Starleigh Grass
twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social
Starleigh Grass
@twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social
Books. Beads. Indigenous scholarship.

Main blog- https://twinkleshappyplace.blogspot.com/?m=1

PhD topic blog - https://indigenousfuturismsfan.blogspot.com/?m=1
Welcome to your authentic Indian experienceTM - the commodification and theft of Indigenous identity and culture

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Welcome to your authentic Indian experienceTM - the commodification and theft of Indigenous identity and culture
Rebecca Roanhorse is a science fiction/fantasy author. I especially loved her novel Trail of Lightning . I haven't seen her series  Echo ye...
indigenousfuturismsfan.blogspot.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Saturday, December 20, 2025
History of the New World - short story in which manatees/Mermaids express concern about interdimensional colonization

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History of the New World - short story in which manatees/Mermaids express concern about interdimensional colonization
Adam Garnet Jones is an author and filmmaker.  His film Fire Song won the ImagineNative Film Festival's Audience Choice Award and was also ...
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December 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Uatan - A short story which illustrates Indigenous youth in the future who love their culture

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Uatan - A short story which illustrates Indigenous youth in the future who love their culture
Josephine Bacon is a poet who writes in both French and Innu-aimun. I visited her website and it was in French so I used the magic of the i...
indigenousfuturismsfan.blogspot.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:38 AM
New post: Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies: Teaching and Learning for Justice in a Changing World

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Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies: Teaching and Learning for Justice in a Changing World
An inquiry into the development of the term culturally sustaining pedagogies, including response from creator of culturally responsive pedagogy
twinkleshappyplace.blogspot.com
September 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Today, Canada recognises the State of Palestine.
 
My statement: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
September 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
New post: Sovereign Erotics: A Collection of Two-Spirit Literature twinkleshappyplace.blogspot.com/2025/09/sove...
Sovereign Erotics: A Collection of Two-Spirit Literature
A reflection on an anthology of Indigenous LGBTQ2S short fiction and poetry, including excerpts
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September 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
New post: 2S Glam and Indigenous Motherhood in the Academy twinkleshappyplace.blogspot.com/2025/08/indi...
Indigenous Motherhood in the Academy
A reflection on a collection of essays on the topic of Indigenous Motherhood in the Academy including excerpts
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August 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
New post - Unsettling Settler-Colonial Education: The Transformative Indigenous Praxis Model by Cornel Pewewardy, Anna Lees, and Robin Zape-Tah-Hol-Ah Minthorn twinkleshappyplace.blogspot.com/2025/08/unse...
Unsettling Settler-Colonial Education: The Transformative Indigenous Praxis Model by Cornel Pewewardy, Anna Lees, and Robin Zape-Tah-Hol-Ah Minthorn
Reader reflection on a book about decolonizing education. Includes diagram from the book as well as link to non paywall article which led to book
twinkleshappyplace.blogspot.com
August 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Canada intends to recognize the state of Palestine at the UN General Assembly in September 2025 based on certain conditions being met by the Palestinian Authority, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced at a news conference in Ottawa.

⬇️Watch the full news conference

#cdnpoli
PM Mark Carney makes announcement on Canada's intention to recognize Palestinian statehood
YouTube video by cpac
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July 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
New post: Critically Sovereign: Indigenous Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies twinkleshappyplace.blogspot.com/2025/08/crit...
Critically Sovereign: Indigenous Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies
Summary of the introduction to the book Critically Sovereign: Indigenous Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies and summary of chapter on eco-eroticism
twinkleshappyplace.blogspot.com
August 2, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will recognize Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza.
French President Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will recognize Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza.
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July 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
New post: Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice *spoilers* twinkleshappyplace.blogspot.com/2025/07/moon...
Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice *spoilers*
A reflection on the Indigenous post-apocalyptic novel Moon of the Turning Leaves
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July 30, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson is a #Haida musician, multiple award-winning singer, author, activist, artist and lawyer.
🎧 Listen to her music🎶 and other musicians supported by #FPCC on our #SpotifyPlaylist here: open.spotify.com/playlist/6lS...

#BCFirstNations #BCArts #BCMusicians
July 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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How the MOV is working toward repatriation, community engagement and research that reconnects Indigenous belongings to their histories.
Museum of Vancouver Exhibits Its Decolonization Efforts | The Tyee
Redress and repatriation contribute to stronger relationships with Indigenous communities.
thetyee.ca
June 21, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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A collaborative project between the Tsleil-Waututh Nation and UBC assessed the impact of colonization on the Burrard Inlet ecosystem since Europeans first settled in the area.

@ubcoceans.bsky.social postdoc Dr. Meaghan Efford writes about the findings in @ca.theconversation.com buff.ly/AjDJ3X6
Colonization devastated biodiversity, habitats and human life in the Pacific Northwest
Community-based research led by the Tsleil-Waututh Nation offers insight into how colonization has impacted the waters around Vancouver.
theconversation.com
July 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM