Midori

unapologetically Musgamakw Dzawadaenuxw/‘Kingcomite'/ mother / biologist / collector of stones / coastal watersheds / indigenous-led solutions advocate

[Midori @midorinic]

Leadership stems directly from our territories - our gigame stood up to fight for us as the land is our strength & identity, woven into our DNA

We must maintain, rebuild & occupy our territories to heal

Who are we if our villages become or stay empty?

[Kaniela Ing @KanielaIng]

To reporters covering the #MauiFire: Please stop characterizing Front Street and Lahaina Town as a “tourist spot”

It was the original Capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom.

King Kamehameha’s palace is here.

Kānaka Maoli still live here, on their ancestral land from the 1800s.

[Uahikea Maile @uahikea]

Wildfires rage on, from Maui to Ontario, while lands continue to be developed for extraction. Indigenous peoples are disproportionately impacted despite overrepresentation in protecting global biodiversity. How’s your International Indigenous People’s Day taking climate action?

[First Evening Star @OnaagoshinAnang]

An afterthought to my most recent thread is as follows:

I struggle with the knowledge that advocating for equity as an Indigenous individual in this country is controversial.

[Midori @midorinic]

Best jam berry in the 🌎 in my humble opinion - thimbleberry - tsagatl ❤️ jam time! Finally capturing a decent berry window - repeat in two days

[Midori @midorinic]

Capelin eaters have arrived - t’sik’wi & kwikw 🦅 - the amuse-bouche of the spring season after a long winter

[Midori @midorinic]

@eatkinso The weather certainly gave your crew everything the past few weeks 🧊 ❄️ 🌬️ 🌊 🦐 Glad it all went well Emma!

[Midori @midorinic]

@marcie_c_john I feel you there! I have four in rotation now in varying states of leaky patchwork

[Midori @midorinic]

Thankful for those who showed support for the importance of intact forests today - colonial coastal BC is built on forest & salmon mass extraction & we all need to commit to a new way forward - made a path thru the snow, full of gratitude for the forest that supports us

[Midori @midorinic]

The outflow winds are rolling -20 out of the valley like a giant bowling ball but I had to take the ‘beach way’ to my office today as each tide changes the beach ice & I like how it all the shatters & skitters along the stones like I’m the only creature around

[Joyce Murray @JoyceMurray]

By taking an enhanced precautionary approach in the Discovery Islands area, the Government of Canada will help ensure the well-being of wild Pacific salmon for our children and grandchildren.

https://t.co/7ffN9kfyzs

[Midori @midorinic]

@Stonefishweirs Maybe the picture could have alt text to identify it’s actually an example from the Broughton Archipelago (Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw territory) because that confused me for a moment :)

[Midori @midorinic]

@AngelaWesley4 seeing your amazing mom with @Korywilson yesterday I thought I’d share this one mom has of their trip to Moscow in the 80’s - I heard them video chatting & your moms voice & laugh brought me right back to being a teen & seeing them work long hours & with such heart

[Midori @midorinic]

@Dallas4BC You do work hard & take up a lot of that space and are very charming - but I hope you’re not implying we in the home communities don’t work hard - we actually have to work harder to hold ground & maintain our ancestral villages

[Midori @midorinic]

Much needed view to the realm of the sky after weeks of heavy cloud ❤️ To stay here where we originate from is often hard, but for thousands upon thousands of years we have occupied this beautiful space

[Midori @midorinic]

Had to ask the land for healing & such patience today … for by all means pat yourselves on the back for being ‘progressive’ from your safe distance

[John Reynolds @Reynolds_JohnD]

Here is an open letter to The Honourable @JoyceMurray, Minister of Fisheries & Oceans, critiquing the recent report by her staff on links between salmon farms and sea lice. 7 key points are summarized in this thread. Try to read through to the last one. https://t.co/7gHJjryp44

[Bob Chamberlin @1Bob_Chamberlin]

Minister @JoyceMurray ..todays #BombShell from incredibly reputable scientists concerning recent @DFO_Science paper #2022/045 clearly substantiates #FirstNations non-support of #FishFarm Risk Assessments

@DFO_Pacific hadn’t any credible footing to license this industry

[Qasim Rashid, Esq. @QasimRashid]

“Why must you always concentrate on color?”

As always, this answer from James Baldwin is what you were looking for. Must watch.

#BlackHistoryMonth

[Midori @midorinic]

Best laid plans … felt ahead of the game getting my Christmas gifts ready to send out today but Mother Nature had other plans - let the ice breaking begin … 🧊