Mayana C. Slobodian
@itsmayana.bsky.social
☀️ Researcher on Indigenous-State Relations & Land Justice in Canada ☀️
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I published two papers this year. One in BC Studies; the other in Canadian Historical Review.
One is about the illegal sale of Senak’w in Vancouver; the other is about birds, conservation, and Indigenous consent.
Find them here:
One is about the illegal sale of Senak’w in Vancouver; the other is about birds, conservation, and Indigenous consent.
Find them here:
Reposted by Mayana C. Slobodian
New Comment:
"So many scholars have drawn from the Berger Inquiry, many of them northern people like Dr. Cynthia Chambers and Patrick Scott. Then there is the wonderful graphic novel Paying the Land by Joe Sacco. And of course, the Inquiry spawned..." - LM Little
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"So many scholars have drawn from the Berger Inquiry, many of them northern people like Dr. Cynthia Chambers and Patrick Scott. Then there is the wonderful graphic novel Paying the Land by Joe Sacco. And of course, the Inquiry spawned..." - LM Little
niche-canada.org/2025/07/01/w...
What I Teach about When I Teach about the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry
Jane Griffith uses the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry and a graphic text by Richard Van Camp to teach report writing through Indigenous perspectives.
niche-canada.org
July 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
New Comment:
"So many scholars have drawn from the Berger Inquiry, many of them northern people like Dr. Cynthia Chambers and Patrick Scott. Then there is the wonderful graphic novel Paying the Land by Joe Sacco. And of course, the Inquiry spawned..." - LM Little
niche-canada.org/2025/07/01/w...
"So many scholars have drawn from the Berger Inquiry, many of them northern people like Dr. Cynthia Chambers and Patrick Scott. Then there is the wonderful graphic novel Paying the Land by Joe Sacco. And of course, the Inquiry spawned..." - LM Little
niche-canada.org/2025/07/01/w...
I’m honored to receive this recognition from the Network in Canadian History and Environment 📚
My article on the Natural History Society of BC’s 1913 attempt to establish a seabird sanctuary on WSANEC territory can be read in Canadian Historical Review. (Spoiler: They failed.)
My article on the Natural History Society of BC’s 1913 attempt to establish a seabird sanctuary on WSANEC territory can be read in Canadian Historical Review. (Spoiler: They failed.)
We are THRILLED to announce the 2025 Winner of Best Article/Chapter in Canadian Environmental History Prize, @itsmayana.bsky.social!!
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#envhist #cdnhist #indigenoushistory #bchistory
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#envhist #cdnhist #indigenoushistory #bchistory
2025 Winner of Best Article/Chapter in Canadian Environmental History Prize
Telling a rich and multi-layered story of conservation, dispossession, and activism, Mayana Slobodian alerts us to the intertwined histories of sustainability, conservation, and settler colonial juris...
niche-canada.org
June 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I’m honored to receive this recognition from the Network in Canadian History and Environment 📚
My article on the Natural History Society of BC’s 1913 attempt to establish a seabird sanctuary on WSANEC territory can be read in Canadian Historical Review. (Spoiler: They failed.)
My article on the Natural History Society of BC’s 1913 attempt to establish a seabird sanctuary on WSANEC territory can be read in Canadian Historical Review. (Spoiler: They failed.)
Red River cart (Batoche, SK)
May 3, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Red River cart (Batoche, SK)
Thank you to Yellowhead Institute for hosting this important discussion about what's at stake in the upcoming election 🔥
April 15!
April 15!
Join us on April 15th for a Yellowhead fire the upcoming federal election. As we approach a new federal leadership, what could the future look like for Indigenous-Canada? Register: yellowheadfire.eventbrite.ca
April 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Thank you to Yellowhead Institute for hosting this important discussion about what's at stake in the upcoming election 🔥
April 15!
April 15!
When in doubt, get crafty.
April 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
When in doubt, get crafty.
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"Slobodian describes the Conservative position this way: 'We’re going to have to break some laws, hurt some people, violate some rights.'
And she describes the Liberal position: 'Why can’t we do this in a way that we uphold law? How much can we get and feel morally OK with what we’ve done'?"
And she describes the Liberal position: 'Why can’t we do this in a way that we uphold law? How much can we get and feel morally OK with what we’ve done'?"
As the new Sen̓áḵw goes up, a scholar looks back at how Vancouver coveted the urban reserve, how an AG coerced an illegal sale in 1913, and how the displacement of Sḵwx̱wú7mesh people sparked a political debate on how colonization should be packaged more nicely. @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
When Settlers Seized and Set Fire to the Kitsilano Reserve | The Tyee
As the Squamish Nation rebuilds with an ambitious new housing project, a scholar examines its long history of displacement.
thetyee.ca
March 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
"Slobodian describes the Conservative position this way: 'We’re going to have to break some laws, hurt some people, violate some rights.'
And she describes the Liberal position: 'Why can’t we do this in a way that we uphold law? How much can we get and feel morally OK with what we’ve done'?"
And she describes the Liberal position: 'Why can’t we do this in a way that we uphold law? How much can we get and feel morally OK with what we’ve done'?"
Meanwhile in Canada: Watching this once massive co-enterprise of empire & commerce go out with a whimper…
HBC (1670-2025)
HBC (1670-2025)
March 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Meanwhile in Canada: Watching this once massive co-enterprise of empire & commerce go out with a whimper…
HBC (1670-2025)
HBC (1670-2025)
Hey we saw you from across the bar and really dig your vibe
March 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Hey we saw you from across the bar and really dig your vibe
My latest upcycled Métis bead/painting project: A gift for my uncle Chris Cook, ‘Namgis hereditary chief and lifelong fisherman.
March 1, 2025 at 1:53 AM
My latest upcycled Métis bead/painting project: A gift for my uncle Chris Cook, ‘Namgis hereditary chief and lifelong fisherman.
Stumps of Salt Spring Island (Hul'qumi'num & SENĆOŦEN Territory).
February 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Stumps of Salt Spring Island (Hul'qumi'num & SENĆOŦEN Territory).
February 14 is also Captain Cook FAFO Day 🌹
February 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
February 14 is also Captain Cook FAFO Day 🌹
It is so gratifying to see my research liberated from the paywalled world of academic journals.
Thank you @thetyee.ca
Thank you @thetyee.ca
As the new Sen̓áḵw goes up, a scholar looks back at how Vancouver coveted the urban reserve, how an AG coerced an illegal sale in 1913, and how the displacement of Sḵwx̱wú7mesh people sparked a political debate on how colonization should be packaged more nicely. @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
When Settlers Seized and Set Fire to the Kitsilano Reserve | The Tyee
As the Squamish Nation rebuilds with an ambitious new housing project, a scholar examines its long history of displacement.
thetyee.ca
February 6, 2025 at 4:38 AM
It is so gratifying to see my research liberated from the paywalled world of academic journals.
Thank you @thetyee.ca
Thank you @thetyee.ca
Reposted by Mayana C. Slobodian
There’s something unimaginably bleak about the world’s richest man unilaterally deciding to stop food aid and medicine going to the world’s poor ‘to save money’
February 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
There’s something unimaginably bleak about the world’s richest man unilaterally deciding to stop food aid and medicine going to the world’s poor ‘to save money’
I remember hearing about this police raid on a tiny Kansas newspaper. Man, the details are far more alarming than I realized!
Most shocking: All the authorities involved are still in their positions.
thisiscriminal.com/episode-302-...
Most shocking: All the authorities involved are still in their positions.
thisiscriminal.com/episode-302-...
Episode 302: The Raid (1.31.2025)
“No one ever expected anything like this to happen.”
thisiscriminal.com
February 2, 2025 at 8:01 AM
I remember hearing about this police raid on a tiny Kansas newspaper. Man, the details are far more alarming than I realized!
Most shocking: All the authorities involved are still in their positions.
thisiscriminal.com/episode-302-...
Most shocking: All the authorities involved are still in their positions.
thisiscriminal.com/episode-302-...
In which Ralph Fiennes acts out the verified transcript of an MI6 agent admitting that he coordinated the overthrow of Iran’s last democratically elected government. In 1953.
Coup 53: The roots of Iran's volatile relationship with America and Britain has never been so forensically and dramatically exposed.
coup53.com
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COUP 53 - The Movie
Discover the forensically and dramatically exposed roots of Iran's volatile relationship with America and Britain that you were never taught in any book.
coup53.com
January 8, 2025 at 5:17 AM
In which Ralph Fiennes acts out the verified transcript of an MI6 agent admitting that he coordinated the overthrow of Iran’s last democratically elected government. In 1953.
Historic canned fish brands with surprisingly lively graphic design.
January 3, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Historic canned fish brands with surprisingly lively graphic design.
Canal City Hakata in Fukuoka, Japan.
Designed by Jon Jerde (Opened 1996).
Designed by Jon Jerde (Opened 1996).
January 2, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Canal City Hakata in Fukuoka, Japan.
Designed by Jon Jerde (Opened 1996).
Designed by Jon Jerde (Opened 1996).
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An utterly damning and horrific image.
December 26, 2024 at 2:37 PM
An utterly damning and horrific image.
I published two papers this year. One in BC Studies; the other in Canadian Historical Review.
One is about the illegal sale of Senak’w in Vancouver; the other is about birds, conservation, and Indigenous consent.
Find them here:
One is about the illegal sale of Senak’w in Vancouver; the other is about birds, conservation, and Indigenous consent.
Find them here:
Papers by Mayana C. Slobodian - Google Drive
drive.google.com
December 24, 2024 at 12:57 AM
I published two papers this year. One in BC Studies; the other in Canadian Historical Review.
One is about the illegal sale of Senak’w in Vancouver; the other is about birds, conservation, and Indigenous consent.
Find them here:
One is about the illegal sale of Senak’w in Vancouver; the other is about birds, conservation, and Indigenous consent.
Find them here: