I bought this book for my youngest granddaughters (11 & 13).
Two Tribes by Emily Bowen Cohen
Emily is #Jewish and #Mvskoke like we are. It's just mind boggling to me to find a book with both our identities.
"In her poignant debut graphic novel inspired by her own life, Emily Bowen Cohen embraces the complexity, meaning, and deep love that comes from being part of two vibrant tribes."
VIDEO #IndigenousPeoplesDay
Native American land acknowledgments are a performance of 'White guilt'
A land acknowledgment is when a company, organization or community makes a statement acknowledging that the land their event is taking place on once belonged to an indigenous American tribe.
Comedian Brian Bahe [Tohono O'odham Nation] says its a trend that needs to stop.
An all Native/Indigenous Pixelfed instance. Something you can't get from any other Fediverse instance - a free option for Native/Indigenous artist/creative users of TurtleIsland.social.
Decentralized photo sharing social media powered by Pixelfed.
We want to give thanks to #Anishinaabe woodland artist Mishiikenh Kwe, who was kind enough to let Turtle Island use their amazing art. We are so grateful!
All 'technology' can come up with so far is to further empower onboarding to white North American/European owned & operated instances with privileged amounts of resources.
#BIPOC + #Marginalized owned & operated instances, along with the majority of the world's population get lip service only.
All Fediverse onboarding software including Mastodon official, and now this new one @spreadmastodon onboard to large white North American/European owned & operated infrastructure.
When I tried it, it offered up MastodonDOTsocial; it's bogus.
#BIPOC doesn't have a chance. The Fediverse is just another colony for white dominance, control & rationalization.