunee #IndigenousRights #DecolonizeHistory #SacredLand

'#OnondagaLake in New York State: Seventeenth Century Origins of a Superfund Site' - an article in the #EnvironmentAndSociety Collection of The Rachel Carson Center and The White Horse Press on #ScienceOpen:

📑🔗 https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=65d6c9df-bfcb-4495-923e-a90ff95a5a95

#EnvironmentalHistory #Haudenosaunee #IndigenousRights #DecolonizeHistory #SacredLand

'#OnondagaLake in New York State: Seventeenth Century Origins of a Superfund Site' - an article in the #EnvironmentAndSociety Collection of The Rachel Carson Center and The White Horse Press on #ScienceOpen:

📑🔗 https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=65d6c9df-bfcb-4495-923e-a90ff95a5a95

#EnvironmentalHistory #Haudenosaunee #IndigenousRights #DecolonizeHistory #SacredLand

'#OnondagaLake in New York State: Seventeenth Century Origins of a Superfund Site' - an article in the #EnvironmentAndSociety Collection of The Rachel Carson Center and The White Horse Press on #ScienceOpen:

📑🔗 https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=65d6c9df-bfcb-4495-923e-a90ff95a5a95

#EnvironmentalHistory #Haudenosaunee #IndigenousRights #DecolonizeHistory #SacredLand

youtu.be/zFYKIqAKPcY #Haudenosaunee #Indigenous #Iroquois #Cayuga #america​ #Americantribe​ #nativeamerican​ #story​ #tribe​ #Seneca #Nation #Native #History

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This is absolutely fascinating, and deeply moving: donations from First Nations to Ireland during the Great Famine extended well beyond those well-known acts of generosity from the Choctaw and Cherokee Nations - from many Nations across both the so-called US & Canada.

"Indigenous Canadian famine aid was 'hidden in plain sight'"

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0317/1502457-canada-ireland-famine/

h/t @faduda

#Mohawk #Haudenosaunee #Chippewa #Delaware #Wyandotte #Mississauga #Ojibwa #Choctaw #Cherokee #Ireland #AnGortaMór #StPatricksDay

#Akwesasne is part of the #Mohawk Nation, one of the six nations of the #Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Its residents’ #AncestralTerritory, which includes Barnhart Island, extends across the #Canada - #USA border, and includes parts of #Ontario, #Quebec and #NewYork state. For decades, factories surrounding the reserve dumped now-banned chemicals into the #StLawrenceRiver, #contaminating the land and water. But Barnhart Island is upstream of the contamination — the breeze is still sweet and the water is clear. And soon, Akswesasne #TribalGovernment may sign a settlement agreement with the State of New York, ceding its title to the island forever.

For the #LandDefenders who were arrested, reclaiming #BarnhartIsland goes hand-in-hand with protecting what’s left of their territory that is still healthy enough for them to gather medicine, hunt, fish, conduct ceremonies and heal. They aren’t willing to sell their homeland — not for any price.

Freelance #journalist Brandi Morin and #photojournalist Ian Willms spent five days on the territory in June to document the fight for clean land.
https://thenarwhal.ca/akwesasne-mohawk-monsanto-barnhart-island

#Indigenous #NativeLand #Unceded #Environmental #Pollution #Ecocide #ToxicWaste #TurtleIsland #CDNpoli

#Akwesasne is part of the #Mohawk Nation, one of the six nations of the #Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Its residents’ #AncestralTerritory, which includes Barnhart Island, extends across the #Canada - #USA border, and includes parts of #Ontario, #Quebec and #NewYork state. For decades, factories surrounding the reserve dumped now-banned chemicals into the #StLawrenceRiver, #contaminating the land and water. But Barnhart Island is upstream of the contamination — the breeze is still sweet and the water is clear. And soon, Akswesasne #TribalGovernment may sign a settlement agreement with the State of New York, ceding its title to the island forever.

For the #LandDefenders who were arrested, reclaiming #BarnhartIsland goes hand-in-hand with protecting what’s left of their territory that is still healthy enough for them to gather medicine, hunt, fish, conduct ceremonies and heal. They aren’t willing to sell their homeland — not for any price.

Freelance #journalist Brandi Morin and #photojournalist Ian Willms spent five days on the territory in June to document the fight for clean land.
https://thenarwhal.ca/akwesasne-mohawk-monsanto-barnhart-island

#Indigenous #NativeLand #Unceded #Environmental #Pollution #Ecocide #ToxicWaste #TurtleIsland #CDNpoli

#Akwesasne is part of the #Mohawk Nation, one of the six nations of the #Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Its residents’ #AncestralTerritory, which includes Barnhart Island, extends across the #Canada - #USA border, and includes parts of #Ontario, #Quebec and #NewYork state. For decades, factories surrounding the reserve dumped now-banned chemicals into the #StLawrenceRiver, #contaminating the land and water. But Barnhart Island is upstream of the contamination — the breeze is still sweet and the water is clear. And soon, Akswesasne #TribalGovernment may sign a settlement agreement with the State of New York, ceding its title to the island forever.

For the #LandDefenders who were arrested, reclaiming #BarnhartIsland goes hand-in-hand with protecting what’s left of their territory that is still healthy enough for them to gather medicine, hunt, fish, conduct ceremonies and heal. They aren’t willing to sell their homeland — not for any price.

Freelance #journalist Brandi Morin and #photojournalist Ian Willms spent five days on the territory in June to document the fight for clean land.
https://thenarwhal.ca/akwesasne-mohawk-monsanto-barnhart-island

#Indigenous #NativeLand #Unceded #Environmental #Pollution #Ecocide #ToxicWaste #TurtleIsland #CDNpoli

#Akwesasne is part of the #Mohawk Nation, one of the six nations of the #Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Its residents’ #AncestralTerritory, which includes Barnhart Island, extends across the #Canada - #USA border, and includes parts of #Ontario, #Quebec and #NewYork state. For decades, factories surrounding the reserve dumped now-banned chemicals into the #StLawrenceRiver, #contaminating the land and water. But Barnhart Island is upstream of the contamination — the breeze is still sweet and the water is clear. And soon, Akswesasne #TribalGovernment may sign a settlement agreement with the State of New York, ceding its title to the island forever.

For the #LandDefenders who were arrested, reclaiming #BarnhartIsland goes hand-in-hand with protecting what’s left of their territory that is still healthy enough for them to gather medicine, hunt, fish, conduct ceremonies and heal. They aren’t willing to sell their homeland — not for any price.

Freelance #journalist Brandi Morin and #photojournalist Ian Willms spent five days on the territory in June to document the fight for clean land.
https://thenarwhal.ca/akwesasne-mohawk-monsanto-barnhart-island

#Indigenous #NativeLand #Unceded #Environmental #Pollution #Ecocide #ToxicWaste #TurtleIsland #CDNpoli

#Akwesasne is part of the #Mohawk Nation, one of the six nations of the #Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Its residents’ #AncestralTerritory, which includes Barnhart Island, extends across the #Canada - #USA border, and includes parts of #Ontario, #Quebec and #NewYork state. For decades, factories surrounding the reserve dumped now-banned chemicals into the #StLawrenceRiver, #contaminating the land and water. But Barnhart Island is upstream of the contamination — the breeze is still sweet and the water is clear. And soon, Akswesasne #TribalGovernment may sign a settlement agreement with the State of New York, ceding its title to the island forever.

For the #LandDefenders who were arrested, reclaiming #BarnhartIsland goes hand-in-hand with protecting what’s left of their territory that is still healthy enough for them to gather medicine, hunt, fish, conduct ceremonies and heal. They aren’t willing to sell their homeland — not for any price.

Freelance #journalist Brandi Morin and #photojournalist Ian Willms spent five days on the territory in June to document the fight for clean land.
https://thenarwhal.ca/akwesasne-mohawk-monsanto-barnhart-island

#Indigenous #NativeLand #Unceded #Environmental #Pollution #Ecocide #ToxicWaste #TurtleIsland #CDNpoli

> We all know and love #PascalsTriangle and the #FibonacciSequence. But who knows #meruprasthara and the Pingala sequence?.. America invented #ModernDemocracy!.. Even though the #Haudenosaunee practiced it for centuries before on the same land. Let us be clear: we are very bad at attribution. Citing our sources is an echochamber, a way to further empower voices that are already empowered, whether they did the work and contributed the value or not.
https://drym.org/on-attribution/
#PingalaSequence

The #Tonawanda #Seneca Nation’s Fight to Protect the #BigWoods and stop STAMP

By Margaret Wooster (WNY Environmental Alliance) with Sarah Howard (Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation + Allies of the Tonawanda Seneca Nation) June 16, 2023

"One of Western #NewYork’s greatest treasures is a 20,000-acre #wetland-#grassland complex located mainly in the Town of Alabama, and locally known as 'Alabama Swamp.' It is also known as the Sixth Great Lake, a glacial lake now largely underground but surfacing in the plentiful streams and pools that make this watery landscape essential to the many reptiles, amphibians, mammals and birds who live or pass through, especially during spring migration.

"This area is also home to the Tonawanda Seneca Nation, a federally recognized Nation and part of the #HaudenosauneeConfederacy. The extraordinary #biodiversity of this area is in large part a testament to their ongoing #stewardship and reciprocal relationship with the more-than-human beings who also call this place home.

"But now, this place, and the Tonawanda Seneca Nation itself, faces an existential threat to their well-being. The #GeneseeCounty Economic Development Center (#GCEDC) has purchased 1,260 acres of habitat and farmland to build a Science and Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park (#STAMP) adjacent to the Nation’s territory. The site is also located within a few miles of multiple state and federally protected areas, including the #Iroquois National #Wildlife Refuge and the John White Wildlife Management Area.

"The STAMP plan capitalizes on federal and state subsidies for #microchip fabrication. To date, however, its only tenant is Plug Power, a #HydrogenFuelCell manufacturer whose product will have to be trucked many miles to market, undermining its justification as 'green power.'

"Two other possible developers – semiconductor producer #EdwardsVacuum and the warehouse developer #ScannellProject – would pave or build over the site’s northern 600-plus acres and bring an extra 140 #cars and #diesel trucks per hour up the narrow country road that leads to the refuge and through the Nation.

"However, the Tonawanda Seneca Nation and their allies, including other local residents and numerous environmental organizations, are fighting back against this industrial development. In February [2023], the GCEDC applied for a 'Full Campus Incidental Take Permit' that would allow them to remove habitat for #endangered and threatened #wildlife species known to occupy the site, including the #ShortEaredOwl and the #NorthernHarrierHawk. In response to the hundreds of letters it received from the public about this permit, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) required the GCEDC to hold a public hearing, which took place on May 11 in the town of Basom.

"More than 185 people attended the hearing. All 49 who spoke were opposed to the permit and the majority expressed opposition to the entire STAMP project. Speaking in opposition were numerous members of the Tonawanda Seneca Nation, including titleholders, as well as allies from groups including the Buffalo Niagara #Waterkeeper, #SierraClub, #SaveOntarioShores, SUNY ESF, University of Rochester, Western New York Environmental Alliance and the #CleanAirCoalition of Western New York. In the words of Tonawanda Seneca Nation Sub-Chief Scott Logan (Bear Clan), 'If this permit were to be granted, it would be an immense injustice to #MotherEarth. And as a #Haudenosaunee person, and all the Haudenosaunee People in here, that is our birthright. It is our, what we are here for, is to protect the earth. And the STAMP Project goes a hundred percent against what we are — what we’re all about.'

"The STAMP site is located immediately adjacent to the Nation’s present-day reservation boundaries. Indeed, the most intensive manufacturing will be located along the project’s border with the Nation. However, as their Council of Chiefs has repeatedly stated in public comment letters and letters to agencies responsible for granting permits sought by the developers, the project’s approval process has continuously and egregiously undermined the Nation’s #sovereignty. In violation of their status as a federally recognized #TribalNation, the Tonawanda Band of Seneca’s Council of Chiefs – their traditional governance structure – has not been afforded a robust consultation process in decision-making about the project. Instead, opportunities for consultation have been perfunctory at best, and have focused almost exclusively on mitigation.

"In their official letter to the NYDEC regarding the proposed Part 182 Take Permit (mentioned above), the Nation’s Council of Chiefs wrote that, 'The Tonawanda Seneca Nation opposes this habitat destruction and would directly be impacted by it. The permit would allow for unmitigated incidental take on Nation lands when, inevitably, increased human presence, noise, excavation, light and traffic would disturb these species and turn them away… We do not want our Territory, people or future generations to be burdened by the negative impacts of these projects. This is a human rights issue for the Tonawanda Seneca Nation and the Haudenosaunee, who would bear a disproportionate burden from the industrialization of the land at STAMP.'

"The Council of Chiefs has demanded that a supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) be carried out to assess the possible impacts on the Nation, its culture and its environment; to date there has been no such study and the 2012 STAMP EIS (which did not analyze impacts on the nation) is badly outdated."

https://globaljusticeecology.org/tonawanda-seneca-nation/

#ForestDefenders #SenecaNation #FirstNations #NativeAmericanRights #CulturalGenocide #EnvironmentalRacism #Greenwashing #HydrogenPower

How to #decolonize your #Thanksgiving dinner in observance of #NationalDayofMourning

Meredith Clark
Wed, November 22, 2023

"Thanksgiving is almost upon us, a time when many #Americans gather together to eat turkey and talk about what they’re most thankful for. Growing up in the #UnitedStates, almost everyone can recall the 'First Thanksgiving' story they were told in elementary school: how the local #Wampanoag #NativeAmericans sat down with the #pilgrims of #Plymouth Colony in 1621, in what is now present-day #Massachusetts, for a celebratory feast.

"However, this story is far from the truth - which is why many people opt out of celebrating the controversial holiday.

"For many #Indigenous communities throughout the US, Thanksgiving remains a National Day of Mourning - a reminder of the devastating #genocide and #displacement that occurred at the hands of European #colonisers following their arrival in the Americas.

"Every year since 1970, #IndigenousPeople and their allies have even gathered near #PlymouthRock to commemorate a National #DayOfMourning on the day of Thanksgiving. 'Thanksgiving Day is a reminder of the genocide of millions of Native people, the theft of Native lands, and the erasure of Native cultures,' states the official website for the United American Indians of New England. 'Participants in National Day of Mourning honour Indigenous #ancestors and Native resilience. It is a day of #remembrance and #spiritual connection, as well as a #protest against the #racism and #oppression that Indigenous people continue to experience #worldwide.'

"This year, the 54th annual National Day of Mourning takes place on 23 November - the same day as Thanksgiving. While not everyone can support the event in person, there are still many ways people can raise awareness toward issues affecting Indigenous communities from wherever they are - by '#decolonising' their Thanksgiving dinner.

"#Decolonisation can be defined as the active resistance against #settlerColonialism and a shifting of power towards Indigenous sovereignty. Of course, it’s difficult to define decolonisation without putting it into practice, writes Eve Tuck and K Wayne Yang in their essay, #Decolonization Is Not a Metaphor. Rather, one of the most radical and necessary moves toward decolonisation requires imagining and enacting a future for Indigenous peoples - a future based on terms of their own making.

"Matt Hooley is an assistant professor in the department of Native American and Indigenous Studies at Dartmouth College, where he teaches about US colonial powers and Indigenous cultural production. 'Decolonisation is a beautiful and difficult political horizon that should guide our actions everyday, including during holidays like Thanksgiving,' he tells The Independent. 'Of course, Thanksgiving is a particularly relevant holiday to think about decolonisation because the way many people celebrate it involves connecting ‘the family’ to a colonial myth in which colonialism is inaccurately imagined as a peaceful event in the past.'

"By decolonising our Thanksgiving, we can celebrate the holiday with new traditions that honour a future in which Indigenous people are celebrated. This year, we can start by understanding the real history behind Thanksgiving as told by actual Indigenous communities.

"While Americans mainly dedicate one day a year to give thanks, Indigenous communities express gratitude every day with the #Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address - often called: 'The words that come before all else.' The Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address is the central prayer and invocation for the #HaudenosauneeConfederacy, which comprises the #SixNations - #Mohawk, #Oneida, #Onondaga, #Cayuga, #Seneca, and #Tuscarora. When one recites the Thanksgiving Address, they’re giving thanks for all life and the natural world around them.

"According to Hooley, one of the most straightforward actions people can take to decolonise their Thanksgiving includes supporting Indigenous land acknowledgments and land back movements. #LandBack is an ongoing Indigenous-led movement which seeks to return ancestral lands to Indigenous people and the recognition of Indigenous #sovereignty. While the movement is nowhere near new, it received international attention in 2016 during protests against the #DakotaAccesSPipeline - which continues to disrupt land and #water sources belonging to the #StandingRockSioux Tribe.

"This year, sit down with family and friends to discuss an action plan and highlight the concrete steps you plan on taking to support Indigenous communities. 'Another, even simpler way would be to begin participating in what’s called a ‘Voluntary Land Tax,’ whereby non-Indigenous people contribute a recurring tax to the tribal communities whose land you occupy,' said Hooley.

"Food is perhaps the most important part of the Thanksgiving holiday, with turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes taking center stage. However, there are many ways we can make sure our dinner tables honour Indigenous futurisms too. Donald A Grinde, Jr is a professor emeritus in the department of Africana and American Studies at the University at Buffalo. Grinde - who is a member of the #YamasseeNation - tells The Independent that crops such as #corn, #beans, #squash, #tomatoes, and #potatoes are central to #IndigenousHistory and future.

"'A good thing is to be thankful for the abundance in the fall and note that Native people created over 60 percent of modern #agricultural #crops,' he said. 'People can be thankful for the crops that Native people created, #medicines created, and traditions about #democracy, #WomensRights and #environmental rights.'

"Rather than buying food from major corporations this year, Hooly also recommended people consciously source their Thanksgiving dinner from Indigenous producers. 'Industrial agriculture is one of the most devastating contributors to the destruction of land and water everywhere, including on Indigenous land,' he said. 'Instead of buying food grown or made by colonial corporations, people could buy their food from Indigenous producers, or even simply make a greater effort to buy locally grown food or not to buy meat harvested from industrial farms.'

"Thanksgiving is just a day away. While it’s important that we’re actively working toward highlighting Indigenous communities on this special holiday, decolonisation efforts are something that should be done year-round.

"'People can also learn about political priorities of the Indigenous communities near them and support those priorities by speaking to their representatives, participating in a protest, or by making sure that their local school and library boards are including Indigenous texts in local community education,' Hooley said."

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/decolonize-thanksgiving-dinner-observance-national-213225020.html

#Decolonization #CorporateColonialism #LandTheft #CulturalGenocide #CulturalPreservation

November 12, 2023 via #WabanakiReach

#Haudenosaunee #Thanksgiving Address

"The Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address is an ancient message of peace and appreciation of #MotherEarth and her inhabitants. The children learn that, according to #NativeAmerican tradition, people everywhere are embraced as family. Our diversity, like all wonders of #Nature, is truly a gift for which we are thankful.

When one recites the Thanksgiving Address the Natural World is thanked, and in thanking each life-sustaining force, one becomes spiritually tied to each of the forces of the Natural and Spiritual World. The Thanksgiving Address teaches mutual respect, conservation, love, generosity, and the responsibility to understand that what is done to one part of the #WebOfLife, we do to ourselves.

Greetings to the Natural World

The People

Today we have gathered and we see that the cycles of life continue. We have been given the duty to live in balance and harmony with each other and all living things. So now, we bring our minds together as one as we give greetings and thanks to each other as people.

Now our minds are one.

The Earth Mother

We are all thankful to our Mother, the Earth, for she gives us all that we need for life. She supports our feet as we walk about upon her. It gives us joy that she continues to care for us as she has from the beginning of time. To our mother, we send greetings and thanks.

Now our minds are one.

The Waters

We give thanks to all the waters of the world for quenching our thirst and providing us with strength. Water is life. We know its power in many forms‐waterfalls and rain, mists and streams, rivers and oceans. With one mind, we send greetings and thanks to the spirit of Water.

Now our minds are one.

The Fish

We turn our minds to the all the Fish life in the water. They were instructed to cleanse and purify the water. They also give themselves to us as food. We are grateful that we can still find pure water. So, we turn now to the Fish and send our greetings and thanks.

Now our minds are one.

Plants

Now we turn toward the vast fields of Plant life. As far as the eye can see, the Plants grow, working many wonders. They sustain many life forms. With our minds gathered together, we give thanks and look forward to seeing Plant life for many generations to come.

Now our minds are one.

The Food Plants

With one mind, we turn to honor and thank all the Food Plants we harvest from the garden. Since the beginning of time, the grains, vegetables, beans and berries have helped the people survive. Many other living things draw strength from them too. We gather all the Plant Foods together as one and send them a greeting of thanks.

Now our minds are one.

The Medicine Herbs

Now we turn to all the Medicine herbs of the world. From the beginning they were instructed to take away sickness. They are always waiting and ready to heal us. We are happy there are still among us those special few who remember how to use these plants for healing. With one mind, we send greetings and thanks to the Medicines and to the keepers of the Medicines.

Now our minds are one.

The Animals

We gather our minds together to send greetings and thanks to all the Animal life in the world. They have many things to teach us as people. We are honored by them when they give up their lives so we may use their bodies as food for our people. We see them near our homes and in the deep forests. We are glad they are still here and we hope that it will always be so.

Now our minds are one

The Trees

We now turn our thoughts to the Trees. The Earth has many families of Trees who have their own instructions and uses. Some provide us with shelter and shade, others with fruit, beauty and other useful things. Many people of the world use a Tree as a symbol of peace and strength. With one mind, we greet and thank the Tree life.

Now our minds are one.

The Birds

We put our minds together as one and thank all the Birds who move and fly about over our heads. The Creator gave them beautiful songs. Each day they remind us to enjoy and appreciate life. The Eagle was chosen to be their leader. To all the Birds‐from the smallest to the largest‐we send our joyful greetings and thanks.

Now our minds are one.

The Four Winds

We are all thankful to the powers we know as the Four Winds. We hear their voices in the moving air as they refresh us and purify the air we breathe. They help us to bring the change of seasons. From the four directions they come, bringing us messages and giving us strength. With one mind, we send our greetings and thanks to the Four Winds.

Now our minds are one.

The Thunderers

Now we turn to the west where our grandfathers, the Thunder Beings, live. With lightning and thundering voices, they bring with them the water that renews life. We are thankful that they keep those evil things made by Okwiseres underground. We bring our minds together as one to send greetings and thanks to our Grandfathers, the Thunderers.

Now our minds are one.

The Sun

We now send greetings and thanks to our eldest Brother, the Sun. Each day without fail he travels the sky from east to west, bringing the light of a new day. He is the source of all the fires of life. With one mind, we send greetings and thanks to our Brother, the Sun.

Now our minds are one.

Grandmother Moon

We put our minds together to give thanks to our oldest Grandmother, the Moon, who lights the night‐time sky. She is the leader of woman all over the world, and she governs the movement of the ocean tides. By her changing face we measure time, and it is the Moon who watches over the arrival of children here on Earth. With one mind, we send greetings and thanks to our Grandmother, the Moon.

Now our minds are one.

The Stars

We give thanks to the Stars who are spread across the sky like jewelry. We see them in the night, helping the Moon to light the darkness and bringing dew to the gardens and growing things. When we travel at night, they guide us home. With our minds gathered together as one, we send greetings and thanks to the Stars.

Now our minds are one.

The Enlightened Teachers

We gather our minds to greet and thank the enlightened Teachers who have come to help throughout the ages. When we forget how to live in harmony, they remind us of the way we were instructed to live as people. With one mind, we send greetings and thanks to these caring teachers.

Now our minds are one.

#TheCreator

Now we turn our thoughts to the creator, or Great Spirit, and send greetings and thanks for all the gifts of Creation. Everything we need to live a good life is here on this Mother Earth. For all the love that is still around us, we gather our minds together as one and send our choicest words of greetings and thanks to the Creator.

Now our minds are one.

Closing Words

We have now arrived at the place where we end our words. Of all the things we have named, it was not our intention to leave anything out. If something was forgotten, we leave it to each individual to send such greetings and thanks in their own way.

Now our minds are one."

https://www.wabanakireach.org/haudenosaunee_thanksgiving_address2

#Gratitude #Spirituality #IndigenousWisdom

Explore the origins of anarchism and the rise of anti-Trans legislation in the US on Episode 3 of A Radical Podcast.
https://www.radical-guide.com/a-radical-podcast-ep-3-anarchism-origins-trans-rights/

#Anarchism #LGBTQRights #AntiTransBills #FloridaLegislation #RadicalPodcast #History #SocialJustice #PoliticalMovements #QueerCommunity #Haudenosaunee #Mohawk, #Oneida, #Onondaga, #Cayuga, #Seneca, #tuscarora #aradicalguide

Kanien'kehá:ka artist paints cultural details into pet portraits. #BruceBoots incorporates a family's clan, #Beadwork, #Quillwork, and #RibbonShirts. #Indigenousartist #Akwesasne, Kanien'kehá:ka (#Mohawk territory) #Quebec, #Ontario #NewYorkState, #PetPortraits in 2020. #IndigenousArt #Indigenous #Artist #Painting #Art
#Culture #FirstNation #KaniehtiioHorn #Kahnawake #Haudenosaunee #Iroquoian #HaudenosauneeCulture

https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/pet-portraits-bruce-boots-1.6809660

#NewDetails about the #HaudenosauneeDevelopmentInstitute multi-million dollar operation — including #undisclosed success fees, limited #PublicParticipation & #ConflictOfInterest emerged after new court documents were filed Monday in the #MensFire effort to stop #HDIs application to intervene in #SixNations #LandClaim .

https://tworowtimes.com/news/local/new-court-documents-outline-multi-million-dollar-corporate-empire-built-by-haudenosaunee-development-institute

#Indigenous #Mohawk #FirstNations #NativeCanada #Canada #Lawsuit #Haudenosaunee

#NewDetails about the #HaudenosauneeDevelopmentInstitute multi-million dollar operation — including #undisclosed success fees, limited #PublicParticipation & #ConflictOfInterest emerged after new court documents were filed Monday in the #MensFire effort to stop #HDIs application to intervene in #SixNations #LandClaim .

https://tworowtimes.com/news/local/new-court-documents-outline-multi-million-dollar-corporate-empire-built-by-haudenosaunee-development-institute

#Indigenous #Mohawk #FirstNations #NativeCanada #Canada #Lawsuit #Haudenosaunee

#NewDetails about the #HaudenosauneeDevelopmentInstitute multi-million dollar operation — including #undisclosed success fees, limited #PublicParticipation & #ConflictOfInterest emerged after new court documents were filed Monday in the #MensFire effort to stop #HDIs application to intervene in #SixNations #LandClaim .

https://tworowtimes.com/news/local/new-court-documents-outline-multi-million-dollar-corporate-empire-built-by-haudenosaunee-development-institute

#Indigenous #Mohawk #FirstNations #NativeCanada #Canada #Lawsuit #Haudenosaunee

#NewDetails about the #HaudenosauneeDevelopmentInstitute multi-million dollar operation — including #undisclosed success fees, limited #PublicParticipation & #ConflictOfInterest emerged after new court documents were filed Monday in the #MensFire effort to stop #HDIs application to intervene in #SixNations #LandClaim .

https://tworowtimes.com/news/local/new-court-documents-outline-multi-million-dollar-corporate-empire-built-by-haudenosaunee-development-institute

#Indigenous #Mohawk #FirstNations #NativeCanada #Canada #Lawsuit #Haudenosaunee

The Dish With One Spoon wampum belt is a very ancient treaty and pre-dates the arrival of Europeans on Turtle Island

https://youtu.be/ZutAepSBYp8

#wampum #treaties #Indigenous #Hodinohshoni #Haudenosaunee #Anishinaabe #Ojibwe #sharing

The One Dish One Spoon Treaty of 1701 between the Anishinaabeg and the Haudenosaunee Nation:

"Canonized as an Indigenous Law, it is an agreement for sharing hunting territory among two or more nations:

Those ancestors recognized all people eat out of the single dish, that is, all hunting in the shared territory. One spoon signifies that all peoples sharing the territory are expected to limit the game they take and leave enough for others, and for the continued abundance and viability of the hunting grounds into the future."

#WinonaLaDuke in #ToBeAWaterProtector

I can only imagine what it would have been like to live in a society that valued the sharing and stewardship of resources rather than the gluttony of extreme extraction that we are in the middle of today.

#IndigenousStories #IndigenousAuthors #Resistance #bookstodon #AmReading #EcoJustice #decolonize #LandBack #Anishinaabe #Haudenosaunee @bookstodon