Chris Beaver
chrisbeaver.bsky.social
Chris Beaver
@chrisbeaver.bsky.social
Anishinaabe Citizen. I make online content exposing settler colonial violence in Canada. Watch NDN POV. Listen to The Art of Sovereignty podcast.
“We were promised an incredible relationship. But now, people who didn’t exist when our treaties were signed are telling us we can’t exist.” Passamaquoddy Nation Seeks Audience with King Charles to Honour Treaty Relationship. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xyS...
A Message for King Charles from the Chief of the Peskotomuhkati
YouTube video by Peskotomuhkati Nation At Skutik
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May 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Reposted by Chris Beaver
The Myth of the Noble Savage: The "noble savage" is weaponized romanticism — a dehumanizing colonial myth under the guise of admiration.

NDN POV with @chrisbeaver.bsky.social & Jesse Wente youtu.be/ZVL6U2RhHPU?...
February 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Reposted by Chris Beaver
The Myth of the Savage Indian: Colonizers stole the Americas by spreading myths to dehumanize Indigenous peoples and inspire violence.

NDN POV with @chrisbeaver.bsky.social youtu.be/ZVL6U2RhHPU?...
February 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The NDN POV series is a deliberate assertion of Indigenous narrative sovereignty and this episode unpacks its importance in the the broader struggle for Indigenous self-determination.

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"Settler colonization... has relied on myths like the Savage Indian to justify the displacement of Indigenous peoples, ease colonial guilt."

Jesse Wente, @conniewalker.bsky.social, and @duncanmccue.bsky.social talk to @chrisbeaver.bsky.social about Indigenous narrative sovereignty on NDN POV
Reclaiming Our Stories: The Importance of Indigenous Narrative Sovereignty | NDN POV
YouTube video by TVO Today
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January 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Reposted by Chris Beaver
What is a Pretendian? On the first episode of NDN POV, Riley Yesno, Kim Tallbear, and Drew Hayden Taylor tell Chris Beaver how Pretendians harm Indigenous communities. youtu.be/IawrSg5u1S8?...
What are Pretendians? | NDN POV | TVO Today
What is a Pretendian and how do they harm Indigenous communities?Pretendians are people who falsely claim to have Indigenous heritage. They have become more ...
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November 21, 2023 at 9:50 PM