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2Spirit/Cree/Treaty 4 First Nations Personal journey. Exploring colonization, decolonization, healing, & culture. www.decolonizemyself.ca

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GTA police services stepping up patrols around places of worship and key locations after U.S., Israel attack Iran Police services across the Greater Toronto Area are stepping up patrols around places of worship after the United States and Israel launched a major attack on Iran on Saturday.
01.03.2026 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alberta woman to serve less than 4 more years in prison for girl's death after getting credit for time served | CBC News Cries and shouts could be heard inside an Edmonton courtroom after Ashley Rattlesnake, 30, was sentenced for the death of eight-year-old Nina Napope Dumais.

"They're protecting someone that killed a little girl, and they're still protecting her by ... wanting to send her out of province," Janet Blyan, Napope Dumais' great-aunt, told reporters.

01.03.2026 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
THE
RESISTANCE
Never, ever forget who you are fighting for!

THE RESISTANCE Never, ever forget who you are fighting for!

Sad

28.02.2026 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Explosions heard in Iran's capital, sirens blare in Israel | CBC News Israel's defence minister says Israel has launched attack on Iran.

Israel strikes Iran...

28.02.2026 06:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion: Comparing the fatal shootings of Eishia Hudson and RenΓ©e Good It’s very hard not to see very specific similarities. In Minneapolis on Jan. 7, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Jonathon Ross shot and killed RenΓ©e Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, aft...

Saturday @winnipegfreepress.com column: Comparing the fatal shootings of Eishia Hudson and RenΓ©e Good

www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2026/0...

07.02.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
A Kingcome's Ransom | APTN Investigates
YouTube video by APTN News A Kingcome's Ransom | APTN Investigates

For 45 years a tiny remote First Nation has been at odds with a conservation group to get land back it believes was illegally appropriated in the 1800s.

youtu.be/cs3UbGhJWj4?...

28.02.2026 05:37 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Officer who shared racist, extremist posts still working with Hamilton police after investigation | CBC News Hamilton police say an investigation into an officer they suspended after he shared racist and extremist content on social media is complete and he remains employed in a β€œnon-public facing role.”
28.02.2026 02:57 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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β€˜It’s been very hard’: Evacuees from northern Manitoba community have no timeline for return home Shelly Paupanekis has been stuck in a Winnipeg hotel since Jan. 3. She was among the hundreds of people evacuated from Pimicikamak Cree Nation, also known as Cross Lake, about 520 km north of Winnipeg...

β€˜It’s been very hard’: Evacuees from northern Manitoba community have no timeline for return home

28.02.2026 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
PSA!!
We-Black, Native, and Afro-Indigenous kin- can have the vulnerable and necessary conversations around getting free without being anti-Black or anti-Native (both of which are antithetical to decolonization).
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My critique of Black folks perpetuating Native erasure is not an invitation to be anti-Black or to assume that all Black folks believe the "Black folks are the real Natives" propaganda.
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Planetary Nebula NGC 1514
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NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Michael Ressler (NASA-JPL), Dave Jones (IAC)

PSA!! We-Black, Native, and Afro-Indigenous kin- can have the vulnerable and necessary conversations around getting free without being anti-Black or anti-Native (both of which are antithetical to decolonization). Image Text: My critique of Black folks perpetuating Native erasure is not an invitation to be anti-Black or to assume that all Black folks believe the "Black folks are the real Natives" propaganda. Background and 2nd Image: Planetary Nebula NGC 1514 Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Michael Ressler (NASA-JPL), Dave Jones (IAC)

melaninmvskoke The first is harmful and inaccurate, and perpetuates Native erasure. The second celebrates our Blackness/African heritage and our unique experience in the Americas, while simultaneously honoring our African ancestors and their Indigeneity!
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False: "Black folks are the real Indigenous peoples of America" (unless you're Afro-Indigenous)
Truth: Black folks are the descendants of Indigenous peoples of Africa
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The Tarantula Nebula located in the Large Magellanic Cloud
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ESA/Hubble & NASA, C. Murray

melaninmvskoke The first is harmful and inaccurate, and perpetuates Native erasure. The second celebrates our Blackness/African heritage and our unique experience in the Americas, while simultaneously honoring our African ancestors and their Indigeneity! Image Text: False: "Black folks are the real Indigenous peoples of America" (unless you're Afro-Indigenous) Truth: Black folks are the descendants of Indigenous peoples of Africa Background and 2nd Image: The Tarantula Nebula located in the Large Magellanic Cloud Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, C. Murray

27.02.2026 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Land Back
23h
IMMICRANT
INDIGENOUS
THE ONLY THING THAT CAN LIBERATE US IS THE TRUTH.
WE ARE NOT THE IMMIGRANTS.
WE ARE THE INDIGENOUS NATIVE PEOPLE OF THE LAND.
IT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS GENERATION TO UNDO ALL THE LIES.
REMEMBER WHO YOU WERE BEFORE THEY TOLD YOU WHO TO BE.

Land Back 23h IMMICRANT INDIGENOUS THE ONLY THING THAT CAN LIBERATE US IS THE TRUTH. WE ARE NOT THE IMMIGRANTS. WE ARE THE INDIGENOUS NATIVE PEOPLE OF THE LAND. IT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS GENERATION TO UNDO ALL THE LIES. REMEMBER WHO YOU WERE BEFORE THEY TOLD YOU WHO TO BE.

Land Back
IMMICRANT
INDIGENOUS
THE ONLY THING THAT CAN LIBERATE US IS THE TRUTH.
WE ARE NOT THE IMMIGRANTS.
WE ARE THE INDIGENOUS NATIVE PEOPLE OF THE LAND.
IT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS GENERATION TO UNDO ALL THE LIES.
REMEMBER WHO YOU WERE BEFORE THEY TOLD YOU WHO TO BE.

27.02.2026 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wtf. This is horrific anti-Indigenous rhetoric. Please go report them on tiktok and instagram! www.instagram.com/reel/DVHpihh...

27.02.2026 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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After years of legal wrangling, Enbridge begins rerouting pipeline around Wisconsin reservation Energy company Enbridge has finally started work on rerouting an aging oil pipeline around a tribal reservation in northern Wisconsin after seven years of legal wrangling, moving ahead despite two new...
27.02.2026 02:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Far Away Connections The Coldest Village on Earth: Oymyakon (-71Β°C, -96Β°F)Ruhi Cenet DocumentariesImagine a village where temperatures drop as low as -71Β°C, -96Β°F. Here, spending just a few extra minutes outside can lead ...

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27.02.2026 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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World Economic Forum head steps down amid pressure over Epstein links - National | Globalnews.ca World Economic Forum head BΓΈrge Brende said Thursday that he is stepping down after facing pressure over his contacts with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

World Economic Forum head BΓΈrge Brende said Thursday that he is stepping down after facing pressure over his contacts with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

26.02.2026 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Authorities believe 8-year-old Maleeka Boone was struck by vehicle in Coalmine area - Navajo Times Federal and tribal authorities are asking for the public’s help as investigators work to determine what happened to 8-year-old Maleeka β€œMullie” Boone, whose death last month is now believed to have in...

Federal and tribal authorities are asking for the public’s help as investigators work to determine what happened to 8-year-old Maleeka β€œMullie” Boone, whose death last month is now believed to have involved a vehicle.

26.02.2026 08:02 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jay Treaty Border Alliance says guidance from Canada advising First Nations peoples to use Canadian passports when crossing the US-Canada border undermines their inherent right to cross as citizens of FN and the principle of Indigenous self-determination. www.jaytreatyborderalliance.com

25.02.2026 03:32 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Read Wobblies and Zapatistas
@JoshuaPotash
It's not just that cops hurt people, it's that they do it with money that could grant safety. They attack the homeless with money that could build housing. They police the mentally ill with money that could go to mental healthcare. They hurt us with money that could keep us safe.

Read Wobblies and Zapatistas @JoshuaPotash It's not just that cops hurt people, it's that they do it with money that could grant safety. They attack the homeless with money that could build housing. They police the mentally ill with money that could go to mental healthcare. They hurt us with money that could keep us safe.

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24.02.2026 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pre-emption and how a NGO was able to gain control of First Nation’s territory in B.C. Rob Smith of APTN Investigates Rob Smith goes home to find out how his community of Dzwadan’euxw lost land in its territory.

β€œHow did this conservation group come to control a large swath of land that affects the quality of life for the First Nation,”

24.02.2026 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Indigenous-led clean energy projects could help clean up Canada's grid, say advocates | CBC News Indigenous-owned or co-owned renewable energy projects have a role to play in helping Canada come closer to reaching its climate targets, says one advocate.
24.02.2026 09:34 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Police arrest 4 people in GTA human trafficking investigation involving underage girls | CBC News Four people have been arrested in connection to a human trafficking investigation involving several young female victims ranging in age from 11 to 14 years old, Peel Regional Police said Monday.
23.02.2026 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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New Mexico launches investigation of forced sterilization of Native American women Legislators approved a measure this week to have state agencies examine the history, scope and continuing impacts of forced sterilization.
23.02.2026 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
You will never find justice in a world where criminals make the laws. 
-Bob Marley

You will never find justice in a world where criminals make the laws. -Bob Marley

23.02.2026 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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U.K.'s ex-ambassador to the U.S. arrested after Epstein files release Police arrested Peter Mandelson amid an intensifying scandal over emails that appear to show him leaking sensitive political and market information to the convicted sex offender.

U.K.'s ex-ambassador to the U.S. arrested after Epstein files release

23.02.2026 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Epstein files are everywhere.
At dinner tables. In group chats. On podcasts.
And in the middle of all the opinions, jokes, debates, and dismissals... someone who has lived through sexual violence is sitting quietly, listening very closely to how the people they love and respect are speaking about it.
Someone affected is always in the room... learning how safe it really is to exist in that space.
Steve Maraboli

The Epstein files are everywhere. At dinner tables. In group chats. On podcasts. And in the middle of all the opinions, jokes, debates, and dismissals... someone who has lived through sexual violence is sitting quietly, listening very closely to how the people they love and respect are speaking about it. Someone affected is always in the room... learning how safe it really is to exist in that space. Steve Maraboli

23.02.2026 06:28 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Racial taunts at Chinle-Coolidge game alleged, legislator wants action State Rep. Myron Tsosie said the Chinle High School basketball team was subjected to racial taunts from fans of Coolidge's team.

β€œRacial taunts at Chinle-Coolidge game alleged, legislator wants action” By Chris Coppola

22.02.2026 05:37 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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No mention of concerns from OpenAI day after Tumbler Ridge shooting: B.C. government British Columbia's government says OpenAI had a preplanned meeting with provincial officials the day after a deadly shooting at the secondary school in Tumbler Ridge, but the company made no mention o...
22.02.2026 07:40 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A History of the KKK in Canada
YouTube video by TVO Today A History of the KKK in Canada

An older video but worth the watch. Remember the klan may have stopped wearing hoods - they just morphed into everyday Canadians.

22.02.2026 02:57 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Not here for ONE WAY Allyship bullshit.
Not here for so-called "allies" coming into Indigenous spaces
to argue over what a post ISNT talking about.
Like, what!?

Not here for ONE WAY Allyship bullshit. Not here for so-called "allies" coming into Indigenous spaces to argue over what a post ISNT talking about. Like, what!?

If Indigenous people Are telling you to "stay in your lane" - listen to them.
If one is truly curious as To why a post was written in such a way -
Then ask instead of
attacking.

If Indigenous people Are telling you to "stay in your lane" - listen to them. If one is truly curious as To why a post was written in such a way - Then ask instead of attacking.

Yes, your trauma matters but if one is consistently using it to undermine Indigenous people then something is up.
And that something is anti-Indigenous
behavior. Thats a "you" problem.

Yes, your trauma matters but if one is consistently using it to undermine Indigenous people then something is up. And that something is anti-Indigenous behavior. Thats a "you" problem.

"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." -Maya Angelou

21.02.2026 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0