“As we replace #FossilFuels with #RenewableEnergy , we have a big question to answer: will we show respect for #IndigenousNations by honoring their authority to determine what happens to their #SacredLands , or will we permit the same tactics the #FossilFuelIndustry has employed for generations to sully our transition to lithium-based green technology?”
— Lakota Law #StandingRock Organizer Phyllis Young
4/20
#standingrock #fossilfuelindustry #sacredlands #indigenousnations #renewableenergy #fossilfuels
PROTECT THACKER PASS
#ThackerPass, or Peehee mu'huh, the site of the largest #lithium deposit in the #UnitedStates, anticipated to produce 25 percent of global lithium in the near term.
We stand at a #crossroads. As we press forward to replace #FossilFuels with #RenewableEnergy, we must answer a question: will we show respect for #IndigenousNations by honoring their right to self-determination and #land possession,
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#land #indigenousnations #renewableenergy #fossilfuels #crossroads #unitedstates #lithium #ThackerPass
#Gilakasla - #Welcome 🦅
#AlertBay has a boardwalk along #waterfront with 5 #roofed #lookouts - called #awakas - each has a #painted #carving overhead that represents a #Namgis ancestor.
#Kwakwaakaawakw #NamgisNation #NamgisTerritory #BCCoast #PNW #CormorantIsland #BCFirstNations #IndigenousEducation #IndigenousNations #IndigenousSovereignty #NativeLanguages #BCNorthIslands
#gilakasla #welcome #alertbay #waterfront #roofed #lookouts #awakas #painted #carving #namgis #kwakwaakaawakw #namgisnation #namgisterritory #bccoast #pnw #cormorantisland #bcfirstnations #indigenouseducation #indigenousnations #indigenoussovereignty #nativelanguages #bcnorthislands
The 10th North American Indigenous Games will be held July 15-23, 2023 in Nova Scotia, Canada. It will host competitions in 16 sports within 21 venues across Kjipuktuk (Halifax), Dartmouth and Millbrook First Nation.
The North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) 2023 will bring together more than 5,000 athletes, coaches and team staff from 756+ Indigenous Nations celebrating, sharing and reconnecting through sport and culture.
#naig #indigenous #indigenousnations #native
The 10th North American Indigenous Games will be held July 15-23, 2023 in Nova Scotia, Canada. It will host competitions in 16 sports within 21 venues across Kjipuktuk (Halifax), Dartmouth and Millbrook First Nation.
The North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) 2023 will bring together more than 5,000 athletes, coaches and team staff from 756+ Indigenous Nations celebrating, sharing and reconnecting through sport and culture.
#naig #indigenous #indigenousnations #native
Wonder what is happening at #COP15? #CPAWS does a great summary of what happened last week. https://cpaws.org/cop15-recap-week-1/
#biodiversity #IndigenousLedConservation #IndigenousNations #cdnpoli
#cpaws #biodiversity #indigenousledconservation #indigenousnations #cdnpoli #cop15
#DayOfMourning live now. #ThanksTaking not #ThanksGiving Fight #Racism Fight #SettlerColonialism #IndigenousNations lead. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VZpy2GhNxc
#indigenousnations #SettlerColonialism #racism #thanksgiving #thankstaking #DayOfMourning
#StoryOfLand: #IndigenousNations and #ChildrensRights orgs say overturning #ICWA leads to the loss of future generations of Native children to #PredatoryAdoption and abusive social work practices by the adoption industry and their #RightWing allies. https://www.thenation.com/article/society/icwa-supreme-court-libretti-custody-case/
#storyofland #indigenousnations #ChildrensRights #ICWA #predatoryadoption #rightwing