An Eye-Opening Reclamation of Indigenous History
https://thetyee.ca/Presents/2026/04/30/Eye-Opening-Reclamation-Indigenous-History

Vancouver Island filmmaker Tanner Zurkoski makes his directorial debut at DOXA with ‘Illustrated Legacies,’ a Knowledge Network original film.

Illustrated Legacies: Graveyard of the Pacific | DOXA 2026
https://doxa2026.eventive.org/schedule/69cc6c4b0013d3c090d8ab24

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPU1RTDytA8

#Indigenous #IndigenousHistory #PNW

I always read Susan Du.

Good story about the ancient and recent history of Coldwater Spring, also known as Mni Owe Sni, near the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers.

"Over the past year, the Park Board has had a series of private discussions with its Native American advisors about closing the dog park over concerns that the land it now occupies is part of the Mni Owe Sni sacred site — and that it contains the remains of Dakota people."

Sacred site concerns leave future of popular Minneapolis dog park in doubt
By Susan Du
The Minnesota Star Tribune
https://www.startribune.com/growing-recognition-of-dakota-footprint-at-coldwater-spring-prompts-calls-to-close-minnehaha-dog-park/601660207?utm_source=gift

#Minneapolis #IndigenousHistory #DogPark #prairie #bluffs

𝐍𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐰𝐤: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 - 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Full video, glossary, and more on the website.

Reading Guides on Waywords, one chapter and reflection video about every two weeks.
https://waywordsstudio.com/project/blackhawk-rediscovery-of-america/

#democracy #readingguide #reflections #chapterreflections #history #literacy #indigenoushistory #settlercolonialism #americanhistory #nedblackhawk #survivance #tropesofdiscovery

Arizona State University: Largest genomic dataset of Indigenous Americans to date sheds light on history, diversity and health. “In a new study published today in Nature, an international team led by the Institute of Evolutionary Biology, with partners at the University of São Paulo and Arizona State University, analyzed genomes from Indigenous populations spanning North America to Patagonia. […]

Join me in reading Ned Blackhawk's amazing history, The Rediscovery of America. Along the way, I bet we discover a few things about ourselves and our current crises!

Find the reading schedule and video reflections along with a glossary here:

https://waywordsstudio.com/project/blackhawk-rediscovery-of-america/

#nedblackhawk #therediscoveryofamerica #democracy #readingguide #reflections #chapterreflections #history #literacy #indigenoushistory #settlercolonialism #americanhistory #dialectics #survivance #tropesofdiscovery

𝐍𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐰𝐤: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 - 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 -

Full video, glossary, and more on the website.

Reading Guides on Waywords, one chapter and reflection video about every two weeks.
https://waywordsstudio.com/project/blackhawk-rediscovery-of-america/

#democracy #readingguide #reflections #chapterreflections #history #literacy #indigenoushistory #settlercolonialism #americanhistory #nedblackhawk #therediscoveryofamerica #dialectics #encounterhistory

#EarthDay Celebration at #DescansoGardens

April 22 @ 1:00 pm - 6:15 pm

Location:
1418 Descanso Drive
#LaCañadaFlintridge, CA 91011

Price: Included with admission or membership

Admission prices:
Adult $18.00
Senior $14.00
Student $14.00
Child $8.00
Child under 3 - Free

"Join us for a fun and inspiring Earth Day celebration! Explore creative ways to protect our planet and help it thrive through hands-on workshops and activities all around Descanso Gardens.

Included with admission or membership, RSVP is required for the #KnitwearMending #Workshop and the #DIY #SoilBioremediation Workshop.

#SeedNest Creation Station

Create California #NativeWildflower 'Seed Nests' to plant in a pot, flowerbed, wild patch in your lawn or an entire meadow
Rose Garden Pavilion: 1-4pm. Drop in anytime! While supplies last

#RepairCafe Pasadena

Bring your broken clothing, appliances, bikes, jewelry, electronics, and more to get help fixing them to make them last longer and keep them out of the landfill
Gathering Room A: 1-4pm. Drop in anytime! Free and open to the public


Knitwear Mending Workshop with Nico Sorensen

Bring a sweater or knit item with a hole and learn basic surface darning and decorative mending techniques to give it new life and personal flair
Magnolia Court (across from Center Circle): 1-4pm. RSVP required. Limited spots available


DIY Soil Bioremediation Workshop with Dr. Daisy Rosas Vargas
Hands-on demo to create a #mycelium #straw #wattle filled with spent #OysterMushroom substrate and housed in remnant fabrics such as burlap or canvas. These wattles help to heal soil in gardens while capturing runoff
Main Lawn: 4-5pm. RSVP required. Limited spots available

#Sustainability at Descanso Tours
Find out more about the many ways Descanso works with our natural environment to care for the plants, animals, and people that live in and visit the gardens
Meets at Center Circle: 1-2pm, 2:30-3:30pm

#IndigenousHistory of Music with Natural Materials Performance + Presentation with Christopher Garcia
Come close out Earth Day by experiencing #IndigenousMusic and the environmentalist history behind it
Amphitheater 5-6:15pm "

FMI:
https://www.descansogardens.org/event/earth-day-2026/

#SolarPunkSunday #EarthDay2026 #EarthDayExtravaganza #EarthDayEvents

How rum fuelled ‘alcoholic capitalism’ in Canada’s early economy

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11805690/how-rum-fuelled-alcoholic-capitalism-canada-early-economy/

CBC: Journalist plans to create new archive of residential school survivor stories — before it’s too late. “A new project from award-winning journalist Connie Walker aims to create an archive of testimonies of abuse at residential schools before the accounts are destroyed in September 2027.”