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Quantum physics reveals there is no such thing as things | Olimpia Lombardi

Once again, quantum physics mirrors long-held Indigenous ontologies
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Habitat Modelling with Indigenous Knowledge: Seal Study Focuses on Utqiagvik Hunters’ Knowledge | Arctic Focus Arctic Focus brings to light the latest Arctic perspectives, research, and news.

"After spending endless hours capturing, tagging, counting, and analyzing the seals to learn about their movements and feeding habits, Gryba realized locals possessed a vast wealth of knowledge beyond what Western scientific methods could produce."

www.arcticfocus.org/stories/habi...

Academic training took me away from my Indigenous homeland—but I found my way back “I’m fortunate that I can study a topic relevant to my tribe, my institution, and my degree, all at once,” this biology postdoc writes

Academic training took me away from my Indigenous homeland—but I found my way back | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Just a reminder...

Human exceptionalism = objectification of nature

Yes, science is important...we've been doing it for thousands of years.
--Indigenous peoples from around the world.

A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.”

I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott

"Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance." -Illinois Governor JB Pritzker

New:

DOGE's spending has been secret.

No longer.

My colleagues have uncovered it.

www.propublica.org/article/doge...

The change we seek is within us, how we treat our neighbors, how we reach out to help those in need, and our ability to expand our empathy and compassion beyond what we ever imagined possible.

I know we have it in us to rise to this challenge and to create the communities and change we want to see.

Black and white photo of Elizabeth Peratrovich, a woman with flawless skin, elegant earrings, dark hair and eyes. "Asking you to give me equal rights implies that they are yours to give. Instead I must demand that you stop trying to deny me the rights all people deserve." Born in 1911, she was an equal rights advocate for all Alaska Natives and helped pass the first anti-discrimination law in the US

Elizabeth Peratrovich quote: "I would not have expected that I, who am barely out of 'savagery', would have to remind gentlemen with five thousand years of recorded civilization behind them, of our bill of rights." Cartoon of Tlingit woman draped in a red shawl with a raven on it, her hair in a red bandana, posed with her arm flexed. Alaska scene behind her with a bill dozer, signs including one that says HB77

Happy Elizabeth Peratrovich Day! Ḵaax̱gal.aat (1911–1958), who was Raven of the Tlingit Lukaax.ádi clan, gave a moving speech that is believed to be a large reason the first civil rights bill for Alaska Natives was passed in 1945. Read more about her here:

archives.alaska.gov/education/pe...

This is fascism.

"When the structures of power are built for you they are invisible, but if they are not you see them every day." --T. Poe

I keep reminding myself that our ancestors went through so much more. We shall remain.

From a journalist friend: Just spreading the word. The CDC is purging data, so people should archive their favorite CDC datasets today, namely ones around race/ethnic diversity, LGBTQ, and reproductive health. Also health data involving climate. The youth risk behavior survey has already gone down.

10 days, just 10 days...even worse.

As chilling a meme as I have seen. But I agree.

The new White House has already deleted dozens of environmental justice websites and reports. Worry not, they’re all backed up on various independent university websites. eelp.law.harvard.edu/tracker-type...

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Unfortunately she just resigned. And so it goes.

If you're not in the path of danger right now, my advice is to figure out how to bring some kindness to this moment. There are many reactions and opinions on offer, most of which are neither helpful nor needed. Kindness, however, is essential right now and will continue to be.

When we see narratives that blame the most vulnerable people for problems caused by the most powerful, I think it’s important to remember that this viral spread of misinfo is a more pervasive version of what the powerful have always done to defend themselves, with tech they steered in this direction

“Accountability is not an individual task, necessarily when we’re talking about social injustice and the harm perpetuated by institutions...institutions like Harvard cannot undo the harm of the past until it stops the harm that it is doing"

Hopi Tribe set to regain 20,000 acres in deal with state, feds, ending years of dispute Hopi officials say the land will open doors to new development and end years of disputed ownership.

The Hopi Tribe is set to regain 20,000 acres of land in a deal with the state of Arizona and the federal government, ending years of dispute.
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NCAI calls on Congress to Protect Indigenous Sacred Sites from Mining As mining activities escalate in western states and jeopardize indigenous lands and resources, the National Congress of American Indians called on Congress to enact legislation to protect Indigenous s...

"As mining increases in the State of Nevada, lawmakers have an opportunity to do the right and responsible thing; which is to put water, biodiversity and people before profits."

nativenewsonline.net/environment/...

"History is not inert but contains within it a story that implicates the present." - Ta-Nehisi Coates

Sound about right.