Tribal Leaders Push Back on Pete Hegseth Decision on Wounded Knee Medals

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Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day!

It might be worth browsing the "MutualAid" tag today and finding folks who could use some help.

Also, https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/10-ways-to-be-ally-indigenous-peoples/ lists 10 ways to be an ally to Indigenous Peoples.

"Be humble and keep learning—especially when it’s hard."

#solidarity #IndigenousPeoplesDay #IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousAmericans #ColumbusDay

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗠𝗮𝘆 - "𝗔𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗜𝘀 𝗮 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗯" -

LeMay's work for the indigenous in Canada is well known, but this year's book helps Canadians (& US folks!) understand what reconciliation means & what allyship looks like. It begins simply: learn and engage.

https://youtu.be/wZptwKHhvl0

#roselemay #allyisaverb #books #reading #nonfiction #indigenousamericans #firstnationspeople #reconcilation #TRC #boardingschools #everychildmatters #ally #allyship #ushistory

Incan numerical recordkeeping system may have been widely used

The Inca Empire hung by a thread—literally.

Ars Technica

@JorisBohnsonPM tangential, but relevant.

"Long before four of the largest faces on Earth were dynamited into the granite edifice of Mount Rushmore, the #Lakota #Sioux saw a different set of portraits: The mountain was known as Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe (the Six Grandfathers)."

#indigenousamericans #whitewashinghistory #mountrushmore #ushistory #sixgrandfathers

HT @TheWildHuntNews

"Historic #HumanRights Ruling: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that Ecuador violated the rights of uncontacted Indigenous peoples by permitting #OilDrilling in their territories. The ruling reinforces #IndigenousSovereignty, mandates environmental protections, and sets a legal precedent for Indigenous rights."

https://wildhunt.org/2025/03/historic-human-rights-ruling-court-orders-ecuador-to-protect-uncontacted-indigenous-peoples-from-oil-industry-encroachment.html
#IndigenousRights #InteramericanCourtOfHumanRights
#IndigenousAmericans
#AmazonForest #Ecuador #IndigenousLand
#IACtHR #rainforest

Historic Human Rights Ruling: Court Orders Ecuador to Protect Uncontacted Indigenous Peoples from Oil Industry...

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that Ecuador violated the rights of uncontacted Indigenous peoples by permitting oil drilling in their territories. The ruling reinforces Indigenous sovereignty, mandates environmental protections, and sets a legal precedent for Indigenous rights.

The Wild Hunt

Historic Human Rights Ruling: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that Ecuador violated the rights of uncontacted Indigenous peoples by permitting oil drilling in their territories. The ruling reinforces Indigenous sovereignty, mandates environmental protections, and sets a legal precedent for Indigenous rights.

https://wildhunt.org/2025/03/historic-human-rights-ruling-court-orders-ecuador-to-protect-uncontacted-indigenous-peoples-from-oil-industry-encroachment.html

#indigenousrights #interamericancourtofhumanrights #indigenousamericans #amazon #ecuador #indigenousland #IACtHR #rainforest

Historic Human Rights Ruling: Court Orders Ecuador to Protect Uncontacted Indigenous Peoples from Oil Industry...

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that Ecuador violated the rights of uncontacted Indigenous peoples by permitting oil drilling in their territories. The ruling reinforces Indigenous sovereignty, mandates environmental protections, and sets a legal precedent for Indigenous rights.

The Wild Hunt
Biden gives parting commutation to prominent Native activist

Leonard Peltier will not die in prison and is to be placed in home confinement.

Mother Jones
US Southwest Indigenous Americans have a long-term historical relationship with drought, inundations, and climate variability. They used nature to provide them with a consistent source of water by understanding watersheds and its intricacies. How ancient ways are restoring the parched Earth. #indigenousAmericans #USSouthwest #water #drought #infrastructure #Navajo https://e360.yale.edu/features/navajo-natural-infrastructure-dryland-streams
On Navajo Lands, Ancient Ways Are Restoring the Parched Earth

Farming once thrived in the Black Mesa region, before overgrazing and climate change wreaked havoc with the land. Today, the Navajo are restoring their watersheds — and boosting their food sovereignty — with earthen berms and small dams made of woven brush, sticks, and rocks.

Yale E360
US Southwest Indigenous Americans have a long-term historical relationship with drought, inundations, and climate variability. They used nature to provide them with a consistent source of water by understanding watersheds and its intricacies. How ancient ways are restoring the parched Earth. #indigenousAmericans #USSouthwest #water #drought #infrastructure #Navajo https://e360.yale.edu/features/navajo-natural-infrastructure-dryland-streams
On Navajo Lands, Ancient Ways Are Restoring the Parched Earth

Farming once thrived in the Black Mesa region, before overgrazing and climate change wreaked havoc with the land. Today, the Navajo are restoring their watersheds — and boosting their food sovereignty — with earthen berms and small dams made of woven brush, sticks, and rocks.

Yale E360