Jonathan Crossen

Historian of Indigenous internationalism, decolonization, and Romani internationalism.

[Jonathan Crossen @ChronicleofJC]

50 years since George Manuel's first visit to Sápmi, a major milestone in the birth of the #WCIP and global Indigenous internationalism. #GeorgeManuel #IndigenousInternationalism #Sápmi

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[Jonathan Crossen @ChronicleofJC]

Glad to receive this latest issue of @BCstudies in the mail this week. I'm planning to spend all Friday reading it. Congrats to Glen Coulthard and @EmmaFeltes on this important work! #constitutionexpress

[Yellowhead Institute @Yellowhead_]

Not a wordle, just the state of reconciliation in Canada:

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Looking for candidates for an @MSCActions postdoctoral fellowship researching #indigenous #internationalism at @samisksenter and @UiTNorgesarktis. Let's try to work together! #postdocjobs
https://t.co/PW2MeaKPF7

[Jonathan Crossen @ChronicleofJC]

@AndreaDunlop1 @Skink00ts @RoyalBCMuseum More great analysis of the RBC Museum's First Nations exhibits can be found in Gloria Jean Frank's 2000 @BCstudies article "That's My Dinner on Display" available for free as PDF or, amazingly, as an mp3 audio file.
https://t.co/IIxCgdzG3X

[UBCIC @UBCIC]

UBCIC Remembers Beloved Chief Roger Jimmie: "UBCIC mourns not only the loss of an incredibly fearless Warrior in our endless battle to realize a full measure of our Indigenous Title and Rights, but a loving father and grandfather." https://t.co/fa3DUtHcX0

[Jonathan Crossen @ChronicleofJC]

Apparently, the 6th General Assembly of the World Council of #Indigenous Peoples (August 1990) had its own official postmark. #WCIP #historicalmemorabilia #tromso #romsa

[Jonathan Crossen @ChronicleofJC]

Happy and honoured to present on the life of Indigenous internationalist Marie Smallface-Marule for @GAC_Corporate (and her family!) tonight. Full circle from the #KainaiNation to #decolonization, @AFN_Updates, the #WCIP, @UofL_Indigenous, #redcrowcollege, and #WINHEC.

[Jonathan Crossen @ChronicleofJC]

The Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples' Secretariat is hiring an advisor. Please share widely!

https://t.co/5GAoYlqAyi

[Jonathan Crossen @ChronicleofJC]

30 years ago today: The first International Indigenous Women's Conference wrapped up in Adelaide after four days of meetings organized by #StolenGeneration survivor Jo Willmott. #indigenouswomen https://t.co/3t5thFuNCO

[Jonathan Crossen @ChronicleofJC]

Forty years ago today, Indigenous peoples from the Circumpolar North met at the 1973 Artic Peoples' Conference, among the earliest events in the history of #indigenous #internationalism and a major step toward the cooperation that @ArcticPeoples have today.

[Jonathan Crossen @ChronicleofJC]

Looking forward to seeing submissions for the Public Workshop on Indigenous Internationalism. Deadline: July 15. #Indigenous #Internationalism https://t.co/vzEfwXwgOv

[Jonathan Crossen @ChronicleofJC]

My new article in @CJH_ACH traces the link between African decolonization and #Indigenous internationalism, like the #WCIP. It's part of a special #decolonization issue by @CRWDietrich and @Moe_Jr_Labelle. (Message me for a free copy.) https://t.co/ZdGpogEfI5

[Jonathan Crossen @ChronicleofJC]

Fred Plain attended the August 1977 #WCIP meeting with with an Indigenous passport from Grand Council Treaty 9 (now Nishnawbe Aski Nation).

[Jonathan Crossen @ChronicleofJC]

In August 1977, the delegates produced a 15-point declaration of #Indigenousrights and re-elected George Manuel as #WCIP president.

[Jonathan Crossen @ChronicleofJC]

30 years ago this week, members of the World Council of #Indigenous Peoples met for a General Assembly in Giron, #Sápmi. #WCIP

[Jonathan Crossen @ChronicleofJC]

J. Sbardellati: FBI & CIA reports saw positive portrayal of an African-American in 1947's "Body & Soul" as dangerous propaganda. #shafr2017

[Jonathan Crossen @ChronicleofJC]

Carol Anderson (@ProfCAnderson) : Resistance makes visible the White Rage which hides injustice behind a veneer of normalcy. #shafr2017

[Jonathan Crossen @ChronicleofJC]

Trygve Throntveit: Keynes was simply wrong about Woodrow Wilson at Paris 1919 - Wilson was masterful in negotiations. #shafr2017