MEDIA INDIGENA
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Indigenous current affairs podcast connecting the colonial dots since 2016. Host/producer @rickharp.bsky.social
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MEDIA INDIGENA : Weekly Indigenous current affairs program: Interrogating 'The White Possessive', Pt. 3 (ep 362)
ON THIS EPISODE: part three of 'the White Possessive,' the latest in our five-part series on the seminar, "Sovereignty First: Tackling the White Possessive in an Era of 'Collaboration.'" This time ...
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🎙️ NEW AUDIO: In Part 3 in our series on 'the White Possessive,' our roundtable reflects on talk by @olgault.bsky.social about others’ misappropriation + misrepresentation of her personal stories and observations, a case study in "epistemological extractivism"
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This tragic incident highlights the completely exploitative underpinnings of our dependency on digital devices, and the limits of any talk in the global north of 'digital ethics', 'tech ethics' etc.
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More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern DRC, officials say
Rubaya mine produces about 15% of the world’s coltan, which is processed into tantalum, used in mobile phones
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:48 AM
This tragic incident highlights the completely exploitative underpinnings of our dependency on digital devices, and the limits of any talk in the global north of 'digital ethics', 'tech ethics' etc.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Canadian-built Roshel armored vehicles are being used by ICE right now in Minneapolis, including in today's operation where ICE murdered someone else.
I wrote about this company in December. And we know this thanks to the work of World Beyond War Canada.
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I wrote about this company in December. And we know this thanks to the work of World Beyond War Canada.
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Canadian-built machines of war
“As we move from fighting the war to fighting the peace, I think we really have to see this as an opportunity for an economic renaissance" - Chrystia Freeland
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January 24, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Canadian-built Roshel armored vehicles are being used by ICE right now in Minneapolis, including in today's operation where ICE murdered someone else.
I wrote about this company in December. And we know this thanks to the work of World Beyond War Canada.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/canadian-b...
I wrote about this company in December. And we know this thanks to the work of World Beyond War Canada.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/canadian-b...
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RIP Michael Parenti.
January 24, 2026 at 5:50 PM
RIP Michael Parenti.
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I love when Americans post Canadian politicians talking cause all the liberals cream their jeans meanwhile he's steamrolling Indigenous rights, beefing up the police state, militarizing the country and materially supporting the US.
Stay in your lane.
Stay in your lane.
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 4:21 PM
I love when Americans post Canadian politicians talking cause all the liberals cream their jeans meanwhile he's steamrolling Indigenous rights, beefing up the police state, militarizing the country and materially supporting the US.
Stay in your lane.
Stay in your lane.
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real hard not to think of this in the american context right now
January 13, 2026 at 10:14 PM
real hard not to think of this in the american context right now
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“The fossil fuel industry has been working transatlantically to insulate itself from accountability,” said Nikki Reisch of @ciel.org. “Policymakers must reject attempts by the biggest climate culprits to dodge their duties while communities suffer and the planet burns.”
Top U.S. Oil Lobby API Targets Landmark EU Climate Law, Policy Document Shows
The declaration coincides with U.S. fossil fuel companies’ use of Trump’s trade tensions and international discord to undermine EU climate laws.
www.desmog.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:55 PM
“The fossil fuel industry has been working transatlantically to insulate itself from accountability,” said Nikki Reisch of @ciel.org. “Policymakers must reject attempts by the biggest climate culprits to dodge their duties while communities suffer and the planet burns.”
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From Texas to Wisconsin we are sacrificing our water quality forever in exchange for making some corporate executives rich now.
A Stella, Wis. resident tested her well water and found it had cancer-causing PFAS levels of 11,500 parts per trillion.
The safe zone is 4.
No one is accepting blame; finger-pointing is circular. Michael Phillis @apnews.com: bit.ly/4abhXES
@drpeggy70.bsky.social @healthylakes.org
The safe zone is 4.
No one is accepting blame; finger-pointing is circular. Michael Phillis @apnews.com: bit.ly/4abhXES
@drpeggy70.bsky.social @healthylakes.org
A crisis emerges across the US as ‘forever chemicals’ quietly contaminate drinking water wells
The roughly 40 million Americans who get drinking water from wells are at particular risk when harmful forever chemicals contaminate the supply.
bit.ly
February 3, 2026 at 3:20 PM
From Texas to Wisconsin we are sacrificing our water quality forever in exchange for making some corporate executives rich now.
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Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
www.thenation.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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The inquest into the police shooting death of Eisha Hudson in Winnipeg.
Hear more on APTN News Brief:
Hear more on APTN News Brief:
APTN News Brief: Inquest opens into fatal Winnipeg police shooting of 16-year-old Eisha Hudson
Our lead story: the inquest into the death of Eisha Hudson opens in Winnipeg this week, the 16-year-old shot and killed by city police in April 2020 after allegedly robbing a liquor store then driv...
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February 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
The inquest into the police shooting death of Eisha Hudson in Winnipeg.
Hear more on APTN News Brief:
Hear more on APTN News Brief:
yeah but retail theft tho
February 3, 2026 at 3:26 PM
yeah but retail theft tho
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Loss and damage statistics don’t always show the true cost of #wildfires. Burned areas are more susceptible to flooding, as wildfires damage watersheds and leave land unable to absorb rainfall as it normally would.
February 3, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Loss and damage statistics don’t always show the true cost of #wildfires. Burned areas are more susceptible to flooding, as wildfires damage watersheds and leave land unable to absorb rainfall as it normally would.
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A former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations has joined the Arctic Gateway Group in Manitoba.
It's an organization that runs the Hudson Bay Railway and Port of Churchill in northern Manitoba.
It's an organization that runs the Hudson Bay Railway and Port of Churchill in northern Manitoba.
Former AFN national chief hopes communities benefit from proposed Churchill development | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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February 3, 2026 at 1:05 AM
A former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations has joined the Arctic Gateway Group in Manitoba.
It's an organization that runs the Hudson Bay Railway and Port of Churchill in northern Manitoba.
It's an organization that runs the Hudson Bay Railway and Port of Churchill in northern Manitoba.
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The trial of Nick Tilsen, founder and CEO of the activist organization NDN Collective, has ended with a hung jury.
After three days of testimony last week, the jury was unable to come to a unanimous decision and a mistrial was declared.
After three days of testimony last week, the jury was unable to come to a unanimous decision and a mistrial was declared.
Trial of NDN Collective founder and CEO ends with a hung jury | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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February 3, 2026 at 12:35 AM
The trial of Nick Tilsen, founder and CEO of the activist organization NDN Collective, has ended with a hung jury.
After three days of testimony last week, the jury was unable to come to a unanimous decision and a mistrial was declared.
After three days of testimony last week, the jury was unable to come to a unanimous decision and a mistrial was declared.
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Abolish the RCMP
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
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More than 400 RCMP members accused of misconduct
More than 400 members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police were accused of misconduct in 2024, leading to at least 20 dismissals and resignations.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 2, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Abolish the RCMP
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The Oklahoma Choctaw Tribe are making fresh produce affordable for all people using SNAP at their 2 tribal grocery stores built in identified “food deserts.”
The Double Up Oklahoma program is funded through a U.S. Department of Ag grant by Hunger Free OK.
The Oklahoma Choctaw Tribe are making fresh produce affordable for all people using SNAP at their 2 tribal grocery stores built in identified “food deserts.”
The Double Up Oklahoma program is funded through a U.S. Department of Ag grant by Hunger Free OK.
SNAP shoppers get up to $20 daily in free produce at tribally owned markets
Two Choctaw Country Markets in southeastern Oklahoma are matching up to $20 daily in SNAP benefits for fresh produce purchases through the Double Up Oklahoma program.
tribalbusinessnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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The Oklahoma Choctaw Tribe are making fresh produce affordable for all people using SNAP at their 2 tribal grocery stores built in identified “food deserts.”
The Double Up Oklahoma program is funded through a U.S. Department of Ag grant by Hunger Free OK.
The Oklahoma Choctaw Tribe are making fresh produce affordable for all people using SNAP at their 2 tribal grocery stores built in identified “food deserts.”
The Double Up Oklahoma program is funded through a U.S. Department of Ag grant by Hunger Free OK.
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After a year of severe wildfires and drought, a group of Manitoba organizations is calling on the province to focus on climate solutions in its 2026 budget. @jsrutgers.bsky.social reports: thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-cli...
26 groups call for bold climate action in Manitoba | The Narwhal
The groups call on Manitoba to scale up climate action, including investment in energy efficiency initiatives, transit and conservation
thenarwhal.ca
January 30, 2026 at 2:14 PM
After a year of severe wildfires and drought, a group of Manitoba organizations is calling on the province to focus on climate solutions in its 2026 budget. @jsrutgers.bsky.social reports: thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-cli...
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“We are stronger as a country and our borders are even more concrete as a result of the partnership between the Canadian government and Indigenous Peoples,” says UBC global affairs professor Michael Byers. #canpoli
Why Inuit Hold the Keys to the Arctic’s Future | The Tyee
Donald Trump may want Greenland. Expert Michael Byers says Indigenous people will determine who governs the North.
thetyee.ca
January 28, 2026 at 4:43 PM
“We are stronger as a country and our borders are even more concrete as a result of the partnership between the Canadian government and Indigenous Peoples,” says UBC global affairs professor Michael Byers. #canpoli
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B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma declared Tuesday a “promising day” for reconciliation, as the province and the Tahltan Central Government announced they have jointly approved plans to reopen the Eskay Creek gold and silver mine in northern B.C. @amandafollett.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli
Amidst DRIPA Criticism, BC Claims a Win for Collaborative Decision-Making | The Tyee
The Eskay Creek mine approval marks a ‘historic milestone’ as the first consent-based decision with a First Nation.
thetyee.ca
January 29, 2026 at 4:26 PM
B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma declared Tuesday a “promising day” for reconciliation, as the province and the Tahltan Central Government announced they have jointly approved plans to reopen the Eskay Creek gold and silver mine in northern B.C. @amandafollett.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli
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“Resilience is a concept that infuriates me; it guilds suffering with nobility, distracting from what’s causing suffering.”
A Startling Account of Migrant Workers in Canada | The Tyee
‘The portrait that it paints is extremely unflattering,’ says Calgary author Marcello Di Cintio of ‘Precarious,’ his new book.
thetyee.ca
January 31, 2026 at 1:16 AM
“Resilience is a concept that infuriates me; it guilds suffering with nobility, distracting from what’s causing suffering.”
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Lawsuits by an oil giant and Cuban-American hardliners could lay the groundwork for US-backed regime change in Cuba.
The US Supreme Court Is Quietly Aiding an Economic War on Cuba
Lawsuits by an oil giant and Cuban-American hardliners could lay the groundwork for US-backed regime change in Cuba.
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February 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Lawsuits by an oil giant and Cuban-American hardliners could lay the groundwork for US-backed regime change in Cuba.
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Tech elites in California are at the center of the push towards techno-fascism + rampant inequality. They view themselves as a class with specific interests opposed to ours.
The fact that they feel the need for this PR stunt is telling. Push the rats into the sea. itsgoingdown.org/good-night-t...
The fact that they feel the need for this PR stunt is telling. Push the rats into the sea. itsgoingdown.org/good-night-t...
February 1, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Tech elites in California are at the center of the push towards techno-fascism + rampant inequality. They view themselves as a class with specific interests opposed to ours.
The fact that they feel the need for this PR stunt is telling. Push the rats into the sea. itsgoingdown.org/good-night-t...
The fact that they feel the need for this PR stunt is telling. Push the rats into the sea. itsgoingdown.org/good-night-t...
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“Solar, wind power, and batteries are set to make life a misery for the liquefied natural gas market.”
Not great news for Carney’s plan to double down on LNG, but good news for the climate if the LNG projects he was pushing become uneconomical.
Not great news for Carney’s plan to double down on LNG, but good news for the climate if the LNG projects he was pushing become uneconomical.
LNG Glut Hits on Schedule as Shell, Mitsubishi Try to Withdraw from B.C. Megaproject www.theenergymix.com/lng-glut-hit...
Shell, Mitsubishi Try to Withdraw from B.C. LNG
Shell and Mitsubishi are trying to sell off their shares in the $40-billion LNG Canada megaproject amid predictions of an oversupplied global market.
www.theenergymix.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:11 PM
“Solar, wind power, and batteries are set to make life a misery for the liquefied natural gas market.”
Not great news for Carney’s plan to double down on LNG, but good news for the climate if the LNG projects he was pushing become uneconomical.
Not great news for Carney’s plan to double down on LNG, but good news for the climate if the LNG projects he was pushing become uneconomical.
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Billie Eilish during her #GRAMMYs speech for Song of the Year:
“As grateful as I feel, I don’t need to say anything except that, no one is illegal on stolen land. It’s really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, I feel hopeful in this room and we need to keep protesting… fuck ICE.”
“As grateful as I feel, I don’t need to say anything except that, no one is illegal on stolen land. It’s really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, I feel hopeful in this room and we need to keep protesting… fuck ICE.”
February 2, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Billie Eilish during her #GRAMMYs speech for Song of the Year:
“As grateful as I feel, I don’t need to say anything except that, no one is illegal on stolen land. It’s really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, I feel hopeful in this room and we need to keep protesting… fuck ICE.”
“As grateful as I feel, I don’t need to say anything except that, no one is illegal on stolen land. It’s really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, I feel hopeful in this room and we need to keep protesting… fuck ICE.”
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May the Epstein files remind every woman that she should not feel beholden to beauty standards established by men who are attracted to children.
February 1, 2026 at 3:26 PM
May the Epstein files remind every woman that she should not feel beholden to beauty standards established by men who are attracted to children.