My #Indigenous friend, Robert, gave me this beautiful handcrafted necklace, made from one deer #antler, by #Elder Dave Bill. Elder Dave Bill creates all the Indigenous regalia for his First Nation & several surrounding First Nations too 💗
»Speaking from #Rafah in southern #Gaza, #UN Children’s Fund spokesperson James #Elder said that 13,750 #children have now been #killed according to Gaza’s health authorities, amid Israeli airstrikes and bombardment launched in response to #Hamas-led #terror attacks on #Israel on 7 October. […]
the #UNICEF official also noted that the agency’s own data indicated that one in three children under two years old now suffer from acute #malnutrition.«
Our neighbor, a close friend of my spouse’s, passed away last week. John Thomas was a #goldsmith with a master’s in mathematics from #UniversityOfChicago. He was a master of #repoussee, die-struck #jewelry and #engraving. He was also just a sweet, generous and curious guy.
Besides mourning his passing, we were struck by how many people from the block were looking out for John, people who went out of their way to care for the quiet #elder in apartment 3. More than we even knew about.
TRIBES DO NOT CONSENT TO MEVADA'S 270K MINING CLAIMS
by Takota Iron Eyes, Lakota Law Project
Over the last year, we've been sharing with you insights and updates from the frontlines of the Paiute and Shoshone Peoples' resistance in #Nevada. As many of you know, the fight is on at the massive Thacker Pass lithium mine in the northwestern part of the state. Despite the legitimate need to transition to renewable energy, under the guise of "innovation" and, increasingly, "green technology,"
our team interviewed Elvida Crutcher, an #elder and citizen of the Fort McDermitt #Paiute and #Shoshone Tribe. She recounts how decades of open-pit mercury #mining has poisoned the air, water, lands, and health of her relatives.
To be precise, it's not just that "politics" is allowing this to happen. Mitch #McConnell is causing this to happen.
If he retires, he'll be replaced by another Republican.
However, if Feinstein retires, McConnell will keep her seat on the Judiciary Committee empty, thereby blocking Biden's judicial appointments. As he did with Obama. Because McConnell is a hideously evil monster, and he's the man who broke the United States Senate.
I went to an #ArtofHosting training a few months ago. Out of that emerged a question I want to pursue through conversations with my #community here in #Milwaukee, but also more broadly. That question is: What is the role we need #elders to play in our community now? The more personal question I'll be pursuing is what is my path to becoming an #elder? I welcome all input, questions, discussion and other interested in this journey.