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2 days agoNative Nations Fought in the American Revolution to Protect Their Ancestral Lands. After the War, Settlers Seized Their Territory Anyway
"Once the Declaration of Independence is issued by Congress, then it kind of changes the calculus. Then, both sides are putting pressure on Native people to join one side or the other."
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fromTravel + Leisure
3 weeks agoIn Newfoundland, chefs, foragers, and entrepreneurs are nurturing the Canadian province's culinary roots-and planting new seeds while they're at it.
Newfoundland's culinary traditions are being revived through foraging and cultural workshops as young people return to the island after the 1992 cod fishing moratorium devastated the region.
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fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 year agoPowwows: Celebrating the culture and community of Indigenous people
The Dix Park Inter-Tribal Powwow brings together Indigenous communities from North Carolina's eight state and federally recognized tribes for cultural celebration, competition dancing, and traditional music.
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fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month agoThey found Indigenous ancestral remains on their property. They say doing the right thing shouldn't cost them | CBC News
A couple's property renovation in Ontario halted after discovering ancestral Indigenous remains, potentially costing them hundreds of thousands of dollars in unexpected expenses.
fromemptywheel
2 months agoHow Do You Want Your Family to Remember You? - emptywheel
The Stasi, the secret police, were legendary for their data files. Their work was based on instilling fear, and they induced stunningly amazing numbers of East Germans into informing on their neighbors. Something along the lines of 1 in 6 East Germans were informants, whether out of fear or out of approval of what the East German government was doing.
US politics
fromKqed
1 month agoMaidu Tribe Returns to Its Roots of Ancestral Fire | KQED
The Maidu tribe of Butte County-Berry Creek, Mechoopda, Mooretown, Enterprise and Konkow Valley, come together to conduct CAL-TREX prescribed burn training to relearn how to put helpful fire back on their native lands that have been devastated by recent catastrophic wildfires. Organizers say the training camp is designed to help restore fire-scarred lands and people. While other Northern California tribes have been reintroducing cultural fire for decades,
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fromPsychology Today
2 months agoVoices of Generations: How Family Stories Foster Belonging
Throughout many immigrant experiences, stories collected from family members can be a starting point for migrants. The memories gleaned from parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles-who crossed dozens of borders at great risk and with immense pain-can settle into the consciousness of new host communities for decades. For the migrants, these stories and memories represent the first step into a new world and contain lifelines with the potential and promise to build new, resilient identities and a sense of belonging in often hostile environments.
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fromEmptywheel
2 months agoHow Do You Want Your Family to Remember You?
The Stasi, the secret police, were legendary for their data files. Their work was based on instilling fear, and they induced stunningly amazing numbers of East Germans into informing on their neighbors. Something along the lines of 1 in 6 East Germans were informants, whether out of fear or out of approval of what the East German government was doing.
Canada news
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2 months agoMatt Oldford Nova Scotia: Building Quality, Vision, and Community Growth - Social Media Explorer
Matt Oldford in Nova Scotia combines construction expertise and financial acumen to deliver integrity-focused, long-term value and quality craftsmanship in development projects.
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