New blog: presentation on Decolonization at @MAPS Psychedelic Science conf. While I was grateful to speak & share, I was def on the fringes. My presentation was a critical examination of colonization & its ongoing impact on Indigenous Peoples... https://t.co/TyA3TNQbO8
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Indigenous peoples hold 80% of the world’s remaining biodiversity. We are the canary in the mine of humanity. Yet just as we aren’t at the world’s decision-making tables on climate crisis, we are an afterthought in the drafting of the #IRA - the first major U.S. “climate” bill.
“The scariest thing for them is an educated Indian,” Hollow Horn Bear said. “Boarding school never prepared me to succeed in higher education.” Read the first in a three part series on how boarding schools have impacted generations. https://t.co/HArsvAM81k
All I can think about is my daughter and her future. How do I explain a country that won’t protect her from guns at school but has made her a second class citizen w/o personal bodily autonomy #RoeVsWade
And the ruling is in. America is officially rewinding the clocks back to 1950s. Row v. Wade has been overturned. Woman will die and more kids will end up in poverty. Just as some “people” would supposedly want. #AbortionRightsAreHumanRights#abortionishealthcare#RoeVsWade
Advocates believe the Truth and Healing Commission can help Native communities heal from trauma experienced at boarding schools by investigating what happened.
https://t.co/9kXslvza1V
“This is really personal for me. As a descendant of boarding school survivors, I worked for 6 years to advocate for truth, justice & healing. I feel like this report is very validating for survivors & descendants to have the federal govt acknowledge that” https://t.co/ZuvqDJxEfV
We talked about @Interior's investigation with @RealBNewland, @profkphillips and @C_McCleave last summer on @1a: https://t.co/sfb8vYBhGE
The first report is out today. So far they've found that more than 500 children died at 19 schools, though that number is expected to grow.
I’m relieved to see this report. Crying happy tears. The result of many peoples’ efforts. Countless prayers. It’s only volume 1 so more to come, but it unequivocally says the U.S. had a devestating policy of genocide and assimilation.
https://t.co/vagtI3WqLY