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How about this one? cynthialeitichsmith.com/kidbooks/kid... #KidLit
October 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
How about this one? cynthialeitichsmith.com/kidbooks/kid... #KidLit
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"Every word I wrote was based on how I thought the Cherokee people would view it and how it could affect the three Cherokee tribes." — Twila M. Barnes, interviewed by @ajeversole.bsky.social cynthialeitichsmith.com/2025/10/auth... #KidLit @capstonepub.bsky.social
Author Interview: Twila M. Barnes Reflects on The Cherokee People, Culture, & History - Cynthia Leitich Smith
By AJ Eversole I was delighted to chat with respected Cherokee historian, Twila M. Barnes, about her latest release from Capstone, The Cherokee People, Culture and History. The book is part a wonderfu...
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October 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"Every word I wrote was based on how I thought the Cherokee people would view it and how it could affect the three Cherokee tribes." — Twila M. Barnes, interviewed by @ajeversole.bsky.social cynthialeitichsmith.com/2025/10/auth... #KidLit @capstonepub.bsky.social
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Join @indigenousja.bsky.social and the Oklahoma Media Center for a joint fundraiser in Oklahoma City on Nov. 6!
The event will include a screening of “Bad Press,” an acclaimed documentary chronicling the battle over press freedom in the Muscogee Nation.
Get tix: www.eventbrite.com/e/friends-of...
The event will include a screening of “Bad Press,” an acclaimed documentary chronicling the battle over press freedom in the Muscogee Nation.
Get tix: www.eventbrite.com/e/friends-of...
October 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Join @indigenousja.bsky.social and the Oklahoma Media Center for a joint fundraiser in Oklahoma City on Nov. 6!
The event will include a screening of “Bad Press,” an acclaimed documentary chronicling the battle over press freedom in the Muscogee Nation.
Get tix: www.eventbrite.com/e/friends-of...
The event will include a screening of “Bad Press,” an acclaimed documentary chronicling the battle over press freedom in the Muscogee Nation.
Get tix: www.eventbrite.com/e/friends-of...
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Oh, oh, I know who committed the crime! Ask me, ask me!! 🙋🏻♂️
The survivor of a U.S. strike on a submersible vessel accused by the Trump administration of transporting drugs in the Caribbean was released by authorities in Ecuador after prosecutors said they had no evidence he committed a crime.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Ecuador says it has no evidence that survivor of US strike in Caribbean committed any crime
He was released by authorities in the South American nation.
www.politico.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Oh, oh, I know who committed the crime! Ask me, ask me!! 🙋🏻♂️
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#Academia on Turtle Island needs to stop teaching #Indigenous knowledge without direct consent and proper #vetting.
October 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
#Academia on Turtle Island needs to stop teaching #Indigenous knowledge without direct consent and proper #vetting.
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They’re planning on building a detention center for migrants in the middle of the fetid swamps of Florida.
If you think this is something new, the first internment camp they sent me and my family to in 1942 was a barbed wire prison called Rohwer. It was located in the swamps of Arkansas.
If you think this is something new, the first internment camp they sent me and my family to in 1942 was a barbed wire prison called Rohwer. It was located in the swamps of Arkansas.
June 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
They’re planning on building a detention center for migrants in the middle of the fetid swamps of Florida.
If you think this is something new, the first internment camp they sent me and my family to in 1942 was a barbed wire prison called Rohwer. It was located in the swamps of Arkansas.
If you think this is something new, the first internment camp they sent me and my family to in 1942 was a barbed wire prison called Rohwer. It was located in the swamps of Arkansas.
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Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
October 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
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First up: Chief Devon Parfait, a climate refugee who is using his science background to lead the Grand Caillou/Dulac Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw. You’ll want to listen as Chief Devon tells his story of exile, survival, and resolution.
apeaceofmymind.org/2025/08/21/c... (4/4)
apeaceofmymind.org/2025/08/21/c... (4/4)
August 21, 2025 at 12:34 PM
First up: Chief Devon Parfait, a climate refugee who is using his science background to lead the Grand Caillou/Dulac Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw. You’ll want to listen as Chief Devon tells his story of exile, survival, and resolution.
apeaceofmymind.org/2025/08/21/c... (4/4)
apeaceofmymind.org/2025/08/21/c... (4/4)
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Tuberville is “deliberately and consciously lying about his Alabama Muslim constituents,” CAIR’s national deputy director alleged.
Sen. Tuberville’s anti-Sharia bills are “bigotry” and “unconstitutional,” CAIR says
Tuberville is “deliberately and consciously lying about his Alabama Muslim constituents,” CAIR’s national deputy director alleged.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Tuberville is “deliberately and consciously lying about his Alabama Muslim constituents,” CAIR’s national deputy director alleged.
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#Indigenous #Climate Gulf of Mexico’s swelling waters gradually eating Isle de Jean Charles, homeland of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Indians since 1830s. Louisiana relocate 37 residents or families. New homes are substandard, rainwater seeping in, broken appliances & flooded yards & costly repairs.
As Millions Face Climate Relocation, the Nation’s First Attempt Sparks Warnings and Regret - Inside Climate News
Three years after a federally funded move, Indigenous residents of Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles report broken homes—and promises.
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September 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
#Indigenous #Climate Gulf of Mexico’s swelling waters gradually eating Isle de Jean Charles, homeland of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Indians since 1830s. Louisiana relocate 37 residents or families. New homes are substandard, rainwater seeping in, broken appliances & flooded yards & costly repairs.
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To the US, Hawai'i is a giant military station.
e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...
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To the US, we're a giant military station | E-Tangata
“The entire arrangement, where the US uses Hawai‘i as a strategic war base, is fundamentally violent and harmful. It relies on the perpetual suppression of our rights and potential as Kānaka Maoli.” —...
e-tangata.co.nz
March 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
To the US, Hawai'i is a giant military station.
e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...
e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...
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Supreme Court Examines Race in Louisiana Redistricting — The U.S. Supreme Court reviews the role of race in Louisiana's redistricting case, which has national implications.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5210878-supreme-court-louisiana-congressional/
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5210878-supreme-court-louisiana-congressional/
March 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Supreme Court Examines Race in Louisiana Redistricting — The U.S. Supreme Court reviews the role of race in Louisiana's redistricting case, which has national implications.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5210878-supreme-court-louisiana-congressional/
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5210878-supreme-court-louisiana-congressional/
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"The jungle is screaming" Leaders of 22 Indigenous peoples from five continents prayed for nature in Chile at the end of a 46-day pilgrimage worldwide.
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TRT Global - 'The jungle is screaming': Indigenous leaders end world voyage with plea to protect life
At the end of the event, the leaders embraced and shared a message, urging greater care for the environment.
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March 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
"The jungle is screaming" Leaders of 22 Indigenous peoples from five continents prayed for nature in Chile at the end of a 46-day pilgrimage worldwide.
trt.global/world/articl...
trt.global/world/articl...
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A leaked report shows that Vancouver's mayor wants to make Vancouver a 'sunset community' where Native people aren't welcome. He has a plan to deport Indigenous residents of the city to their "home communities". www.bcafn.ca/news/regiona...
March 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A leaked report shows that Vancouver's mayor wants to make Vancouver a 'sunset community' where Native people aren't welcome. He has a plan to deport Indigenous residents of the city to their "home communities". www.bcafn.ca/news/regiona...
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If it seems a little personal, it is. I would have been speaking at the Kennedy Center in May as part of the Decolonized Beatz Indigenous World Pride event on the "Indigeneity, Gender, Sexuality & Decolonization panel but now we're looking for a new venue
crushingcolonialism.org/decolonized-...
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DBIWP 2025
Decolonized Beatz Indigenous World Pride 2025 (DBIWP) is a global eventcelebrating the powerful creativity of 2SLGBTQIA+ Indigenous artists,performers, and storytellers. Set to take place on May 30 an...
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March 15, 2025 at 2:47 AM
If it seems a little personal, it is. I would have been speaking at the Kennedy Center in May as part of the Decolonized Beatz Indigenous World Pride event on the "Indigeneity, Gender, Sexuality & Decolonization panel but now we're looking for a new venue
crushingcolonialism.org/decolonized-...
crushingcolonialism.org/decolonized-...
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The Case for Returning U.S. Public Lands to Indigenous People
Since the start of Trump’s second term, his administration has fired thousands of federal workers across multiple public lands agencies,
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Since the start of Trump’s second term, his administration has fired thousands of federal workers across multiple public lands agencies,
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March 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The Case for Returning U.S. Public Lands to Indigenous People
Since the start of Trump’s second term, his administration has fired thousands of federal workers across multiple public lands agencies,
1/10
Since the start of Trump’s second term, his administration has fired thousands of federal workers across multiple public lands agencies,
1/10
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Governor Stitt is applauding the dismantling of the Department of Education while misspelling Muscogee (Mvskoke if you wanna be tradish) and supporting the people who misspell department.
March 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Governor Stitt is applauding the dismantling of the Department of Education while misspelling Muscogee (Mvskoke if you wanna be tradish) and supporting the people who misspell department.
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Happy #WorldTBDay! Negotiate with Indigenous Peoples' governments to arrange extradition of Indigenous defendants into Indigenous Peoples' territories and legal systems in order to end the spread of tuberculosis. #TogetherWeCanEndTB
7. We published a page pulling together all the data we know of about Native people in prison/jail. Despite having the 2nd highest incarceration rate of any racial group, data on Native incarceration is sparse. Now it's all in one place for ease of access.
www.prisonpolicy.org/profiles/nat...
www.prisonpolicy.org/profiles/nat...
March 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Happy #WorldTBDay! Negotiate with Indigenous Peoples' governments to arrange extradition of Indigenous defendants into Indigenous Peoples' territories and legal systems in order to end the spread of tuberculosis. #TogetherWeCanEndTB
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Today is #WorldTBDay! With the recent setbacks in the fight against TB, it's easy to forget the progress we've made as well, so we're here to remind you: hard work in community with others creates change and empowers progress. Let's celebrate these wins!
March 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Today is #WorldTBDay! With the recent setbacks in the fight against TB, it's easy to forget the progress we've made as well, so we're here to remind you: hard work in community with others creates change and empowers progress. Let's celebrate these wins!
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to start dismantling the Department of Education.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
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Trump signs executive order to dismantle the Education Department
The complete elimination of the department would require the approval of Congress.
www.nbcnews.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:06 PM
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to start dismantling the Department of Education.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
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DOGE laid off 10,000 postal workers today.
Farewell to the US Postal Service – more than 10,000 employees will be laid off following the agreement signed with DOGE
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Farewell to the US Postal Service – more than 10,000 employees will be laid off following the agreement signed with DOGE
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Farewell to the US Postal Service - more than 10,000 employees will be laid off following the agreement signed with DOGE
A season full of twists is coming to the United States, as the United States Postal Service (USPS) has confirmed that more than 10,000 employees will be laid
unionrayo.com
March 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
DOGE laid off 10,000 postal workers today.
Farewell to the US Postal Service – more than 10,000 employees will be laid off following the agreement signed with DOGE
unionrayo.com/en/usps-job-...
Farewell to the US Postal Service – more than 10,000 employees will be laid off following the agreement signed with DOGE
unionrayo.com/en/usps-job-...