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An 1829 issue of the Cherokee Phoenix which ran from 1828 until May 1834, printed in New Echota, Georgia.

On this day in 1832, the US Supreme Court rules, in its Worcester v Georgia Decision, that the State of Georgia did not have rights to enforce its laws on 'Indian land'.

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The Alt Park Service account is one of the longest running grift accounts I’m aware of. Never credit photographers, not really “alt” park service employees, selling shirts, now giving out terrible unsolicited advice about LLMs. I can’t believe people still follow them.

A great way to support native bees and pollinators is by planting native plants. No yard? Try pots/planters! Even California natives (which can be picky about water) can work well!! I’m particularly fond of native geophytes paired with native succulents or other perennial for year-round color. 🌼

Sounds like a fine time!

Image shows a large Canada goose on top of a building

Canada goose surveying his domain. There was a rooftop territorial squabble! Video of honking and aggression in comments. Pictured: the winner.

Congratulations! I love chipmunks so much! 🤎🐿️

“This task force is about exercising our sovereignty in the digital age. It is about making sure that the tools shaping decisions over Cherokee land, Cherokee water, and Cherokee futures are informed by Cherokee knowledge and accountable to Cherokee people.”

That is the responsibility of leadership, and that is why this work matters, so I applaud Chief Hoskin, Deputy Chief Warner and my fellow Councilors for supporting this task force and its work.”

“This task force is about exercising our sovereignty in the digital age. It is about making sure that the tools shaping decisions over Cherokee land, Cherokee water, and Cherokee futures are informed by Cherokee knowledge and accountable to Cherokee people.”

As AI becomes a powerful force in how natural resources are managed and monitored, we cannot afford to be observers,” said District 12 Councilor Dora Patzkowski.

Cherokee Nation establishes task force to study the impact of data centers

“Our relationship with the land and water on the Cherokee Nation Reservation is not a dataset. Instead, it is a precious resource passed down through generations of Cherokee people. www.anadisgoi.com/index.php/go...

Great song!

Proposed data center could be coming to Ardmore ARDMORE, Okla. (KTEN) — A parcel of land that had recently been zoned for single family homes is now being considered as the site of a future data center.

Ardmore, OK, get ready! The Planning Commission rejected the data center proposal, but the City Commission has the final say at its March 16 meeting.

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ᏩᏙ wado! Thank you!

Image shows an American Crow resting on a branch in a Japanese Yew tree while flakes of snow drift downward

Ꮒ ᎪᎦ ᎫᏘᎭ ᏏᏊ! Ni koga, gutiha siquu! Look, crow, it’s snowing again!

If you are interested in learning ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ tsalagi gawonihisdi Cherokee language, registration for Cherokee Nation online classes opens today. Spring classes start March 2. learn.cherokee.org

In Minneapolis, Native American patrols keep watch – and see history repeating: ‘We are still being chased’ The American Indian Movement was established in Minneapolis more than 50 years ago in response to police brutality. After ICE agents flooded the city this winter, neighborhoods reprised citizen patrol...

“For many Native elders especially, the sight of armed, masked federal agents have triggered dark memories and the generational trauma of violence from the US government against Indigenous people, said Jolene Jones, an organizer with NCDI.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Cover of the book Hole in the Sky by Daniel H. Wilson

Fresh science fiction for spring: currently reading Hole in the Sky by Cherokee Nation writer Daniel H. Wilson. Aliens, AI, Cherokee culture, Spiro Mounds, all included in this Indigenous take on first contact. #booksky #indigisky

Connecticut Flower and Garden Show February 19-22, 2026 Attendee Info Seminars & Demonstrations Interested in Exhibiting Contact Info & Directions About the Connecticut Flower & Garden Show Show Overview Spring in

Native plant enthusiasts! Get ready for spring by attending our Patron Saint Doug Tallamy’s keynote speech on Thursday 2/19 at 2 pm in Hartford at the Connecticut Flower and Garden Show! ctflowershow.com

screenshot from the Subway Takes video of a guy with long hair and a blue shirt holding a subway metro card / microphone “I think we need to destroy the data centers”

me in any conversation about anything lately:

White tailed deer are so overpopulated near me that a local Audubon sanctuary is considering allowing select hunters to cull them.

Red tailed hawk stares directly at camera with full crop

I am a hawk fanatic! I’ll add to the bird photo thread, all jpeg qualities welcome. Here is our red tail fresh from hunting with a full crop yesterday.

All bird photos are fabulous photos! I love bluebirds but don’t see them often.

I haven’t seen nesting activity just yet, but our resident northern cardinal started singing one of his spring territorial songs last week! ♥️ Spring is coming.

Even though I’m a die hard native plant stan, I do appreciate a bouquet of dahlias!

Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams