Canada’s Cultural genocide
‘Cultural genocide’: the shameful history of Canada’s residential schools – mapped
Recent discoveries of unmarked graves have shed new light on the country’s troubled colonial legacy
Aotearoa Resistance
An estimated 8.3m hectares (20.5m acres) of land in the North Island – nearly 73% of the landmass – as well as almost the entire South Island were taken from Māori through confiscation and inequitable purchases between 1840 and 1939.
Unstoppable movement: how New Zealand’s Māori are reclaiming land with occupations
Since 1975, Māori have been able to reclaim land through a tribunal – but its reach is limited and now they are exploring other options
Apologies from Mexico to Aztec decendents
Lopez Obrador has said the Spanish monarchy and Roman Catholic Church should formally apologize for the atrocities committed during the conquest. “Today we remember the fall of the great Tenochtitlan and we apologize to the victims of the catastrophe caused by the Spanish military occupation of Mesoamerica and the territory of the current Mexican Republic,” Lopez Obrador said.
Mexican president asks indigenous for forgiveness over Spanish conquest
Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday asked the country’s indigenous Mexica peoples for forgiveness for the abuses inflicted on them during the bloody 1521 Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire.
Louis Tewanima
Tewanima was born a Piqös’Wugnwa (Hopi Bear Strap Clan) on the Hopi Indian Reservation. “Louis” was an English name given to him later by the federal government. As children, we called him “Loos Qua’ah”. We could not pronounce the English name Louis. “Qua’ah”means grandfather.
Louis Tewanima, Hopi (1882-1969) – Two-Time U.S. Olympian: A Paradox (The Untold Story)
The story of Louis Tewanima, Hopi, a two-time U.S. Olympian, is a paradox of sorts: a contradiction between the policy of forced assimilation of Native peoples in America by the federal government, and the heroic feats of Tewanima who ably represented the United States; despite being held as “prisoner of war”; and while arguably, not a “legal” citizen of the United States.
Indigenous Resistance in South Dakota
NDN Collective responds to blatant erasure of Indigenous people in South Dakota social studies standards
News Release NDN Collective In response to the erasure of Indigenous history from South Dakota’s newly proposed social studies standards, which includes over a
Columbus Didn’t Introduce Horses
“We have calmly known we’ve always had the horse, way before the settlers came. The Spanish never came through our area, so there’s no way they could have introduced them to us,” reads one quote from a Blackfoot (Nitsitapi) study participant in Collin’s doctoral study.
Yes world, there were horses in Native culture before the settlers came
Yvette Running Horse Collin’s recent dissertation may have rewritten every natural history book on the shelf. A Lakota/Nakota/Cheyenne scholar, Collin worked
Saginaw Grant RIP
Saginaw Grant: ‘I had to believe in myself’
Iconic actor and veteran died at 85 in California
residential school history
The U.S. and Canada share a troubling history with residential schools | CBC News
When it comes to residential schools, the U.S. and Canada share a disturbing history. In fact, their assimilation systems were developed in tandem. Now some Americans, disturbed by news from Canada of unmarked burial sites, have launched a probe into the legacy of schools in their country.
Wes Studi
The Untold Stories of Wes Studi, an Overlooked Native American Icon
When Wes Studi broke through in ‘Dances With Wolves’ and ‘The Last of the Mohicans,’ he was cast as a terrifying villain. But for many in the Native community, he was a hero channeling decades of righteous anger. Tommy Orange tells the story of an overlooked icon who forever changed the way Indigenous people are depicted onscreen.
Indigenous instead of Aboriginal
Why we say “Indigenous” instead of “Aboriginal” – Animikii
Animikii empowers Indigenous communities with culturally informed technology solutions like Niiwin-our groundbreaking tool for Indigenous data sovereignty and community empowerment.