Looking forward to heading to this one with @lbikos.bsky.social.

It’s amazing how when I put boundaries in place the response is to both play victim and say “block me” then tell me I’ll be muted when they came to *my* timeline and engaged in a problematic way. Good fucking gods, can’t say I missed this kind of bullshit the last few weeks.

Respectfully, the majority of mass shooters at schools are young white men or white men if we broaden to mass shootings. The historic and current day data is there. Actively ignoring the root causes, warning signs or neglecting to take action (gun control) is a choice that has dire consequences.

The type of speech most punished in this society is that which consists of telling the truth about how the powerful have harmed you

I need to go back to sleep. Sadly, I live near one of the city’s favourite strips for drag/street racing and have been hearing revving engines off and on for the last half hour.

So, this is concerning. We’re saying things that didn’t used to be said out loud rather loudly, no? The US falls more and more into fascism on the daily. But let’s just name this was already the plan. They’re just capitalizing on the event.

What a privileged to merely realize this and not experience/live it regularly. Sadly, this is not something many actually forget. Especially those who are considered to be from marginalized communities. More so those who are outspoken from and do advocation for said communities.

Ah yes, seeing places/spaces I was at just two weeks ago in various clips of what’s going on in Paris, France is odd.

Respectfully, I have no “hot takes” I feel like sharing about Charlie Kirk’s death; however, after watching one day of the fall out of it I will say I am genuinely afraid of what comes next.

Oof. Well it’s even worse than I thought…

Could publicly-owned grocery stores break Canada’s grocery oligopoly? A bold proposal from @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is sparking interest north of the border. A Canadian public option is not only possible — it’s long overdue New from @readtheorchard.org: ricochet.media/labour/class... #cdnpoli

Canada has abandoned the path of reconciliation and nation-to-nation building in favour of a continuation of ruthless settler capitalism disguised as “elbows up” nationalism. This isn’t going to end well.

This seems counterproductive given there’s already been a stark decrease in tourism. This is going to have the opposite effect they’re trying to have. It will further deter people from travelling and negatively impact the economy.

Teaching the dog sign has been a blessing and a curse. This morning it’s a curse as he’s out here on a Saturday at 6 am telling me exactly what he wants.

When receiving my markings yesterday my tattoo artists 2 year old son was present with his mom and was happily drumming at a big drum (and had a rhythm or song in his head as he kept repeating the same beats) and blew bubbles with a bubble gun for me while I sat. Reclamation has its sweet moments.

A smarter, wiser woman would have washed her hair prior to receiving clan and helper markings on her hands. I was not smart nor wise.

What’s that about reconciliation? We still can’t even seem to be afforded basic human rights.

Holeah creator, the racism of Canadian’s is in full force today as they comment on Sauble Beach’s sign change to Saugeen Beach.

Arresting those protesting peacefully against Bill 5 on so called Canada Day. Sadly, I’m not remotely surprised just deeply disappointed.

In not being as active on socials and pulling back from some other things I’ve been putting my energy elsewhere. Here’s some stuff I’ve made this last month. You can find me on Instagram as @/legacystudiodesigns

Settler Canadians don’t seem to recognize that Canada Day is largely just celebrating their own power and privilege. The over patriotic grandioseness is so off putting especially given colonial governments recent pushes against the rights of Indigenous peoples. #Bill5ON #Bill14BC #Bill15BC

Happy patriotism with a side of ongoing colonialism day. I don’t even have the spoons to educate and unpack the cognitive dissonance I’m seeing already. And, it’s only 11 am.

Been keeping busy. /1 #LegacyStudioDesigns #AnishinaabeArtist #FirstNationsArtist #IndigenousArtist #AnishinaabeBeadwork #FirstNationsBeadwork #IndigenousBeadwork #NativeBeadwork #Beadwork #BeadedEarrings

Friday Round Table! @onaagoshinanang.bsky.social, Sara Mai Chitty and @caroldyck.bsky.social joined me to talk about Bill 5, potential #ldnont budget cuts, new homes in the core and more. Brought to you by Covent Garden Market and @downtownlondon.bsky.social. classicrock981.com/blogs/thecra...

A real pleasure to discuss the disastrous #Bill5 on the @craigneedles.bsky.social FRT w/ 2 amazing women- @onaagoshinanang.bsky.social & Sara Mai Chitty. This bill represents an egregious attack on democracy, trampling Indigenous rights & threatening our envt. #ldnont www.podbean.com/ew/pb-hsusz-...

I’ve been quieter here as I’ve been in one hell of a chronic migraine flare so I’ve been avoiding screens a bit more and been doing other things. And, may have accidentally started a business. If you’re on IG give @/legacystudiodesigns a follow. #LegacyStudioDesigns #Beadwork #AntlerJewelry

Also, can we just name the absolute cognitive dissonance in passing #Bill5 that removes environmental protections when there are raging forest fires in several provinces including Ontario displacing Indigenous and non-Indigenous people alike? #Onpoli #IndigenousIssues #EnvironmentalProtections

I knew #Bill5 was always going to pass because colonial governments will act like colonial governments and colonize; however, I was still holding onto hope that our voices would be heard. More and more this country acts like a few industries not so cleverly dressed up in a trench coat. /1

And, here we go. It seems we’re going to have a 2nd Idle No More. Many are going to learn what Indigenous resilience and resistance truly is the hard way. I sincerely hope non-Indigenous folx who’ve long put off educating themselves do so and do so quickly and move into active allyship. /1

Friday Round Table! Frances Moore, Devin Munro and Matthew Newton-Rei joined me to talk that $60m #ldnont surplus, downtown policing and the (repeated) flubs of the new housing minister. Brought to you by @downtownlondon.bsky.social and the Covent Garden Market classicrock981.com/blogs/thecra...

Lovely. Just lovely. My city councillor is spouting some anti-Indigenous rhetoric thinly veiled as nationalism on socials. How predictable. How exhausting.

Social media is 30% "what's something weird and unique to you?" And everyone answering something that isn't at all weird or unique.

I mistakenly commented directly on Poilievre’s photo op with a room full of Indigenous men naming it’s concerning and telling Indigenous women weren’t included; that I’m disappointed but not surprised as men benefit from colonial and patriarchal structures; it’s not reflective of our communities /1

“Non disabled people have no idea the amount of planning and preparation we go through just to safely get through the day. We have contingencies upon contingencies. We back up our back ups.”

Honestly, I think a large part of why this country (Canada) and the United States don’t seem to learn from history is because neither teaches it’s real history.

The case centred on 2011 ecosystem-based management rules introduced by the Haida Gwaii Management Council.

Unpopular opinion: Taylor Swift. Any and all Taylor Swift. I just can’t do it.

Sincere self reflection is a divine form of universal love.

I hope this happens in my life time. While facilitating last night, we somehow got on the topic of politics and I said I disliked all the political parties, their behaviour towards Indigenous and other marginalized people and believe we’d be better off if Indigenous woman ran the country.

Check out Katrin Althans’ discussion of “Blak Horror, Blak Narratology, and Lisa Fuller’s Ghost Bird,” in Global Indigenous Horror! @drkatrina.bsky.social @upmississippi.bsky.social 
www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/G/Glob...

I find it fascinating how many people suddenly seem to understand Indigenous sovereignty and rights as long as were the ones with our bodies on the line fighting against issues non-Indigenous people created, allowed to fester and refuse to act on.

We are not talking enough about the epidemic of #Indigenous deaths during police interactions. From Aug. 30 to Dec. 14, 2024, 15 Indigenous people died, either in police custody or in police interactions. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com #policing #racism

Capitalism is just two fascisms in a trenchcoat

Sarah Campbell, ED of Ark Aid, was on 🔥 in this episode of the @craigneedles.bsky.social podcast discussing the #homelessness crisis in #ldnont. I have to share some key quotes & hopefully you'll listen to the full conversation. 1/ thecraigneedlespodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-36...

Can someone please explain to my dog, Goose, that I work hard so I can afford his very comfortable very boogie little lifestyle? He’s making it very known he’s not appreciated this week. For a deaf dog he has no issue communicating his complete distain for the situation. Message received wee one.

Dear future me, Do not book side-gig work that coincides with upcoming deadlines where people have access to your calendars. And, don’t book not three facilitation gigs in one week. Signed, A version of me who is tired and not looking forward to facilitating tonight

But one of the members who resigned is on council. Given they are appointed as part of their duties of council, I wasn’t aware they could resign. If it had been just two would council be making this push? This feels off.

"We can't be left out anymore on our own homeland. Look at the War of 1812. First Nations people were there in every war …. We fought hard for this country" - Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations um, lots of us didn't fight for "Canada" www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...

St. Croix Ojibwe highlighting what Indigenous sovereignty can look like.