Sebastian Braun
@mitakuye.bsky.social
Mixed bag. Anthropologist, ethnohistorian, American Indian Studies director, professor of Political Science.
Nothing I say here stands in any relation to my institution or should be taken as a criticism of the institution or the state.
Nothing I say here stands in any relation to my institution or should be taken as a criticism of the institution or the state.
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Sebastian Braun
@mitakuye.bsky.social
· Jan 27
Discovered a new animal species in my bedroom. Was able to take a picture.
It is really hard to compartmentalize right now, but I am curious to see what the new semester brings.
January 19, 2026 at 2:42 PM
It is really hard to compartmentalize right now, but I am curious to see what the new semester brings.
🤔,,, 🤨... 🤣😂😅.... 😠
Come on. Really? That is the position?
Come on. Really? That is the position?
US official says EU should consider separating Greenland tariff issue from US trade deal
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Saturday it is up to Europe to decide whether it wants to raise new tariff threats from President Donald Trump against some European countries over Gre...
www.reuters.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:12 PM
🤔,,, 🤨... 🤣😂😅.... 😠
Come on. Really? That is the position?
Come on. Really? That is the position?
Why the Lakota Nation should still have legal title to the unceded lands defined in the 1868 treaty, which include North Dakota south of the Heart River and the Powder River Valley.
Actually, still has, even though politically, that is not acknowledged.
Actually, still has, even though politically, that is not acknowledged.
Legal History: The Curious Case of the Disappearing Unceded Lakota Territories
This Article discusses whether the Lakota Nation still has title to the unceded territories outlined in the Treaty of 1868. While many accounts focus on the supposed diminishment of the Great Sioux Re...
digitalcommons.law.seattleu.edu
January 15, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Why the Lakota Nation should still have legal title to the unceded lands defined in the 1868 treaty, which include North Dakota south of the Heart River and the Powder River Valley.
Actually, still has, even though politically, that is not acknowledged.
Actually, still has, even though politically, that is not acknowledged.
France, Sweden, Germany, and others sending troops to Greenland to support the security situation. Some for shorter trips.
Maybe stay a bit longer, for sightseeing, you know?
Maybe stay a bit longer, for sightseeing, you know?
🔴 URGENT - La France va participer à une mission militaire européenne au Groenland
La France va participer à une mission militaire européenne au Groenland
Face à la menace des États-Unis, qui lorgnent sur le Groenland, plusieurs pays européens ont annoncé participer à une mission militaire de reconnaissance sur ce territoire autonome du Danemark de jeudi…
f24.my
January 14, 2026 at 8:21 PM
France, Sweden, Germany, and others sending troops to Greenland to support the security situation. Some for shorter trips.
Maybe stay a bit longer, for sightseeing, you know?
Maybe stay a bit longer, for sightseeing, you know?
“The freeze will remain active until the U.S. can ensure that new immigrants will not extract wealth from the American people.”
Do they understand that "immigration" means to become part of the American people?
Do they understand that "immigration" means to become part of the American people?
The State Department announced Wednesday it would suspend all visa processing for immigrants hailing from 75 countries because they are deemed likely to need governmental assistance in the United States, known as a “public charge," Ariana Figueroa reports.
Visa processing for immigrants from 75 nations frozen by Trump administration • Iowa Capital Dispatch
The State Department announced Wednesday it would suspend all visa processing for immigrants hailing from 75 countries.
iowacapitaldispatch.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:17 PM
“The freeze will remain active until the U.S. can ensure that new immigrants will not extract wealth from the American people.”
Do they understand that "immigration" means to become part of the American people?
Do they understand that "immigration" means to become part of the American people?
If 45% of Americans are "Independents" imagine them all voting for another party.
Young Americans are increasingly rejecting the Democratic and Republican parties, a new poll shows
New polling from Gallup shows that Americans are increasingly identifying as political independents and rejecting the labels of the two major political parties.
apnews.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:26 PM
If 45% of Americans are "Independents" imagine them all voting for another party.
I need to make the very last edits to a text for the American Indian Law Journal, on why the Lakota Nation has legal title to the unceded lands of the 1868 treaty.
And write my syllabi. And finish another text. And....
And mourn the victims of state violence.
I'll start by petting my dog.
And write my syllabi. And finish another text. And....
And mourn the victims of state violence.
I'll start by petting my dog.
January 12, 2026 at 1:49 PM
I need to make the very last edits to a text for the American Indian Law Journal, on why the Lakota Nation has legal title to the unceded lands of the 1868 treaty.
And write my syllabi. And finish another text. And....
And mourn the victims of state violence.
I'll start by petting my dog.
And write my syllabi. And finish another text. And....
And mourn the victims of state violence.
I'll start by petting my dog.
Americans might not get this - there is no chance to replicate it in an absolutely rigid, protected, and controled sports environment.
But if you ever feel like giving up, just think "Macclesfield".
www.bbc.com/news/article...
But if you ever feel like giving up, just think "Macclesfield".
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Stunned Macclesfield fans cheer biggest FA Cup shock in history
Macclesfield, from the sixth tier of English football, stun the FA Cup holders Crystal Palace.
www.bbc.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Americans might not get this - there is no chance to replicate it in an absolutely rigid, protected, and controled sports environment.
But if you ever feel like giving up, just think "Macclesfield".
www.bbc.com/news/article...
But if you ever feel like giving up, just think "Macclesfield".
www.bbc.com/news/article...
It was cold and snowing, but people showed up anyway.
Remember this.
Remember this.
January 10, 2026 at 8:44 PM
It was cold and snowing, but people showed up anyway.
Remember this.
Remember this.
Just submitted the text on the United States to #IWGIA for the next The Indigenous World. So proud to have written it for the last 22 years.
This year was hard. Budget cuts, Oak Flat, Colorado River water, climate crisis, weakening public lands and environment... but land back is still going.
This year was hard. Budget cuts, Oak Flat, Colorado River water, climate crisis, weakening public lands and environment... but land back is still going.
January 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Just submitted the text on the United States to #IWGIA for the next The Indigenous World. So proud to have written it for the last 22 years.
This year was hard. Budget cuts, Oak Flat, Colorado River water, climate crisis, weakening public lands and environment... but land back is still going.
This year was hard. Budget cuts, Oak Flat, Colorado River water, climate crisis, weakening public lands and environment... but land back is still going.
This is not a legal theory.
This is not even an illegal theory.
A theory has some cohesion within its parts and to at least an imagined reality.
This is not even an illegal theory.
A theory has some cohesion within its parts and to at least an imagined reality.
January 3, 2026 at 2:50 PM
This is not a legal theory.
This is not even an illegal theory.
A theory has some cohesion within its parts and to at least an imagined reality.
This is not even an illegal theory.
A theory has some cohesion within its parts and to at least an imagined reality.
When the kids are away babysitting, we share a life of fun, excitement, and adventure.
January 2, 2026 at 6:48 PM
When the kids are away babysitting, we share a life of fun, excitement, and adventure.
When it is midnight but somebody is very concerned about their playing time.
December 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
When it is midnight but somebody is very concerned about their playing time.
One of the biggest lies too many people have bought into is that those with capital are geniuses.
If you pay somebody to build a rocket you are not a space engineer.
If you pay somebody to write a book you are not a writer.
If you (don't) pay somebody to build a tower you are not an architect.
If you pay somebody to build a rocket you are not a space engineer.
If you pay somebody to write a book you are not a writer.
If you (don't) pay somebody to build a tower you are not an architect.
December 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
One of the biggest lies too many people have bought into is that those with capital are geniuses.
If you pay somebody to build a rocket you are not a space engineer.
If you pay somebody to write a book you are not a writer.
If you (don't) pay somebody to build a tower you are not an architect.
If you pay somebody to build a rocket you are not a space engineer.
If you pay somebody to write a book you are not a writer.
If you (don't) pay somebody to build a tower you are not an architect.
One of the immigrant experiences nobody talks about is that you are not there when your parents - and your grandparents - die.
But somehow everybody also expects you to hop on planea to attend their funerals.
As if your terrible, guilty loneliness was not already enough to crush your soul.
But somehow everybody also expects you to hop on planea to attend their funerals.
As if your terrible, guilty loneliness was not already enough to crush your soul.
December 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM
One of the immigrant experiences nobody talks about is that you are not there when your parents - and your grandparents - die.
But somehow everybody also expects you to hop on planea to attend their funerals.
As if your terrible, guilty loneliness was not already enough to crush your soul.
But somehow everybody also expects you to hop on planea to attend their funerals.
As if your terrible, guilty loneliness was not already enough to crush your soul.
The great Vine Deloria, Jr. on federal Indian law, and law in general.
Still, or maybe now truly, relevant.
Still, or maybe now truly, relevant.
December 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The great Vine Deloria, Jr. on federal Indian law, and law in general.
Still, or maybe now truly, relevant.
Still, or maybe now truly, relevant.
As an alum, I want to revel in IU and what they have done.
But I just cannot get there with what else is going on at IU.
But I just cannot get there with what else is going on at IU.
December 7, 2025 at 4:28 AM
As an alum, I want to revel in IU and what they have done.
But I just cannot get there with what else is going on at IU.
But I just cannot get there with what else is going on at IU.
Don't know what further atrocities and depravations happened today. But we were both happy exploring new forestlands.
November 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Don't know what further atrocities and depravations happened today. But we were both happy exploring new forestlands.
the morning sun
cautiously
extending over stubbled fields
around broken promises
frozen in
the cold hearts
surrounding the flag
politics,
they say
shuffling in warm corridors
wiping tears
from hungry faces
parents, frozen in despair
carefully
preparing a child
another day -
the heartland
cautiously
extending over stubbled fields
around broken promises
frozen in
the cold hearts
surrounding the flag
politics,
they say
shuffling in warm corridors
wiping tears
from hungry faces
parents, frozen in despair
carefully
preparing a child
another day -
the heartland
November 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM
the morning sun
cautiously
extending over stubbled fields
around broken promises
frozen in
the cold hearts
surrounding the flag
politics,
they say
shuffling in warm corridors
wiping tears
from hungry faces
parents, frozen in despair
carefully
preparing a child
another day -
the heartland
cautiously
extending over stubbled fields
around broken promises
frozen in
the cold hearts
surrounding the flag
politics,
they say
shuffling in warm corridors
wiping tears
from hungry faces
parents, frozen in despair
carefully
preparing a child
another day -
the heartland
I can only agree.
We are excited for this event next week. It is good (and necessary) to see Native issues included in discussions of constitutional rights.
November 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I can only agree.
Where the path leads.
October 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Where the path leads.