Read on Twitter
Native Americans raised a huge amount in famine relief for Ireland at a time when they had very little. It's time for is to come through for them now. https://twitter.com/YazzieSays/status/1256444930639052800
Just scanning through the most recent donations: Twomey, Hanrahan, Casey, Tulley, O'Leary and Munro 
Oh my god it just keeps going
A thread on solidarity between Ireland and Native Americans here https://twitter.com/NaomiOhReally/status/875286486576500736?s=19
We told the backstory of the Kindred Spirits sculpture in Cork, which recalls the 1847 donation of famine aid to Ireland from the Choctaw nation, at minute 42:00 in our @PassportIrish episode on the Great Hunger here: https://www.theirishpassport.com/podcast/episode-9-the-great-hunger/
I just interviewed a Navajo lady who is one of the organisers... She was crying, I was crying... Story coming soon
âWe noticed that we were getting a lot of donations from Ireland so we were wondering why. Sorry I get emotional talking about this part,â Ms Begay broke off. âAnd I learned about what the Choctaw did for the Irish people, and it was so beautifulâ
My story https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/coronavirus-irish-donate-to-hard-hit-native-americans-to-repay-famine-aid-1.4245807
My story https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/coronavirus-irish-donate-to-hard-hit-native-americans-to-repay-famine-aid-1.4245807
More than $1 million has now been added to the Navajo & Hopi relief fund since it began going viral in Ireland.
I explain the history of solidarity between Irish people and Native Americans and the legacy of colonialism in this new @PassportIrish episode: https://www.theirishpassport.com/podcast/irish-and-native-american-solidarity/
I explain the history of solidarity between Irish people and Native Americans and the legacy of colonialism in this new @PassportIrish episode: https://www.theirishpassport.com/podcast/irish-and-native-american-solidarity/
The Chief of the Choctaw Nation Gary Batton has sent this message:
"We are gratifiedâand perhaps not at all surprisedâ to learn of the assistance our special friends, the Irish, are giving to the Navajo and Hopi nation."
"We are gratifiedâand perhaps not at all surprisedâ to learn of the assistance our special friends, the Irish, are giving to the Navajo and Hopi nation."
I had a chat with the @NavajoTimes about anti-colonial solidarity https://navajotimes.com/ae/irish-pay-forward-173-year-old-favor/
Well this went off the charts
A message from the Navajo nation's attorney general with cĂșpla focail as Gaeilge no less.
The connections are deeper than you might expect!
The connections are deeper than you might expect!
