CW: mention of one settler-colonial tool of Indigenous genocide-- the spread of disease

"It is really because of Divine Providence that the Indians have diminished because of the continuity of epidemic diseases, for among such a multitude of different characters there are many restless, haughty, and seditious elements." --Spanish Missionary Father Luis Velarde, 1716

This quote leads off chapter 14 of "In Defense of the Sacred" by Klee Benally. This chapter describes COVID-19's impact on Diné peoples, and the ways some came together to provide care.

1716-2026... nothing, at the root, has changed. Just the diseases and the methods may appear different. The words are obscured under euphemism. Turds painted gold are still turds.

#SettlerCulture #COVID19 #KleeBenally #ResourceColonialism #SettlerColonialism #WhiteSupremacyIsViolence #WhitenessIsSupremacy #ThePandemicIsNotOver #MaskUp

#TNI #TransnationalInstitute is a group that mostly releases great reports, analysis, etc, on #techgiants, #capitalism #resourcecolonialism #labor etc

But when it comes to #China, they'll somehow willingly publish pro-CCP propaganda-lite, factually dubious BS like this, romanticizing the #Mao era, regurgitating South-South solidarity talk points & of course, ignoring the #CCP's glaring similarities to Israel in its treatment of #Uyghurs #Tibetans & #HongKongers

https://www.tni.org/en/article/from-global-anti-imperialism-to-the-dandelion-fighters

[Transcript] #Powerlands

Story by Jessica Partnow, November 2023

"On this week’s #MakingContact, we bring you a special encore of an episode that first aired in June. We’ll hear an extended interview with #IveyCamilleManybeadsTso, a #queer #Diné filmmaker and director of the award-winning #documentary Powerlands.

"Powerlands traces how #multinational energy #corporations extract resources and profits while displacing and harming #Indigenous communities around the world. The film follows #IndigenousActivists in #NavajoNation, #Colombia, #Mexico and the #Philippines who are fighting back against corporations like #PeabodyEnergy, #Glencore and #BHP."

Powerlands Documentary website:
https://powerlands.org/#&gid=1&pid=1

Interview transcript:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/powerlands/ar-AA1jXelC

#IndigenousActivism #WaterIsLife #Mining #ResourceColonialism #Colonialism #BigMountain #Corporatocracy #CulturalGenocide #BigOilAndGas #BigEnergy #BigUranium #McCainShame

https://theintercept.com/2023/07/27/niger-coup-leader-us-military/

#OurCoup: The Intercept has confirmed. U.S.-trained military officers have taken part in 11 #coups in #WestAfrica since 2008.
“We have had a very long relationship with the United States,” Barmou said in 2021. “Being able to work together in this capacity is very good for #Niger.”
#regimechange #resourcecolonialism #washington #Kleptocracy