Thanks to everyone who joined us for Belonging Forum presents The Walrus Talks Power and Belonging, and a huge thank you to our speakers.

Canada has a long history of surveilling Indigenous peoples –Riley Yesno highlights the consequences on Indigenous communities & argues for a more deliberate response to ongoing colonial surveillance. yellowheadinstitute.org/2026/i-spy-c...

Something I found out this morning: when you google “215+ graves, residential schools” the first two results are examples of residential school denialism. Horrifying.

So pro-life means jailing women who miscarry but shrugging when the deranged president says “a whole civilization will die tonight.” Do I have that right?

Excited to be a part of this. If you're in Toronto, come check it out!

My elders taught me to basket weave and I promise you I learned more there than I did in MANY of my undergrad courses, Doug. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Last week the Carney Government tabled their first budget. In this Brief, Riley Yesno reviews the commitments to Indigenous communities and highlights the gaps, limitations and general disappointment. Full Brief linked in bio.

If I have to see another one of those Ring of Fire ads, or billboards, or hear it in the radio…I am going to LOSE IT. Also, the region is called Mamataawa you asshats.

It was very special to work with six brilliant, thoughtful Indigenous writers — Michelle Good, Julian Brave NoiseCat, Eva Jewell, Janelle Lapointe, Anna McKenzie and Riley Yesno — on this series about truth and reconciliation, in print & online for @thewalrus.ca. thewalrus.ca/truth-and-re...

DEAL NEWS! I’m squealing!

Canadian governments continually treat Indigenous title as a “policy issue” rather than a legal obligation and fundamental right. @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social asks: Why must Indigenous people fear for the protection of these rights with the arrival of every new government? thewalrus.ca/trc-land/

From the residential schools apology to Idle No More, where is Canada on reconciliation? @spaikin.bsky.social asks Chief Serge Simon (Kanesatake First Nation), Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux (@lakeheaduniversity.bsky.social), @karynpugliese.bsky.social (@carleton.ca), and @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social

Bill 5 saying the quiet part out loud: when the government feels it has the appropriate conditions to justify bypassing First Nations rights, they do it. A reminder that “no” was never really an option.

It’s traumatizing to be trapped and it’s also traumatizing to be forcibly displaced—particularly by circumstances exasperated by a crisis you’ve fought generations to mitigate.

The new Lilo and Stitch has Nani give up custody of Lilo and go study on the mainland?!?? Livid

Indigenous minister of Indigenous services is a hard one. Boof.

It’s finally my favourite time of year: baby in sunhat season

Slightly dated news, but just saw this article and felt my blood boil a bit. Remember in 2015 when northern reserves weren't sent enough ballots, so didn't get to vote then, either? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Yeah this liberal platform is very telling when it comes to Indigenous affairs. Vague promises to essentially not abandoned previous work but the only substantial funding is for « economic reconciliation » and resource extraction. Yeah yeah yeah

Going on a trip to London next week and looking for things to do. I suggest the London Museum. My spouse says: « why? So we can go see all of your things??? » LMAO

www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... Thinking abt reconciliation in cities ft. @michellecyca.com, Ginger Gosnell-Meyers, and Cecil Sveinson

Remember accountability is a relational obligation. Policing isn’t.

"At the very best, we are seeing innumerable people who are uncritical in their nationalism. Those who are often more scared of foreign aggression than they are focused on domestic policy or their learning to-date" Great new piece by @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... If you’ve talked to me recently you know this has been very much on my mind. Great opinion piece by @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social

Canada going from « Cancel Canada Day! let’s reflect and wear orange shirts » to « elbows up!!! Full national swing » is disappointing, but not surprising whiplash.

Lololol

This is disgusting all on its own but also exasperates me bc you say this and then wonder why so many Indigenous people here reject your ‘reconciliation’?

If you don’t like a honey crueller you have poor taste

As someone from Thunder Bay—where big snows are bountiful—I can confirm that it’s worse in Toronto. The city has no proper infrastructure to deal with anything beyond a dusting.

The other day at a hockey game they began singing the US national anthem and my wife and me, as well as this other queer couple stayed seated and I thought we were on the same wavelength…and then they RIPPED out of their seats for the Canadian anthem. Oh…that’s not…sigh. Haha

Amid Canadian Flag Day celebrations, Indigenous Peoples issue 47-minute long exasperated sigh

This executive order banning trans women from sports? I know we might have seen it coming but I still feel so sick.

Is there a term—I feel like it’s imposter syndrome adjacent—for the feeling, not that you don’t deserve successes but that you only get them because you are a deeply successful product of the colonial system? Colonial self-consciousness? Haha

Honestly always thinking about how my nearly 80 year old grandmother got banned from twitter for saying we were going to “kick Ford to the curb” in the next election. For inciting violence looooool

All Indigenous ppl right now.

I know this has been said but I’m just always gagged by how much CBC hates tenants. The whole segment yesterday abt “professional tenants”? “They know the names of all the forms! They know how to avoid having to see their landlord in court!” Yeah but it also seems like they know their rights??

I loved seeing this from @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social in the Star today. We never hear from actual adults who play actual sports and when you do hear from us, you can see very clearly the bigotry that is wrapped up in gender ""debates"" in sport. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

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