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Happy Indigenous People's Day! May we use the day to reflect on and uplift the voices of Indigenous People who are without a doubt critical to this nation existing beginning with this talk
by @zhaabowekwe:
"And, we are still here." https://www.ted.com/talks/tara_houska_the_standing_rock_resistance_and_our_fight_for_indigenous_rights?referrer=playlist-ted_deep_cuts_vol_2
by @zhaabowekwe:"And, we are still here." https://www.ted.com/talks/tara_houska_the_standing_rock_resistance_and_our_fight_for_indigenous_rights?referrer=playlist-ted_deep_cuts_vol_2
The last 30 seconds is so important.
Indigenous People are people. People with a rich history that predates western exploration and "the new world". They are disproportionately UNDERrepresented in spaces of power in a way that fundamentally impacts them.
Indigenous People are people. People with a rich history that predates western exploration and "the new world". They are disproportionately UNDERrepresented in spaces of power in a way that fundamentally impacts them.
I want to take this time to lift up the work of @indigenalysis, who may be one of the only economists I know that asks questions about the socioeconomic experiences of indigenous people in the western world #IndigenousPeoplesDay. Be sure to follow him today.
I want to also take some time today to challenge the notion that the climate change movement is championed by white people. Indigenous people have been prioritizing climate change for quite some time #IntersectionalEnvrionmentalism @MarchForScience. https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/conservation-international-indigenous-voices/
I want to end this thread by stating what many of us already know: Christopher Columbus was a murderer and imperialist. It is revisionist history to celebrate "his legacy" of exploration considering what he did.
Today, please redirect your energy to amplifying Indigenous folx.
Today, please redirect your energy to amplifying Indigenous folx.
