Catherine Walsh 🇬🇧 🇨🇦🌍

The following thread contains 201 open access articles, books, chapters & reports written and led by First Nations’ researchers. We write our own research across all areas. The order is random and ranges across disciplines, because of course it does.
#201FirstNationsArticles

Quidi Vidi, Newfoundland Canada #Newfoundland #Canada #Photography

Do white farmers produce most of our key crops? Unpacking viral claims about SA agriculture As white South Africans made headlines for entering the US as refugees, claims about their contribution to farming back home went viral.

1/ 🧑🏾‍🌾🌾 Do white farmers really produce most of South Africa’s key crops? And do black farmers own 50% of the land?

As headlines about white South Africans seeking refugee status in the US went viral, so did claims about their dominance in local farming. We checked. africacheck.info/white_farmer...

"Room, meet Elephant!" AI is a vandal. AI is theft. And AI is not only putting people out of work, it is actually putting learners out of learning.

www.404media.co/teachers-are...

‘The odds are astronomical’: Canadian man wins lottery jackpots four times Cancer survivor David Serkin won draws in August, November and May, and another more than a decade ago

" 'I took my wife to Hawaii with the last win, and we had a great time,' Serkin said to officials. 'Now, we’re going to Newfoundland.'”

The end of AGOA A postmortem on the African Growth and Opportunities Act.

A postmortem on the African Growth and Opportunities Act. africasacountry.com/2025/06/the-...

At Ha-Matsa the struggle to get water simply continues <p>For more than 20 years, residents of Ha-Matsa and its five sub-villages in Vhembe have relied on untreated fountain water, which they share with livestock. A promised R664-million water project rem...

For more than 20 years, residents of Ha-Matsa and its five sub-villages in Vhembe have relied on untreated fountain water, which they share with livestock. A promised R664-million water project remains incomplete, and access to clean water is still a daily struggle.

St. John’s harbour

Flew from Toronto to St. John’s, Newfoundland this afternoon. First hour we were here, the fog rolled in. I thought I understood what that meant before today. I did not. #scape #eastcoastkin #takenontheeastcoast #travelphotography #newfoundland #canadianphotographer

South Africa’s polluted rivers pose food contamination risk Quality of irrigation water should be a national priority, says scientist

Scientists at the University of Pretoria have found that fresh vegetables are being contaminated by disease-causing bacteria through irrigation from polluted rivers and boreholes.

Read groundup.org.za/article/poll... by Steve Kretzmann

Guess who’s coming to dinner with $TRUMP We spoke with two of the top 25 holders of the meme coin, who will attend dinner with Trump in “an ultra-exclusive private VIP reception with...

"Ogle told Sherwood that he’ll wear a bandana around his face as much as he can during the dinner to try to avoid being doxxed....When asked why he entered the competition, Ogle said he just wanted to see who would attend."

The EU likes pot plants

Where in the World is the White South African Farmer Graveyard? No Graves at the Site of the Trump Video

Where in the World is the White South African Farmer Graveyard?
open.substack.com/pub/williams...

This is lovely!

Le capitalisme d’État mondialisé : définir l’ère des fonds souverains | Le Grand Continent Entreprises d’État, fonds souverains, propriété étatique : les nouvelles formes d’interventionnisme se multiplient. Dans une étude fouillée, Ilias Alami analyse les causes multifactorielles de l’avè...

Dans un nouvel article pour Le Grand Continent, j'analyse les causes de l’avènement d’un « capitalisme d’État mondialisé » comme phénomène endogène à l’accumulation mondiale de capital, aux conséquences géo-économiques multiples
legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2025/05/2...
@campolis.bsky.social

Trump Makes False Genocide Claims. South Africans Respond With Humor.

Trump Makes False Genocide Claims. South Africans Respond With Humor. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/w...

Llongyfarchiadau i @walshnfld.bsky.social sydd, ar y cyd â Dr Metji Makgoba o Brifysgol Limpopo, wedi ennill grant @britishacademy.bsky.social ar gyfer eu prosiect 'Sut mae Talaith Limpopo wedi defnyddio tystiolaeth am ddŵr prin i greu polisi mwyngloddio ac amaethyddiaeth?'

Congratulations to @walshnfld.bsky.social who, along with Dr Metji Makgoba from the University of Limpopo, has won a @britishacademy.bsky.social grant for their project ‘How has Limpopo Province used evidence about scarce water to make mining and agriculture policy?’

Why was St-Pierre-Miquelon targeted by both Donald Trump and a French politician? Recent events have cast an unexpected spotlight on the French territory St-Pierre-Miquelon and serve as a good reminder of the complex historical and geopolitical entanglements of these islands.

Why was St-Pierre-Miquelon targeted by both Donald Trump and a French politician?

Villagers throw rubbish in rivers as municipality battles waste crisis With no refuse removal services, illegal dumping is commonplace

Families in rural parts of Makhado Municipality in Limpopo are burning rubbish in pits or throwing it into rivers because they do not have access to refuse removal services.

Read groundup.org.za/article/vill... by Thembi Siaga

He handled that as well anyone could have, and I thank him for his service.

Not Another Statistic
Emily Kewageshig ~ Anishinaabe
c. 2020

China’s global development finance is in a state of transformation. In our latest episode, Yunnan Chen and Teal Emery unpack the shift from mega infrastructure to green finance and why closing the information gap is urgent for African stakeholders.

Watch - youtu.be/aCM1OsQ3poE

An undignified democracy Three decades after apartheid, South Africans are still waiting for housing, land, and dignity—while elites ask for patience that serves only themselves.

Three decades after apartheid, South Africans are still waiting for housing, land, and dignity—while elites ask for patience that serves only themselves. africasacountry.com/2025/05/an-u...

The mineral deal between Ukraine and the United States has been signed.

It’s a major political and diplomatic win for Ukraine and the U.S.

It gives Trump a domestic political boost — and that translates, I expect, into a more positive attitude toward Ukraine. 1/

As aid ends, empire endures Western donors are cutting budgets, but the aid model they built—rooted in control, dependency, and depoliticization—still shapes Africa’s development.

Western donors are cutting budgets, but the aid model they built—rooted in control, dependency, and depoliticization—still shapes Africa’s development. africasacountry.com/2025/04/as-a...

Evicted waste pickers must be allowed to earn a living, court rules Supreme Court of Appeal dismisses appeal by City of Johannesburg

Waste pickers evicted from a property in Midrand have a right to earn a living, the Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled. The municipality must provide them with suitable accommodation

Read groundup.org.za/article/evic... by Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti

Witless Bay, Newfoundland Canada #Newfoundland #Canada #Photography #whales