«There's No White People In Norway»
A refreshing visit from Asia, by a familyman with many relatives in Norway.
Recommended 
#Norway #whiteness #Nato #EU #Capitalism #whiteness #diaspora #colonization
https://indi.ca/theres-no-white-people-in-norway/
Battle of Loon Lake – Final Skirmish (Jun 3, 1885)
On June 3, 1885, NWMP and militia led by Maj. Sam Steele caught and defeated a Cree band at Loon Lake (Steele Narrows, SK). It was the final clash of the rebellion and effectively ended First Nations resistance. 
#NorthWestRebellion #LoonLake #Steele #Canada #Colonization
Today is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. So here’s some history you may not know about.
Lacrosse is a colonial version of a Native American game called Dehoñtjihgwa’és.
The French condemned it as too violent and noted it fostered the indigenous religions they sought to eradicate. Lacrosse is a lighter, white people’s version.
More on its history:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_lacrosse
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During his Oscar acceptance speech on Sunday night in Los Angeles, Adra said his film “reflects the harsh reality we have been enduring for decades and still resist as we call on the world to take serious actions to stop the injustice and to stop the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian people”.
“About two months ago, I became a father, and my hope to my daughter is that she will not have to live the same life I’m living now.”
Abraham said in his speech: “When I look at Basel, I see my brother. But we are unequal. We live in a regime where I am free under civilian law and Basel is under military laws that destroy lives, that he cannot control,” he said.
The film was released months after deadly Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, which triggered Israel’s war on Gaza.
#NoOtherLand #WestBank #Colonization #IOF #ZionismKills #Berlinal2025 #Oscar2025 #Documentary
Subs in :
French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Greek, Dutch, Italian, Brazil, Polski, Russian, Croatian,
(I eventually succeded in having the movie transcoded by #PeerTube)
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"NO OTHER LAND"
Golden award in Berlinal 2025 and best #documentary in #2025Oscars
#NoOtherLand #WestBank #Colonization #IOF #ZionismKills #Berlinal2025 #Oscar2025 #Documentary
The film was produced from 2019 to 2023 and comprises mostly personal camcorder footage filmed by Palestinian activist Basel Adra, 28, who documents the Israeli military’s destruction of his hometown, Masafer Yatta in a small, rugged region in the southern occupied West Bank.
The film highlights Israeli demolitions of homes in the village, which the Israeli military wants to turn into a military training zone. Its footage shows the Israeli military razing a school and filling water wells with cement, so residents cannot rebuild.
Adra made the film with Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham, who co-directed it along with Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal and Israeli filmmaker Rachel Szor.
Subs in :
French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Greek, Dutch, Italian, Brazil, Polski, Russian, Croatian,
Battle of Duck Lake – First Clash (Mar 26, 1885)
On March 26, 1885, the Métis militia under Gabriel Dumont ambushed North-West Mounted Police and volunteers at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan. The Métis won, inflicting 12 deaths and marking the start of open conflict in the North-West Rebellion. #NorthWestRebellion #Métis #DuckLake #Canada #Colonization
This is huge. It's a guideline for all who stand against #genocide and #colonization.
"Israeli embassy staff in #Greece have been evacuated from their homes in Athens. The decision follows protests and rising anger over Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
A senior Israeli security official confirmed the evacuation to Israel Hayom. The official cited “the situation in Greece” as the reason.
Public outrage is growing. Greek citizens are calling for an end to Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people.
A major protest movement, March to #Gaza, declared August 10 a national day of action. Demonstrations will take place across Greek islands and tourist hotspots.
In a statement, March to Gaza said:
“The Greek people will not remain silent in the face of genocide committed by #Israel with the support of the West and the Greek government.”
The movement urged citizens to turn islands, beaches, mountain peaks, and shelters into spaces of #solidarity."
https://qudsnen.co/israeli-embassy-staff-evacuated-from-greece-as-protests-intensify-over-gaza-genocide/
#IsraelApartheid #gazagenocide #palestine #PalestineSolidarity
@israel @palestine
Battle of Cut Knife – Cree Resistance (May 2, 1885)
On May 2, 1885, Cree and Assiniboine fighters led by Chief Poundmaker repelled government forces at Cut Knife Hill (Saskatchewan). Despite superior numbers, the militia retreated after six hours of fighting — one of the rebellion’s few Indigenous tactical successes. #NorthWestRebellion #CutKnife #Poundmaker #Canada #Colonization
#Wabanaki group restoring 245-acre farm in #SwanvilleME as food hub
#Niweskok, a Wabanaki-led #FoodSovereignty organization, recently bought the farm to aid its work reinvigorating traditional crops and land management.
by Gillian Graham, May 8, 2025
"A Wabanaki-led food sovereignty organization recently acquired a 245-acre farm in Swanville, marking the return of Wabanaki stewardship to ancestral lands in the Penobscot Bay region.
"Niweskok: From the #StarsToSeeds, a collaboration of Wabanaki #FoodAndMedicine providers, has focused for years on reinvigorating #TraditionalCrops and #LandManagement strategies, distributing #TraditionalFoods and hosting workshops. But they did not have a permanent land base until buying the farm.
" 'Now, with this land, we have permanency of place — and the ability to continue this work for generations to come,' said #AliviaMoore, a #PenobscotNation citizen and Niweskok co-director.
"Niweskok (which translates to 'dried seeds for planting' in the Penobscot language) raised more than $1.8 million in just three months to buy the farm, which had been used to raise cattle and board horses. The group continues to raise money toward its $3 million capital campaign goal.
"Acquiring the land in January was a major step toward restoring the #PenobscotBay region as a Wabanaki food hub and allows Indigenous communities to reconnect with #TraditionalFoodways, #medicines and #ecological #stewardship. Niweskok sees the land as an intergenerational center where Wabanaki values of care, reciprocity and sustainability can flourish.
Moore said the land will allow Niweskok to go much deeper in its food production work. The group’s plans for the land include educational programming, #SeedSaving, #WildHarvesting and cultural camps.
"Moore said the land itself would determine the name of the farm. The farm was selected because it is close to the ocean and Penobscot territory.
'Penobscot people have been, through the process of #colonization and #genocide, thoroughly removed from coastal access,' Moore said. 'So for us to truly have healthful economies, healthful social structures and political systems, we need to be able to engage in our coastal ecology.'
"The land, with access to the #GooseRiver, includes agricultural #fields, 140 acres of #forest, #wetlands and ponds. There are miles of riding trails through the woods, which Niweskok staff will map and decide which to maintain and whether more are needed for waterway access.
"Niweskok staff members have been preparing the soil for future planting and harvesting. Moore has been working on a 1-acre welcome garden that includes #perennials, #FruitTrees, #SweetGrass, #blueberries and other plants. Last week, she planted 70 #asparagus seedlings and 35 #rhubarb plants.
"Plans also are underway to spruce up a #farmstand where Niweskok will share #FreeProduce with neighbors.
"Moore has also been focused on working to restore the forests as #FoodForests — a process that will take years — and has started selective cutting to support existing #hazelnut groves and #BlackCherries.
"Niweskok will also create outdoor classrooms for community members to engage with the land, including demonstrations on plantings and #agroforestry techniques.
" 'An outdoor kitchen is one of our high-priority areas because so much of our time and how we want to support our community is being with our foods and outside as much as possible,' Moore said. 'Cooking over open fire is not only a way we want to engage with folks, but an important, culturally significant and really beautiful way to be together.'
"Niweskok this month was awarded the #EspyHeritageAward from the #MaineCoastHeritageTrust, an annual award that recognizes those who make outstanding contributions to #LandConservation while inspiring others. It was the first time the award was given to an #Indigenous-led group.
"Angela Twitchell, director of partnerships and public policy for Maine Coast Heritage Trust, said Niweskok’s work to restore the Penobscot Bay region as a Wabanaki food hub is 'an inspiring example of how land conservation is evolving.'
"For decades starting in the 1950s, land conservation was centered on ecological and species protection and protecting lands from people and development. It has since evolved to center its work in community, Twitchell said.
" '(Niweskok’s) work embodies resilience and a deep commitment to healing and nourishing both the land and the community,' she said. 'The collaborative work between #LandTrusts and Niweskok stands as a model to be replicated.'
"Moore said the award acknowledges the leadership of Niweskok, and added that other incredible Wabanaki-led land work is happening in the region. Moore hopes the award indicates that Maine conservation groups will continue to find ways to support Wabanaki leadership in conservation.
"Having the land has been a 'beautiful invitation' for the #NonWabanaki community 'to support Wabanaki food sovereignty and be in support of our leadership in care of the land,' Moore said."
Archived version:
https://archive.md/Ii0au
#WabanakiConfederacy
#MaineFirstNations #LandBack #FoodSecurity #FoodSovereignty #sovereignty #Wabanakik #WabanakiAlliance #Decolonize #SolarPunkSunday #LandStewards #stewardship #NatureEducation #Foraging #Maine
Good Morning #Canada
July 24th, 1534, the original Cross of Gaspé was erected overlooking the bay of Gaspé, by the crew of Jacques Cartier on his first trip exploration in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Planting the cross symbolized the ownership of the territory on behalf of the King of France. Today, a granite Cross of Gaspé, erected in 1934, has replaced the original. Amazing that the installation of a religious artifact defined clear ownership of a continent you didn't know existed just days prior.
I have a small Easter Island statue in my garden that I'm going to install in the middle of my neighbour's yard. Wish me luck.
#CanadaIsAwesome #History #Colonization
https://youtu.be/aXZkwrI3V10?si=8abMJ6iEnSgGLUCr
Battle of Loon Lake – Final Skirmish (Jun 3, 1885)
On June 3, 1885, NWMP and militia led by Maj. Sam Steele caught and defeated a Cree band at Loon Lake (Steele Narrows, SK). It was the final clash of the rebellion and effectively ended First Nations resistance. #NorthWestRebellion #LoonLake #Steele #Canada #Colonization
Any intellectual historians or just generally knowledgeable people: Who was the earliest member of a dominant, colonizing, group, to speak out against colonization?
I'm looking for as early as possible sources of Europeans or white Americans raising moral concerns about displacing and ethnically cleansing people from places they were conquering and occupying.
#history #colonization
With West Bank annexation in the air, settlers revel in their impunity
Israeli settlers have rampaged through Palestinian towns and rioted at a military base in recent weeks, knowing government officials have their backs.
https://www.972mag.com/settler-impunity-west-bank-annexation/
Battle of Fish Creek – Métis Ambush (Apr 24, 1885)
On April 24, 1885, Gabriel Dumont led ~150 Métis in an ambush at Fish Creek, halting General Middleton’s advance on Batoche. Though not decisive, the engagement exposed the effectiveness of Métis defensive tactics. #NorthWestRebellion #FishCreek #Métis #Canada #Colonization
"The BCG team reportedly developed a financial model for Gaza’s post-conflict reconstruction, which included cost estimates for relocating hundreds of thousands of Palestinians outside the enclave, as well as the economic impact of such mass displacement."
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I'm #Native and #Jewish, two brown cultures.
My descendants and I are the #Survivors of the #Genocide of millions and millions and millions of peaceful, generous, creative, loving and hard working people.
Everything we had was stolen from us.
We are the people the colonized world wanted to never exist. But we are here and we are not going away.
We don't give a hoot about the #FourthOfJuly - we celebrate our own survival against all the odds. #FuckTheUSA #USA #Indigenous #Colonization
Atmospheric Colonisation and Ecological Imperialism in the World System: The Third Pan Africa Newsletter (2025)
https://thetricontinental.org/pan-africa/newsletterissue-atmospheric-colonisation/
#ecologicalimperialism #ecological #environnment #indigenous #africa #blackmastodon #colonization #economy #climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #ClimateDiary @environment
@palestine
@blackmastodon @blackvoices #blackhistory #tiktok #cdnpoli #racism #environmentalracism
I've finished: Calypso by Oliver K. Langmead
This is a generation colony ship sci-fi novel.
One of the first scenes introduces a Terra-formed Mars. The technological hurdles have been solved. Overcoming technical issues inherent in such a grand project is not the subject of this novel.
It is not nature but human nature Calypso struggles with.
What form should such a colony take? What toll will such a project take on its crew?
Calypso is also a literary experiment, giving different view point characters different literary styles. Including a view point written entirely in verse. I enjoyed this aspect and applaud the audiobook Producers for using distinct narrators for the different viewpoints.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/3fa3baaf-5616-4dca-b251-affb0cc05a00
@bookstodon @audiobooks
#ScienceFiction #Colonization #books #bookstdon #AudioBooks
1st Sid Meier's #Colonization Tour bonus episode checks out the popular fan remake #FreeCol . Eventually I plan to try out similar fan games like #FreeCiv , Treasure Fleet and FreeMars along with #Col era scenarios from @civfanatics for #Civilization in the future too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSfj_G4kA9g&list=PLZqnaGtTZxFbq3F5R6lqzyVvYzg9tRBPY
Stones of David
