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- Over 30 years of Indigenous resistance with Mohawk land defender Ellen Gabriel : The Narwhalthenarwhal.ca 30 years of Indigenous resistance with Ellen Gabriel | The Narwhal
'Colonial-rooted poverty will not be solved by more colonial solutions.'
cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/3556271
> >'Colonial-rooted poverty will not be solved by more colonial solutions' > > >Thirty-four years ago, Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel was thrust into the spotlight when she was chosen as the spokesperson for the Kanienʼkehá:ka (Mohawk) communities of Kanehsatà:ke and Kahnawà:ke, as they resisted the planned expansion of a golf course on into their sacred lands and burial grounds in southern Quebec and police and military attempted to subdue them by force. > > >“You do not call it the Oka Crisis,” Gabriel tells me, of the village near the golf course that media and Canadians generally use to refer to the confrontation. “Oka caused the crisis. It was Kanehsatà:ke and Kahnawà:ke that were under siege, and were attacked because of the municipality of Oka and the private corporations behind the project.” > > >In the decades since the 78-day standoff ended, Gabriel has remained a steadfast defender of Indigenous homelands and an advocate for Indigenous Rights and sovereignty, particularly the rights of women. She has spoken at the United Nations and addressed Parliament, and served for more than six years as president of the Quebec Native Women’s Association, drawing connections between the protection of Indigenous lands and the rights, dignity and future of Indigenous nations. > > >In a new book, When the Pine Needles Fall, Gabriel and settler historian Sean Carleton chart a course from the events of 1990 to the present, while extending into a generous and expansive vision of the future. The book, which they began writing in 2019, evolved during the pandemic, taking shape as a series of conversations that articulate the urgency and necessity of Indigenous resistance. Centring Gabriel’s own words through dialogue, Carleton writes, was a way to “divest my power and authority as an academic to create space for Ellen’s brilliance … to hold space and amplify Ellen’s voice, while also co-creating through conversation.” > > [Full article !kkkanada ](https://thenarwhal.ca/ellen-gabriel-indigenous-resistance/)
- Paper Trails with Anthony Maina | MBC | Hopes for the future of Mau Mau heritage in Kenyamuseumofbritishcolonialism.org Paper Trails - Anthony Maina | MBC
What would MBC be without Anthony Maina? Over many years Anthony has acquired a wealth of knowledge about Mau Mau […]
- Among the Moss Piglets: The First Image of a Tardigrade (1773)publicdomainreview.org Among the Moss Piglets: The First Image of a Tardigrade (1773)
The very first drawing of the microscopic "water bear" by a theologian turned microscope explorer.
- The short history of global living conditions and why it matters that we know itourworldindata.org The short history of global living conditions and why it matters that we know it
Very few think the world is making progress. In this article I am looking at the data to challenge the widespread negative sentiments.
- America's Oldest Board Game Teaches 19th-Century Geographymymodernmet.com America's Oldest Board Game Teaches 19th-Century Geography
Travelers’ Tour Through the United States was published in 1822.
- Opinion | The Last Survivors of an Atomic Bomb Have a Story to Tellwww.nytimes.com Opinion | The Last Survivors of an Atomic Bomb Have a Story to Tell
On the anniversaries of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we must listen to the few who can still speak to the horror nuclear weapons can inflict.
- Who Took the Cocaine Out of Coca-Cola? - JSTOR Dailydaily.jstor.org Who Took the Cocaine Out of Coca-Cola? - JSTOR Daily
The medical profession saw nothing wrong with offering a cocaine-laced cola to white, middle-class consumers. Selling it to Black Americans was another matter.
- The curious history of chain letters.slate.com The curious history of chain letters.
On the occasion of the release of the horror film Chain Letter, in which "a maniac murders teens when they refuse to forward chain mail," Slate asked...
- The Singapore Stone’s carvings have been undeciphered for centuries – now we’re trying to crack the puzzletheconversation.com The Singapore Stone’s carvings have been undeciphered for centuries – now we’re trying to crack the puzzle
Despite its name, this sandstone slab is not a simple stone. It was once part of a monument, an ancient epigraph measuring three by three metres carrying about 50 lines of text.
- Ancient DNA Illuminates the History of Malaria, One of the World's Deadliest Diseaseswww.smithsonianmag.com Ancient DNA Illuminates the History of Malaria, One of the World's Deadliest Diseases
Researchers extracted parasitic DNA from preserved teeth and bones, revealing how malaria spread across the globe in a new study
- Deciphered Herculaneum papyrus reveals precise burial place of Platoarstechnica.com Deciphered Herculaneum papyrus reveals precise burial place of Plato
Various imaging methods comprised a kind of "bionic eye" to examine charred scroll.
- Western research reveals photos previously 'lost forever' - Western Newsnews.westernu.ca Western research reveals photos previously 'lost forever' - Western News
Researchers from Western University developed a technique to create images from old, badly tarnished daguerreotypes, the earliest photographs.
- A Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Radioactive Oatmeal Go Downwww.smithsonianmag.com A Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Radioactive Oatmeal Go Down
When MIT and Quaker Oats paired up to conduct experiments on unsuspecting young boys
- Histomap: Visualizing the 4,000 Year History of Global Powerwww.visualcapitalist.com Histomap: Visualizing the 4,000 Year History of Global Power
We examine the Histomap, an ambitious timeline that details the power of various civilizations going all the way back to 2,000 B.C
- Tales of the Catfish God: Earthquakes in Japanese Woodblock Prints (1855)publicdomainreview.org Tales of the Catfish God: Earthquakes in Japanese Woodblock Prints (1855)
A type of woodblock print known as *namazu-e*, these images involve a myth that earthquakes were caused by the movements of a great catfish.
- What Luddites can teach us about resisting an automated futurewww.technologyreview.com What Luddites can teach us about resisting an automated future
Opposing technology isn’t antithetical to progress.
- The Deep and Enduring History of Universal Basic Incomethereader.mitpress.mit.edu The Deep and Enduring History of Universal Basic Income
While the concept stretches back centuries, it has garnered significant attention in recent decades.
- Bad Money – Ancient Counterfeiters and Their Fake Coinscoinweek.com Bad Money - Ancient Counterfeiters and Their Fake Coins
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz .... Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur "The world wants to be deceived, so let it be deceived." --
- Catherine Nicholson: "On Ramie Targoff's Shakespeare’s Sisters"yalereview.org Catherine Nicholson: "On Ramie Targoff's Shakespeare’s Sisters"
A new book celebrates—and sells short—Shakespeare's sisters.
- Oppenheimer feared nuclear annihilation – and only a chance pause by a Soviet submariner kept it from happening in 1962theconversation.com Oppenheimer feared nuclear annihilation – and only a chance pause by a Soviet submariner kept it from happening in 1962
During the Cuban missile crisis, World War III was likely averted by what one US official called ‘just plain dumb luck.’
History has often been shaped by chance and luck.
One of the blockbuster films of the past year, “Oppenheimer,” tells the dramatic story of the development of the atomic bomb and the physicist who headed those efforts, J. Robert Oppenheimer. But despite the Manhattan Project’s success depicted in the film, in his latter years, Oppenheimer became increasingly worried about a nuclear holocaust resulting from the proliferation of these weapons.
Over the past 80 years, the threat of such nuclear annihilation was perhaps never greater than during the Cuban missile crisis of 1962.
- World War II 'Rumor Clinics' Helped America Battle Wild Gossipwww.smithsonianmag.com World War II 'Rumor Clinics' Helped America Battle Wild Gossip
Newspapers and magazines across the United States published weekly columns debunking lurid claims that were detrimental to the war effort
- Surrealism Is 100. The World’s Still Surreal.www.nytimes.com Surrealism Is 100. The World’s Still Surreal.
Exhibitions around the world are celebrating the art movement’s centennial and asking whether our crazy dreams can still set us free.
- The Real History Behind FX's 'Shogun'www.smithsonianmag.com The Real History Behind FX's 'Shogun'
A new adaptation offers a fresh take on James Clavell's 1975 novel, which fictionalizes the stories of English sailor William Adams, shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and Japanese noblewoman Hosokawa Gracia
- What Is the Dominant Emotion in 400 Years of Women's Diaries?www.smithsonianmag.com What Is the Dominant Emotion in 400 Years of Women's Diaries?
A new anthology identifies frustration as a recurring theme in journals written between 1599 and 2015
- More Myths And Truths About The Transatlantic Slave Tradewww.theroot.com More Myths And Truths About The Transatlantic Slave Trade
The Transatlantic Slave Trade lasted for more than 400 years.
- Unveiling Fake Medieval Art through Science - Medievalists.netwww.medievalists.net Unveiling Fake Medieval Art through Science - Medievalists.net
In 1962, the Taft Museum of Art received an artwork as part of a donation - a beautiful painting depicting the crucifixion of Jesus. For the next sixty years it was believed to have been the work of an Italian Renaissance master. In reality, it was a fake.
- Shakespeare expert overturns fly-tipper myth about playwright’s fatherwww.theguardian.com Shakespeare expert overturns fly-tipper myth about playwright’s father
Exclusive: John Shakespeare’s muckhill fine in 1552 was a waste disposal toll rather than a punishment, researcher says
- History’s crisis detectives: how we’re using maths and data to reveal why societies collapse – and clues about the futuretheconversation.com History’s crisis detectives: how we’re using maths and data to reveal why societies collapse – and clues about the future
Historian and complexity scientist, Dan Hoyer, examines why past societies collapsed when faced with crisis, while others founds ways to survive and flourish.
- Written accounts reveal how sexual assault claims were dealt with in the middle agestheconversation.com Written accounts reveal how sexual assault claims were dealt with in the middle ages
Written medieval records clearly show that women publicly and successfully reported men to the local authorities for sexual assault.
- These Paintings Reveal How the Dutch Adapted to Extreme Weather During the Little Ice Agewww.smithsonianmag.com These Paintings Reveal How the Dutch Adapted to Extreme Weather During the Little Ice Age
Artists like Pieter Bruegel the Elder and Hendrick Avercamp documented locals' resilience in the face of freezing winters and food shortages
