I have a few #Indigenous in #BritishColumbia friends trying to migrate to Mastodon this week. I don't have capacity to write up a beginner's guide for #NativePeoples seeking to migrate over right now - I'm out of spoons today. Putting this out there to #NativeMastodon & #IndigenousMastodon - if you have a beginner's link for our #NativeFriends - post reply here. I'll share this with my native pals in migration process.

Please retoot & boost to help my native friends moving over.

Hey #histodons and #book people! I'm doing a free online event about #OnSavageShores: How #Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe with the excellent Andrew Lipman for lovely indie Brookline Booksmith this Sunday at 2pm EST/7pm GMT. Please do share and come talk to me! #books #history

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/477496554047

My latest for
#Highcountrynews
regarding the likelihood that #salmon and #steelhead historically ascended the Skagit River above the area the city of Seattle built its dams beginning in 1919, contrary to the city's claims, with implications for fish passage. The city's dams are in the heart of the #UpperSkagitIndianTribe 's usual and accustomed area.

#Indigenous #IndigenousSovereignty #hydropower #Seattle #justice #environmentaljustice #WaterInTheWest

https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-dams-did-salmon-actually-use-the-skagit-river-before-the-seattle-dams-were-built

Just discovered via @yrochat "Lausanne 1830: Stories in History," an educational game that puts the player in the role of a census-taker. I have a hard time expressing just how thrilling this premise is to my geeky #histodon self. https://lausanne1830.ch/wp-content/game/Lausanne_1830.html

Developed in French - "Lausanne 1830: histoires des registres" https://lausanne1830.ch/

#histodons #history #histoire #VideoGames #demography #demographie @histodons

Ohio’s historical society can proceed with efforts to gain control of a set of ancient ceremonial and burial earthworks currently maintained by a country club where members golf alongside the mounds but access to the public is limited, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/court-sides-with-history-societys-access-to-earthworks

Ohio Supreme Court upholds lower court decisions for Ohio History Connection to acquire Octagon Earthworks lease https://www.ohiohistory.org/ohio-supreme-court-upholds-lower-court-decisions-for-ohio-history-connection-to-acquire-octagon-earthworks-lease/

#Ohio #MoundBuilder #Indigenous #NativeAmerican #Native

If you're like me, then you were really happy to learn about Mastodon's enthusiastic support for image descriptions, and you were eager to join in.

Then you went to actually write something and realized you have no idea how to present visual info in a way that is helpful/enjoyable to those who are #VisuallyImpaired or #Blind.

I found this guide really informative: https://uxdesign.cc/how-to-write-an-image-description-2f30d3bf5546

Post-viral Edit: Don't forget to give the author some love on medium. They did the work!

#Accessibility

Occasionally, we will feature new publications on themes related to the New Fascism Syllabus. In our latest weblog post, Lucie Fremlova provides the first detailed study of queer Roma, who continue to face discrimination both under authoritarian and liberal regimes.

URL: https://newfascismsyllabus.com/contributions/queer-roma/

Tags: #History #Histodons #Homophobia #Queer #Roma #Romani #Sexuality

White House released federal guidance on #Indigenous Knowledge today: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-updates/2022/12/01/white-house-releases-first-of-a-kind-indigenous-knowledge-guidance-for-federal-agencies/

In addition to being an important policy document, the guidance should serve as a good example of #histSci / #histSTM and #STS informing #scipol - possibly a good primary source for students!