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I think about Peggy Pompadour a lot: www.biographi.ca/en/bio/peggy...
PEGGY – Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Peggy (fl. 1766–1827) was one of the hundreds of Black people enslaved in Upper Canada. She and her three children were held in bondage on Peter Russell’s estate and farm in York; her husband, Pompado...
www.biographi.ca
December 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I think about Peggy Pompadour a lot: www.biographi.ca/en/bio/peggy...
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I'm so glad Vince Staples talked about being a descendant of enslaved Canadians with Ziwe because every time I talk about the history of slavery up here, somebody thinks I'm lying.
December 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I'm so glad Vince Staples talked about being a descendant of enslaved Canadians with Ziwe because every time I talk about the history of slavery up here, somebody thinks I'm lying.
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Celeste Pedri-Spade: The truth is, these heroes were largely created by settler-controlled industries like publishing, media and academia — not by us.
Their success was sustained by gatekeepers who valued marketable versions of Indigeneity over authentic voices.
Their success was sustained by gatekeepers who valued marketable versions of Indigeneity over authentic voices.
Thomas King and the Problem with Indigenous ‘Heroes’ | The Tyee
These heroes were largely created by settler-controlled industries such as publishing, media and academia. Not by us.
thetyee.ca
December 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Celeste Pedri-Spade: The truth is, these heroes were largely created by settler-controlled industries like publishing, media and academia — not by us.
Their success was sustained by gatekeepers who valued marketable versions of Indigeneity over authentic voices.
Their success was sustained by gatekeepers who valued marketable versions of Indigeneity over authentic voices.
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I know people are closely following what's going on the US and the horrors of ICE, but do you know how Canada is quickly and quietly is growing its deportation machinery?
Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!!
Here are 5 other things to know:
Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!!
Here are 5 other things to know:
November 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I know people are closely following what's going on the US and the horrors of ICE, but do you know how Canada is quickly and quietly is growing its deportation machinery?
Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!!
Here are 5 other things to know:
Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!!
Here are 5 other things to know:
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UPDATE: We just surpassed 35,000 views for our 2-part #IdleNoMore docuseries, a movement with great resonance for today's era of renewed extractivism, infrastructure and even greater state surveillance of Indigenous resistance
Well, would ya look at that: the two-part APTN News doc that I co-created with @anishinaboy.bsky.social on the late 2012 emergence of #IdleNoMore just passed 30,000 views on YouTube!
▶️ WATCH youtu.be/VHgGbW6exB4?...
▶️ WATCH youtu.be/VHgGbW6exB4?...
November 20, 2025 at 12:17 AM
UPDATE: We just surpassed 35,000 views for our 2-part #IdleNoMore docuseries, a movement with great resonance for today's era of renewed extractivism, infrastructure and even greater state surveillance of Indigenous resistance
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If you're at that point in the school year that you need to mix it up a bit with student writing, these continue to be a great tool in our own room—feel free to use/adapt for your own space!
docs.google.com/presentation...
docs.google.com/presentation...
November 15, 2025 at 1:44 AM
If you're at that point in the school year that you need to mix it up a bit with student writing, these continue to be a great tool in our own room—feel free to use/adapt for your own space!
docs.google.com/presentation...
docs.google.com/presentation...
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CBC once again called the Ksi Lisims LNG project “Indigenous-led” on the National last night, despite the fact that it’s 100% American-owned by a Texas shell company, Western LNG.
Yikes!!!!!
Anyway, here’s a very funny video that breaks this down: youtu.be/Lt6Hmp9ndkI?...
Yikes!!!!!
Anyway, here’s a very funny video that breaks this down: youtu.be/Lt6Hmp9ndkI?...
Honest Government Ad | Watch out, Canada
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
CBC once again called the Ksi Lisims LNG project “Indigenous-led” on the National last night, despite the fact that it’s 100% American-owned by a Texas shell company, Western LNG.
Yikes!!!!!
Anyway, here’s a very funny video that breaks this down: youtu.be/Lt6Hmp9ndkI?...
Yikes!!!!!
Anyway, here’s a very funny video that breaks this down: youtu.be/Lt6Hmp9ndkI?...
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In today’s post, Avery Monette (@averymonette.bsky.social) discusses the Nazi occupation of Winnipeg.
The Day Manitoba Fell to Nazi Germany
Avery Monette In the early morning hours of Thursday, February 19, 1942, residents of Winnipeg and the surrounding towns were shaken from their sleep by the sound of air raid sirens. German Luftwaf…
activehistory.ca
November 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
In today’s post, Avery Monette (@averymonette.bsky.social) discusses the Nazi occupation of Winnipeg.
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Issue 8.2 of the CHA’s magazine, Intersections, is now available online. Congratulations to all the authors who published on the subject of “Canada-U.S. Relations”! #cdnhist #skystorians
Intersections | History of Canada | Canadian Historical Association
Intersections offer news and comment on matters of interest to professional historians in Canada. We welcome your submissions.
cha-shc.ca
November 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Issue 8.2 of the CHA’s magazine, Intersections, is now available online. Congratulations to all the authors who published on the subject of “Canada-U.S. Relations”! #cdnhist #skystorians
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A B.C. Supreme Court ruling on Aboriginal title being granted to the Cowichan Tribes in B.C. has led to a lot of anger and misinterpretation in the province.
To clear up the facts, APTN News spoke with an expert on Aboriginal title cases.
To clear up the facts, APTN News spoke with an expert on Aboriginal title cases.
Cowichan Tribes decision: What does it really mean? - APTN News
www.aptnnews.ca
November 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
A B.C. Supreme Court ruling on Aboriginal title being granted to the Cowichan Tribes in B.C. has led to a lot of anger and misinterpretation in the province.
To clear up the facts, APTN News spoke with an expert on Aboriginal title cases.
To clear up the facts, APTN News spoke with an expert on Aboriginal title cases.
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"Like all digital blackface, they implicitly play into racialized stereotypes of Blackness, particularly Black femininity. Digital blackface has evolved, or rather adapted, to the demands of late-as-hell stage capitalism."
www.teenvogue.com/story/digita...
www.teenvogue.com/story/digita...
Digital Blackface Is Back in the Form of Black AI Influencers
It's part of “the fantasy of being able to own, define, and consume Blackness without consequence.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"Like all digital blackface, they implicitly play into racialized stereotypes of Blackness, particularly Black femininity. Digital blackface has evolved, or rather adapted, to the demands of late-as-hell stage capitalism."
www.teenvogue.com/story/digita...
www.teenvogue.com/story/digita...
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Are you makings zines yet? Are you teaching other people how to make zines? Are you proselytizing about the good word of zines?
I've finally updated my website with all of my zinemaking worksheets available to download & use for free. You can find them linked here:
studiokori.neocities.org/zines
I've finally updated my website with all of my zinemaking worksheets available to download & use for free. You can find them linked here:
studiokori.neocities.org/zines
October 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Are you makings zines yet? Are you teaching other people how to make zines? Are you proselytizing about the good word of zines?
I've finally updated my website with all of my zinemaking worksheets available to download & use for free. You can find them linked here:
studiokori.neocities.org/zines
I've finally updated my website with all of my zinemaking worksheets available to download & use for free. You can find them linked here:
studiokori.neocities.org/zines
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My type of nerding out 🔥
It doesnt stop there. Did you know "zombies" are an African creation?
Zombie comes from the Haitian creole "zanbi," which itself comes from the Kikongo word "nzambi" that translates to "spirit of a dead person.'
It embodied the spirit of haitian slavery. Body is alive, the soul is not
short🧵
Zombie comes from the Haitian creole "zanbi," which itself comes from the Kikongo word "nzambi" that translates to "spirit of a dead person.'
It embodied the spirit of haitian slavery. Body is alive, the soul is not
short🧵
Wanna hear a scary story?
The first American vampire was Black.
Seriously.
78 years before Dracula appeared in American literature, there was "The Black Vampyre" by Uriah D'Arcy.
It was written in 1819 as an antislavery critique and the effect the Haitian Revolution had on the States
The first American vampire was Black.
Seriously.
78 years before Dracula appeared in American literature, there was "The Black Vampyre" by Uriah D'Arcy.
It was written in 1819 as an antislavery critique and the effect the Haitian Revolution had on the States
October 31, 2025 at 2:07 AM
My type of nerding out 🔥
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🌱All week on Moving Writers: Poetry Pauses for Hope.
Today: What can an old poem about a new moon teach us about hope?
#poetrypauses #NCTE #hope #writing #elateachers
movingwriters.org/2025/10/30/p...
Today: What can an old poem about a new moon teach us about hope?
#poetrypauses #NCTE #hope #writing #elateachers
movingwriters.org/2025/10/30/p...
Poetry Pauses for Hope: Day 4
What can a new moon teach us about hope?
movingwriters.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:12 AM
🌱All week on Moving Writers: Poetry Pauses for Hope.
Today: What can an old poem about a new moon teach us about hope?
#poetrypauses #NCTE #hope #writing #elateachers
movingwriters.org/2025/10/30/p...
Today: What can an old poem about a new moon teach us about hope?
#poetrypauses #NCTE #hope #writing #elateachers
movingwriters.org/2025/10/30/p...
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🌱All week on Moving Writers: Poetry Pauses for Hope.
Today, a short poem that reveals how complicated hope can be, and a two-sentence essay exercise that helps students get to the crux of their thinking succinctly.
#poetrypauses
movingwriters.org/2025/10/29/p...
Today, a short poem that reveals how complicated hope can be, and a two-sentence essay exercise that helps students get to the crux of their thinking succinctly.
#poetrypauses
movingwriters.org/2025/10/29/p...
Poetry Pauses for Hope: Day 3
Hope can be complicated, and today’s poem explores that.
movingwriters.org
October 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🌱All week on Moving Writers: Poetry Pauses for Hope.
Today, a short poem that reveals how complicated hope can be, and a two-sentence essay exercise that helps students get to the crux of their thinking succinctly.
#poetrypauses
movingwriters.org/2025/10/29/p...
Today, a short poem that reveals how complicated hope can be, and a two-sentence essay exercise that helps students get to the crux of their thinking succinctly.
#poetrypauses
movingwriters.org/2025/10/29/p...
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Starting something new — one Thinking Classroom prompt each week. Quick, curious, and made to spark talk and connection during literacy time. One whiteboard, three kids, endless thinking
The Thinking Classroom in ELA
Next week, in my 3rd grade Danish class, we’re starting something new — or maybe something old, just done differently. We’re bringing the Thinking Classroom to our literacy work. I have seen the excitement from it in math, which made me wonder; how can we model the same concept but within ELA (or DLA in my case 😊). So in true Pernille fashion, I asked if anyone was interested in seeing the slides with prompts I had made in either Danish or English, and it turned out that, yes!
pernillesripp.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Starting something new — one Thinking Classroom prompt each week. Quick, curious, and made to spark talk and connection during literacy time. One whiteboard, three kids, endless thinking
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I’ve thought about this article every day for 14 days. It so perfectly encapsulates why showing up in all of our humanity beats machines every single time. “What A.I. can’t do is feel the shape of silence after someone says something so honest we forget we’re here to learn.”
Nope. That’s my job.
Nope. That’s my job.
October 22, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I’ve thought about this article every day for 14 days. It so perfectly encapsulates why showing up in all of our humanity beats machines every single time. “What A.I. can’t do is feel the shape of silence after someone says something so honest we forget we’re here to learn.”
Nope. That’s my job.
Nope. That’s my job.
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We may have been out of the office yesterday, but that doesn't mean we're going to miss out on bulking up your #TBR stack in honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day.
Featuring @sgj.bsky.social, @waub.bsky.social, @reelindian.bsky.social, Morgan Talty, Cherie Dimaline, and Vanessa Lillie.
#BookSky
Featuring @sgj.bsky.social, @waub.bsky.social, @reelindian.bsky.social, Morgan Talty, Cherie Dimaline, and Vanessa Lillie.
#BookSky
October 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
We may have been out of the office yesterday, but that doesn't mean we're going to miss out on bulking up your #TBR stack in honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day.
Featuring @sgj.bsky.social, @waub.bsky.social, @reelindian.bsky.social, Morgan Talty, Cherie Dimaline, and Vanessa Lillie.
#BookSky
Featuring @sgj.bsky.social, @waub.bsky.social, @reelindian.bsky.social, Morgan Talty, Cherie Dimaline, and Vanessa Lillie.
#BookSky
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Source: Charitie Ropati, Intersectional Environmentalist, and Feminist reporting on Typhoon Halong ravaging western Alaska
October 14, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Source: Charitie Ropati, Intersectional Environmentalist, and Feminist reporting on Typhoon Halong ravaging western Alaska
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I'm really pleased this resonated with so many people
"Black people are tired. Not metaphorically tired—actually tired. The kind of tired that turns every group chat into a mix of gallows humor and emotional triage."
I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.
I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.
White People’s Performative Ignorance Is Exhausting—Opinion
Disbelief over authoritarianism in America isn’t a cutesy personality trait. It’s a confession: You haven’t been paying attention.
rewirenewsgroup.com
October 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I'm really pleased this resonated with so many people
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"The responsibility to show we have actually changed, and to repair the catastrophic damage the Residential Schools have wrought isn’t with the people of the past. It is here and now and with us" - @rjjago.bsky.social
In this OpEd, I talk about the residential schools still being built in China and Russia - and explain how that should change Canadians’ thinking about this country’s residential schools: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Residential schools still exist in our world today. This is the lesson Canadians can draw from that disturbing truth
Canadians think about residential schools as if they were a creature of the past, an ancient moral failing from which we have since evolved. But around the world new residential
www.thestar.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:52 AM
"The responsibility to show we have actually changed, and to repair the catastrophic damage the Residential Schools have wrought isn’t with the people of the past. It is here and now and with us" - @rjjago.bsky.social
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"Residential school denialism is not simply an alternate perspective. It is a form of harm that retraumatizes Survivors, undermines truth and perpetuates colonial ideas that jeopardize Canada’s ability to work with Indigenous Peoples..." –
@seancarleton.bsky.social @truthinthesoil.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"Residential school denialism is not simply an alternate perspective. It is a form of harm that retraumatizes Survivors, undermines truth and perpetuates colonial ideas that jeopardize Canada’s ability to work with Indigenous Peoples..." –
@seancarleton.bsky.social @truthinthesoil.bsky.social