#indigenouspeoples — Public Fediverse posts

PMPI Condemns the Violent Dispersal and Arrest of Kasibu 11 and Denounces the Expansion of Large-Scale Mining Exploration in Nueva Vizcaya

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.pressenza.com/2026/09/pmpi-condemns-the-violent-dispersal-and-arrest-of-kasibu-11-and-denounces-the-expansion-of-large-scale-mining-exploration-in-nueva-vizcaya/

Months-long $1m in unpaid rates saga ends with sale of 33 outback homes
By Kavina Kumar and Tim Little

Properties owned by an Aboriginal housing corporation caught up in an unpaid-rates saga that left dozens of Mount Isa residents facing an uncertain future are sold.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/mount-isa-aboriginal-housing-properties-sold-unpaid-rates/107090180

#RentalHousing #IndigenousPeoples #Charities #KavinaKumar #TimLittle

'Art is central to our political power': 50 years of land rights celebrated in art award
By Elsie Lange

The prestigious Vincent Lingiari Art Award pays tribute to its namesake and acknowledges the intimate link between Aboriginal art and land rights.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/desert-mob-art-festival-alice-spirngs-award/107139436

#LandRights #History #VisualArt #AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderArt #IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousCulture #ElsieLange

'Art is central to our political power': 50 years of land rights celebrated in art award
By Elsie Lange

The prestigious Vincent Lingiari Art Award pays tribute to its namesake and acknowledges the intimate link between Aboriginal art and land rights.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/desert-mob-art-festival-alice-spirngs-award/107139436

#LandRights #History #VisualArt #AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderArt #IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousCulture #ElsieLange

'Art is central to our political power': 50 years of land rights celebrated in art award
By Elsie Lange

The prestigious Vincent Lingiari Art Award pays tribute to its namesake and acknowledges the intimate link between Aboriginal art and land rights.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/desert-mob-art-festival-alice-spirngs-award/107139436

#LandRights #History #VisualArt #AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderArt #IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousCulture #ElsieLange

'Art is central to our political power': 50 years of land rights celebrated in art award
By Elsie Lange

The prestigious Vincent Lingiari Art Award pays tribute to its namesake and acknowledges the intimate link between Aboriginal art and land rights.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/desert-mob-art-festival-alice-spirngs-award/107139436

#LandRights #History #VisualArt #AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderArt #IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousCulture #ElsieLange

'Art is central to our political power': 50 years of land rights celebrated in art award
By Elsie Lange

The prestigious Vincent Lingiari Art Award pays tribute to its namesake and acknowledges the intimate link between Aboriginal art and land rights.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/desert-mob-art-festival-alice-spirngs-award/107139436

#LandRights #History #VisualArt #AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderArt #IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousCulture #ElsieLange

‘Our forefathers are coming back’: Naga people celebrate after Oxford museum agrees to return remains
By Tora Agarwala

Following six years of talks, Pitt Rivers Museum will return body parts collected by British colonial administrators to north-east India

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/sep/10/nagaland-colonialism-ethnography-ethics-oxford-pitt-rivers-museum-return-human-remains

#Globaldevelopment #Indigenouspeoples #Anthropology #Museums #Heritage #Britishempire #India #Worldnews #Culture #Ethics #SouthandcentralAsia #TheGuardian #ToraAgarwala

Rights of Nature Advocates Speak on the Proposed Pax Silica Hub in the Philippines

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.pressenza.com/2026/09/rights-of-nature-advocates-speak-on-the-proposed-pax-silica-hub-in-the-philippines/

Rights of Nature Advocates Speak on the Proposed Pax Silica Hub in the Philippines

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.pressenza.com/2026/09/rights-of-nature-advocates-speak-on-the-proposed-pax-silica-hub-in-the-philippines/

Rights of Nature Advocates Speak on the Proposed Pax Silica Hub in the Philippines

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.pressenza.com/2026/09/rights-of-nature-advocates-speak-on-the-proposed-pax-silica-hub-in-the-philippines/

Rights of Nature Advocates Speak on the Proposed Pax Silica Hub in the Philippines

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.pressenza.com/2026/09/rights-of-nature-advocates-speak-on-the-proposed-pax-silica-hub-in-the-philippines/

Dartmouth College: New Guidelines Created for Publishing Indigenous Data. “To ensure that Indigenous peoples’ rights and knowledge are recognized in scientific data and scholarly publishing, a team of Indigenous scholars led by Lydia Jennings, an assistant professor of environmental studies, has established Guidelines for the Governance of Indigenous Peoples’ Data in Scholarly Publishing.”

Dartmouth College: New Guidelines Created for Publishing Indigenous Data. “To ensure that Indigenous peoples’ rights and knowledge are recognized in scientific data and scholarly publishing, a team of Indigenous scholars led by Lydia Jennings, an assistant professor of environmental studies, has established Guidelines for the Governance of Indigenous Peoples’ Data in Scholarly Publishing.”

Dartmouth College: New Guidelines Created for Publishing Indigenous Data. “To ensure that Indigenous peoples’ rights and knowledge are recognized in scientific data and scholarly publishing, a team of Indigenous scholars led by Lydia Jennings, an assistant professor of environmental studies, has established Guidelines for the Governance of Indigenous Peoples’ Data in Scholarly Publishing.”

Dartmouth College: New Guidelines Created for Publishing Indigenous Data. “To ensure that Indigenous peoples’ rights and knowledge are recognized in scientific data and scholarly publishing, a team of Indigenous scholars led by Lydia Jennings, an assistant professor of environmental studies, has established Guidelines for the Governance of Indigenous Peoples’ Data in Scholarly Publishing.”

Dartmouth College: New Guidelines Created for Publishing Indigenous Data. “To ensure that Indigenous peoples’ rights and knowledge are recognized in scientific data and scholarly publishing, a team of Indigenous scholars led by Lydia Jennings, an assistant professor of environmental studies, has established Guidelines for the Governance of Indigenous Peoples’ Data in Scholarly Publishing.”

Is the federal government the proponent of the Mackenzie Valley Highway? Looks like #colonization all over again. https://cabinradio.ca/308204/news/travel/405m-announcement-for-mvh-brings-excitement-and-calls-for-preparation/

#recolonization #NWT #cdnpoli #IndigenousPeoples #militarization #Arctic

Is the federal government the proponent of the Mackenzie Valley Highway? Looks like #colonization all over again. https://cabinradio.ca/308204/news/travel/405m-announcement-for-mvh-brings-excitement-and-calls-for-preparation/

#recolonization #NWT #cdnpoli #IndigenousPeoples #militarization #Arctic

Is the federal government the proponent of the Mackenzie Valley Highway? Looks like #colonization all over again. https://cabinradio.ca/308204/news/travel/405m-announcement-for-mvh-brings-excitement-and-calls-for-preparation/

#recolonization #NWT #cdnpoli #IndigenousPeoples #militarization #Arctic

Is the federal government the proponent of the Mackenzie Valley Highway? Looks like #colonization all over again. https://cabinradio.ca/308204/news/travel/405m-announcement-for-mvh-brings-excitement-and-calls-for-preparation/

#recolonization #NWT #cdnpoli #IndigenousPeoples #militarization #Arctic

Is the federal government the proponent of the Mackenzie Valley Highway? Looks like #colonization all over again. https://cabinradio.ca/308204/news/travel/405m-announcement-for-mvh-brings-excitement-and-calls-for-preparation/

#recolonization #NWT #cdnpoli #IndigenousPeoples #militarization #Arctic

An influential cultural and religious leader of the NT has died aged 91
By Oliver Chaseling

An influential cultural and religious leader from south-east Arnhem Land has died aged 91 after being ordained as the Anglican church's first-ever female, Aboriginal priest in 2009.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-09/first-female-aboriginal-anglican-priest-rev-y-nunggumajbarr-dies/107127054

#DeathandDying #IndigenousPeoples #Religion #OliverChaseling

Government of Canada invests in Brantford Native Housing and Darmont GivesBack

Lisa Hepfner, Member of Parliament (Hamilton Mountain), announces funding for Brantford Native Housing and Darmont GivesBack. BRANTFORD, ON, Sept. 8,…
#Canada #Brantford #DarmontGivesBack #HamiltonMountain #Indigenouspeoples #LisaHepfner #MarcMiller #MemberofParliament #TruthandReconciliation
https://www.europesays.com/canada/201067/

Coming Home to Balili: The First Nateng Festival and the Culture That Remains

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.pressenza.com/2026/09/coming-home-to-balili-the-first-nateng-festival-and-the-culture-that-remains/

Topography of Touch: How an 88-Year-Old Mountain Healer Maps the Pain of the Cordilleras

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.pressenza.com/2026/09/topography-of-touch-how-an-88-year-old-mountain-healer-maps-the-pain-of-the-cordilleras/

Kudal Park: A Landmark of Pride and Identity

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.pressenza.com/2026/09/kudal-park-a-landmark-of-pride-and-identity/

Another plan unveiled to tackle long-standing issues in Port Augusta
By Arj Ganesan

The state government has announced another plan to tackle issues regarding crime, violence and substance abuse in Port Augusta. The efforts have been praised by Indigenous leaders who say it is needed, but have criticised the lack of Indigenous consultation.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-02/port-augusta-crime-violence-taskforce-indigenous-community-sa/107106648

#SocialProblems #IndigenousAustralians #Crime #IndigenousPolicy #YouthCrime #RegionalCommunities #CommunityOrganisations #SubstanceAbuse #Drugs #Alcohol #IndigenousPeoples #ArjGanesan

Making hostile spaces The dispersal of non consumers

* At an intersection of numerous car parks, retail industry and an amusement industrial complex in Coffs Harbour there is a small green space with benches and birds. People and birds rest there and have their lunch.

Some time ago the amusement & drink giant piped ongoing unpleasant, loud music over the small green island and the abundant car parks.

The intention of the outdoor speakers distributing noise pollution is/was to engage in then 'dispersal' of ‘loitering' non customers.

This loud and repetitive ‘music’ is also known as "aggressive" or "defensive" architecture. This design in mostly public spaces is intended as a form of 'organised abandonment' (Ruth Wilson Gilmore) of the poor and the unhoused.

Often the exclusionary design acoustic ('steady-state spam’) is combined with other anti homeless devices (anti-homeless spikes furniture) which function to keep members of the public out of public spaces.

With increasing inequality, that is non spending consumers, the system is increasingly employing hostile practices. Privately owned public spaces such as walkways, plazas, arcades and small parks have to ensure the safety of their customers and staff. Non-consumers have no place in this scheme.

* "Woolworths has installed outdoor speakers at its Darwin city store to play the supermarket's 'Fresh Food People' jingle on repeat in a bid to deter loitering.” >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/darwin-city-woolworths-looping-jingle-anti-social-behaviour/107073330
* "The NSW Police Force is currently running an Australian-first trial in Moree (an area with a high Indigenous population) using rooftop drones to "fight crime" in the area, controlled by people hundreds of kilometres away at Bankstown Airport." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-26/automation-and-repression-the-two-go-hand-in-hand-daron-acemoglu/107063582
#HostileArchitecture #PublicSpaces #inequality #privatisation #ShoppingCentres #dispersal #FirstNationsPeoples #biopolitics #surveillance #CCTV #PervasiveTechnologies #UAVs #NoisePollution #IndigenousPeoples #DesignApartheid #governance #CoffsHarbour

NCCA SLT Artisans Featured in UNIQLO’s 70th PH-Japan Friendship Celebration

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.pressenza.com/2026/08/ncca-slt-artisans-featured-in-uniqlos-70th-ph-japan-friendship-celebration/

#Indigenous at the United Nations Expose #AIDataCenters and #RaciallyBiased Misinformation

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, July 14, 2026, Updated August 17, 2026

"#AI data centers are rapidly being constructed on the land of #IndigenousPeoples without free, prior and informed consent from us."

https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/07/indigenous-at-united-nations-expose-ai.html

#Inuit #InformedConsent #Mong #CulturalPreservation #AIHallucinations #WorldPol #IndigenousPeople #RespectTheTreaties #NoDatacenters #NoAIDatacenters

The Forthcoming Migration Storm

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.pressenza.com/2026/08/the-forthcoming-migration-storm/

Contesting #Surveillance Infrastructure on #IndigenousLands

by #OpheliaRivas, #CaitlinBlanchfield, and #NinaKolowratnik

"The broad slope and rounded crest of O’ks Tak’am Do’ak outline the profile of a woman sitting and facing the west. Her name is O’ks Ta’kam. She is part the O’odham origin story, passed down through oral history. She sits there vigilant, a warrior protecting, and will warn the people when a catastrophic event will occur. When this event comes, she will stand and gather the smallest creatures in her skirt to protect them.

"The mountain forms part of the Tak’Va’Vak range which cuts through #TohonoOodham land, joining peaks like Han’a-mek and Ma’mke-mad. These mountains are known as a place to gather sweet fruits from the chu-chues (organ pipe cactus). They are home to caves, springs, and seasonal water holes. Each year ceremonies and hunts take place all across the Tak’Va’Vak, and trails lead through the mountain passes, connecting the springs at A’al Va’pai (Quitobaqito) to O’odham villages in Sonora, and leading all the way to the salty Ge-Ka-ch’k (Sea of Cortez). The mountains hold deer, mountain rams, javalina. They hold burial places. Medicines grow there. In the evening they are especially beautiful, bathed in crimson.

"The Tak’Va’Vak range also forms one border of the Tohono O’odham Nation. The boundary runs along the ridge line and separates the reservation from the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, a United States national park to the west.

"The border with the #NationalMonument is one of three that divide Tohono O’odham Nation from the #UnitedStates; the reservation’s southern border is with #Mexico. It is this border that dominates the others—both in its real effects and in media representations—and with good reason, especially in the last decades, and acutely in the present moment. It separates the Tohono O’odham in Sonora from those in Arizona, dividing the people; and its securitization has brought violence and destruction to O’odham lands on both sides in different ways. Yet these two borders—one between nation states and one between reservation and national park—work together: they are part of the same process of colonialism and dispossession that have been constricting O’odham life for hundreds of years. The construction of the US-Mexico border is intertwined with the expropriation of #IndigenousLand and the subsequent creation of #NativeAmerican reservations as much as it is with United States expansionism and policies of exclusion. More than that, the US-Mexico border, and the many weapons, technologies of surveillance, and #BorderPatrol officers that comprise it, is an extension of the United States’ ongoing, violent, and racialized campaign to contain and assimilate Indigenous peoples—it is a settler colonial border. But as Salt River Pima-Maricopa scholar #FantasiaPainter reminds us, the #borderlands are not yet settled, and they are unsettled: this is because of the refusal of Tohono O’odham and other #IndigenousPeoples to see and accept their lands as not their own."

Read more:
https://urbannext.net/significant-impact-contesting-surveillance/

#SettlerColonialism #SurveillanceState #USPol #CulturalGenocide
#NoBorderWall #TrumpsBorderWall
#ProtectTheSacred #EnvironmentalProtectionAct
#RespectTheTreaties #AbolishICE #DefundDHS #MurderPatrol #BorderPatrol #IndigenousSacredSites
#DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity

Lost Autonomy, No Divorce: The Burden on Single Filipino Mothers

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.pressenza.com/2026/08/lost-autonomy-no-divorce-the-burden-on-single-filipino-mothers/

Unseen Japan: Hokkaido University Apologizes for a Century of Ainu Remains Research. “On July 27, 2026, Hokkaido University issued its first-ever proper apology for a prewar research program. The medical school collected and studied more than 1,000 sets of Ainu remains. The university expressed that the work ‘deeply wounded the dignity of the Ainu people.'”

The Price that “Babaylan” Women Leaders Paid

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.pressenza.com/2026/07/the-price-that-babaylan-women-leaders-paid/

From Genocide to Justice: Iraq’s Reparations for Yazidi Survivors

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.pressenza.com/2026/07/from-genocide-to-justice-iraqs-reparations-for-yazidi-survivors/

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🏛️⛰️ Archaeologists Jonathan Till and Nate Thomas take a tour of protected archaeological sites across #Utah's #BearsEars National Monument.

Historic co-management by five #NativeAmerican Tribes preserves ancestral homelands and #ecosystems, including rock engravings at #NewspaperRock that span thousands of years.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/bears-ears-national-monument-archaeology-video

#americanhistory #history #archaeology #art #communication #conservation #culture #drawings #hiking #indigenouspeoples #monuments #museums #northamerica #petroglyphs #rocks #sandstone #tksst #video

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🏛️⛰️ Archaeologists Jonathan Till and Nate Thomas take a tour of protected archaeological sites across #Utah's #BearsEars National Monument.

Historic co-management by five #NativeAmerican Tribes preserves ancestral homelands and #ecosystems, including rock engravings at #NewspaperRock that span thousands of years.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/bears-ears-national-monument-archaeology-video

#americanhistory #history #archaeology #art #communication #conservation #culture #drawings #hiking #indigenouspeoples #monuments #museums #northamerica #petroglyphs #rocks #sandstone #tksst #video

Lover’s Abyss

I was told as a young child
You can dream of anything
So, I dreamed I was a blue horse
midnight blue with a touch of white
gracefully strong
unafraid of the world
accepting of the unknown
beautiful essence
assuring eyes.

I was told as a student
You can’t dream anymore
its time to grow up
learn how to be an adult
learn to be practical
understand your place
abide by our laws.

As an adult
I was told
You’re a lot of trouble
try harder to fit in
let go of that childhood dream
stop messing around
be something.

I traveled this world
in spite of people’s viewpoint
I traveled as a blue horse.
Unafraid
Accepting
Assured and complete.

I saw a blue horse
with a daisy behind her ear
standing alone.
Sky blue she was
as were her eyes.
Gracefully she moved
towards the crest of twilight.
I asked if she wanted company?
She said, yes.

Beyond the crest we disappeared
into our abyss where our solitude awaited
playing with season flowers
and coupling under the stars.

The eternity we exist in
is the eternity we make.

Author Michael Plante
Image: Blue Horse (A.I. Generated) artis Unknown.

Lover’s Abyss

I was told as a young child
You can dream of anything
So, I dreamed I was a blue horse
midnight blue with a touch of white
gracefully strong
unafraid of the world
accepting of the unknown
beautiful essence
assuring eyes.

I was told as a student
You can’t dream anymore
its time to grow up
learn how to be an adult
learn to be practical
understand your place
abide by our laws.

As an adult
I was told
You’re a lot of trouble
try harder to fit in
let go of that childhood dream
stop messing around
be something.

I traveled this world
in spite of people’s viewpoint
I traveled as a blue horse.
Unafraid
Accepting
Assured and complete.

I saw a blue horse
with a daisy behind her ear
standing alone.
Sky blue she was
as were her eyes.
Gracefully she moved
towards the crest of twilight.
I asked if she wanted company?
She said, yes.

Beyond the crest we disappeared
into our abyss where our solitude awaited
playing with season flowers
and coupling under the stars.

The eternity we exist in
is the eternity we make.

Author Michael Plante
Image: Blue Horse (A.I. Generated) artis Unknown.

Lover’s Abyss

I was told as a young child
You can dream of anything
So, I dreamed I was a blue horse
midnight blue with a touch of white
gracefully strong
unafraid of the world
accepting of the unknown
beautiful essence
assuring eyes.

I was told as a student
You can’t dream anymore
its time to grow up
learn how to be an adult
learn to be practical
understand your place
abide by our laws.

As an adult
I was told
You’re a lot of trouble
try harder to fit in
let go of that childhood dream
stop messing around
be something.

I traveled this world
in spite of people’s viewpoint
I traveled as a blue horse.
Unafraid
Accepting
Assured and complete.

I saw a blue horse
with a daisy behind her ear
standing alone.
Sky blue she was
as were her eyes.
Gracefully she moved
towards the crest of twilight.
I asked if she wanted company?
She said, yes.

Beyond the crest we disappeared
into our abyss where our solitude awaited
playing with season flowers
and coupling under the stars.

The eternity we exist in
is the eternity we make.

Author Michael Plante
Image: Blue Horse (A.I. Generated) artis Unknown.

Lover’s Abyss

I was told as a young child
You can dream of anything
So, I dreamed I was a blue horse
midnight blue with a touch of white
gracefully strong
unafraid of the world
accepting of the unknown
beautiful essence
assuring eyes.

I was told as a student
You can’t dream anymore
its time to grow up
learn how to be an adult
learn to be practical
understand your place
abide by our laws.

As an adult
I was told
You’re a lot of trouble
try harder to fit in
let go of that childhood dream
stop messing around
be something.

I traveled this world
in spite of people’s viewpoint
I traveled as a blue horse.
Unafraid
Accepting
Assured and complete.

I saw a blue horse
with a daisy behind her ear
standing alone.
Sky blue she was
as were her eyes.
Gracefully she moved
towards the crest of twilight.
I asked if she wanted company?
She said, yes.

Beyond the crest we disappeared
into our abyss where our solitude awaited
playing with season flowers
and coupling under the stars.

The eternity we exist in
is the eternity we make.

Author Michael Plante
Image: Blue Horse (A.I. Generated) artis Unknown.

Lover’s Abyss

I was told as a young child
You can dream of anything
So, I dreamed I was a blue horse
midnight blue with a touch of white
gracefully strong
unafraid of the world
accepting of the unknown
beautiful essence
assuring eyes.

I was told as a student
You can’t dream anymore
its time to grow up
learn how to be an adult
learn to be practical
understand your place
abide by our laws.

As an adult
I was told
You’re a lot of trouble
try harder to fit in
let go of that childhood dream
stop messing around
be something.

I traveled this world
in spite of people’s viewpoint
I traveled as a blue horse.
Unafraid
Accepting
Assured and complete.

I saw a blue horse
with a daisy behind her ear
standing alone.
Sky blue she was
as were her eyes.
Gracefully she moved
towards the crest of twilight.
I asked if she wanted company?
She said, yes.

Beyond the crest we disappeared
into our abyss where our solitude awaited
playing with season flowers
and coupling under the stars.

The eternity we exist in
is the eternity we make.

Author Michael Plante
Image: Blue Horse (A.I. Generated) artis Unknown.

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🏛️⛰️ Archaeologists Jonathan Till and Nate Thomas take a tour of protected archaeological sites across #Utah's #BearsEars National Monument.

Historic co-management by five #NativeAmerican Tribes preserves ancestral homelands and #ecosystems, including rock engravings at #NewspaperRock that span thousands of years.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/bears-ears-national-monument-archaeology-video

#americanhistory #history #archaeology #art #communication #conservation #culture #drawings #hiking #indigenouspeoples #monuments #museums #northamerica #petroglyphs #rocks #sandstone #tksst #video

Jagannath Rath Jatra Celebrated in Western Myanmar

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.pressenza.com/2026/07/jagannath-rath-jatra-celebrated-in-western-myanmar/

💁🏻‍♀️ NEW: 🏛️⛰️ Archaeologists Jonathan Till and Nate Thomas take a tour of protected archaeological sites across #Utah's #BearsEars National Monument.

Historic co-management by five #NativeAmerican Tribes preserves ancestral homelands and #ecosystems, including rock engravings at #NewspaperRock that span thousands of years.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/bears-ears-national-monument-archaeology-video

#americanhistory #history #archaeology #art #communication #conservation #culture #drawings #hiking #indigenouspeoples #monuments #museums #northamerica #petroglyphs #rocks #sandstone #tksst #video

#ForcedRelocation is nothing new... The #USA is quite good at it... Unfortunately!

Mapping how the U.S. forcibly took #IndigenousLands

Not long after the #GreatAmericanExperiment began, the newly established nation set its sights west. Here's how a series of conflicts, forged treaties, and #ForcedMigration led to the loss of a majority of Indigenous lands.

By Erin Blakemore
Published July 8, 2026

"For the citizens of the newly established United States, the vast territory of North America (and the land of plenty it represented) seemed theirs for the taking. But these lands, some of the richest on Earth, had already been settled and stewarded for thousands of years by #IndigenousPeoples. Though their numbers had already dwindled due to new diseases and conflict with settlers, in 1776 approximately 250,000 #IndigenousPeople still lived within the territory delimited by the current borders of the U.S. The young nation, however, was intent on expansion—and set its sights on Indigenous land. Over the years, tribal interests and sovereignty would be trampled time and time again. Although land loss is the most visible consequence of dispossession, Indigenous customs, culture, and language (all firmly rooted in the land) were also under attack."

Read more:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/native-american-history-indigenous-lands

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/B2yzj

#NativeAmericans #NativeAmericanHistory #AmericanHistory #ForcedRelocation #TrailOfTears #Genocide #1830IndianRemovalAct #IndianRemovalAct #CulturalGenocide #StolenChildren #StolenLand #ForcedDisplacement #CorporateGreed #Capitalism

The First to Circumnavigate the World May Have Been a Cebuano Seafarer

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.pressenza.com/2026/07/the-first-to-circumnavigate-the-world-may-have-been-a-cebuano-seafarer/

I found this via @supersquirrel !

#IndigenousLands are crucial for #ClimateMitigation and #resilience.

Research shows their health is a direct result of #IndigenousStewardship.

"As the impacts of #ClimateChange continue to escalate, a growing number of climate scientists and policymakers cite Indigenous lands as a model for their rich #biodiversity and effective carbon storage. But that recognition has not always translated into space for Indigenous leaders in climate negotiations, access to #ClimateResilience funding, or enforcement of #HumanRights standards.

"That has been the case for decades. But the problems do not stop there. New research shows that approach overlooks the key role that Indigenous knowledge and culture can play in mitigating climate change. It also reveals a dangerous misconception that has taken hold in global climate discussions: the idea that Indigenous lands are so rich because they are remote or sparsely populated.

"Nothing could be further from the truth. The health of Indigenous lands and their ability to store vast quantities of carbon stem from the stewardship of the people who inhabit them.

"That’s the finding of research from Conservation International, which shows that traditional knowledge, community protocol, and Indigenous culture play a direct role in protecting forests, wildlife, and the environment. Sushma Shrestha, who is #Indigenous #Newar from #Nepal and the study’s lead author, said the research comes at a critical time.

" 'All of humanity relies on everything that #IndigenousPeoples have to contribute and offer in terms of their lands, in terms of carbon storage, in terms of biodiversity conservation,' she said.

"The study, released as a narrative report and a peer-reviewed study, explores how #IndigenousKnowledge and practices benefit the planet. It also found that all 43 of the surveyed communities are experiencing drought, extreme weather, and other adverse impacts from climate change. More than half are affected by #ExtractiveIndustries like #mining and #logging.

"Researchers interviewed 49 Indigenous leaders from six continents about how they steward their land, which ranged from the Amazon rainforest to East African savannas and Pacific Islands. They found that traditional management practices like avoiding #overfishing, maintaining sacred spaces, watching for fires and other threats, and direct resistance against extraction contribute to the remarkable health of Indigenous territory. Ninety-six percent of respondents said they had land set aside for special uses, like spiritual practices, that also benefit the environment by protecting those spaces and ecosystems. Shrestha stressed that although each Indigenous community is distinct, there are shared lessons the entire world can learn from.

" 'It’s a time where all hands need to be on deck,' Shrestha said. 'And collectively, actions need to be taken, and indigenous peoples have been doing this on their own for a very long time.'

"The study builds on years of research that shows, among other things, that the world’s healthiest forests are on Indigenous lands and conservation efforts are more effective when they incorporate Indigenous autonomy and decision-making at every step."

Read more [includes some really good links to articles]:
https://sopuli.xyz/post/47753605

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