This is Siaja, heroine of North of North, a Canadian comedy that debuted on the CBC earlier this year and is now streaming on Netflix. “Us” in this case is Ice Cove, a fictional Arctic village in Nunavut, the northernmost territory in Canada. Though the series was filmed in Nunavut’s capital, Iqaluit, the map we see when Siaja is introducing us to her world puts Ice Cove roughly on the uninhabited Prince Wales Island.

#NorthOfNorth #Native #Indigenous
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/north-of-north-netflix-comedy-arctic-canada-1235312313/

Congrats to New Zealand for the defeat of the Treaty Principles Bill.

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Tasahcē (Spring) Bead-Wrapped Wristlet Keychain

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Indigenous Australian shell dolls let out for children’s play at UK museum

Twelve dadikwakwa-kwa given to Manchester Museum on condition they are not permanently kept behind glass

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/apr/11/indigenous-australian-shell-dolls-dadikwakwa-kwa-childrens-play-manchester-museum

New translation up on @igd_news: First Call for the Mesoamerican Caravan for the Climate and Life

"The climate crisis advances unstoppably, and with it, the devastation of our territories, our cultures, and our very lives. Dispossession, extractive megaprojects, and structural violence stalk us with greater intensity every day. In the face of this planetary emergency, we respond with unity, resistance, and hope.

"This caravan will be a space of encounter and mobilization for the peoples and communities that fight in defense of Mother Earth and of territories. We will unite our voices and forces to resist violence, make visible the biodiversity and cultural plurality of our peoples, and denounce the financial system that perpetuates destruction and dispossession."

https://itsgoingdown.org/mesoamerican-caravan-climate-life

“The Master of Life has appointed this place for us to light our fires, and here we shall remain.” -Tecumseh

This will be my answer when people ask why I am not running away.

The Wild Woman of the Woods mask is complete. It's mounted on an entry wall at Wellington high school in #Nanaimo.

Please support #BCIndigenous artists https://www.beauwagner.ca/coast-salish-art/shop/

Jump Shots at 6,000 Feet: Inside Oaxaca's Love of Hoops

Every year, thousands of Indigenous athletes flock to a small mountain town for "el honor del competir."#mountains #competitions #indigenous #sports #basketball #section-Articles
Jump Shots at 6,000 Feet: Inside Oaxaca's Love of Hoops

"#Poilievre’s decision to support a candidate engaging in #residentialschool denialism is disappointing but not surprising. There is a clear pattern of denialism and anti-#Indigenous #racism within the Conservative Party of Canada." https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/pierre-poilievre-and-the-conservatives-have-a-residential-school-denialism-problem

In the rush for Canada’s critical minerals, Indigenous rights and sovereignty are being ignored - ricochet

https://hexbear.net/post/4565011

(10 Apr) Painted altar in Maya city of Tikal reveals aftermath of ancient coup

The altar marks the presence of an enclave of foreign elites from Teotihuacan.

https://s.faithcollapsing.com/7wx3a
Archive: ais: https://archive.md/wip/mx5t0 ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/mnzch

#ancient-people-did-stuff #archaeology #indigenous-americans #maya #mesoamerica #pre-columbian-civilizations #science #teotihuacan #tikal

North of North has dropped on Netflix today.

It’s an absolute joy of a show that looks misogyny, settler paternalism and intergenerational trauma directly in the eye but still leaves one feeling delighted, cheering on Siaja’s journey as a young ‘modern Inuk woman’ episode by episode.

A CBC-ATPN coproduction with Netflix, it ran weekly on CBC Gem earlier this year in Canada.

It deserves all the viewing minutes globally.

Starting a rewatch is what I needed this week.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30407364/

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UPDATE: Senate Bill 675 was unanimously rejected by the Oklahoma House Committee on Public Safety Wednesday morning. It is effectively dead.

Oklahoma tribal leaders flag OTA data collection bill as sovereignty infringement

#IndianTerritory #SoCalledOklahoma #Native #Indigenous
https://www.kgou.org/politics-and-government/2025-04-09/tribal-leaders-in-oklahoma-flag-ota-data-collection-bill-as-sovereignty-infringement

Local people have travelled the same route for generations.

A British adventurer has apologised after her claims to be the first woman to traverse Canada’s largest island solo were dismissed by members of the Inuit population who criticised her dangerous “privilege and ignorance”.

Hempleman-Adams, 32, covered 150 miles (240km) on foot and by ski while pulling a sledge across Baffin Island, Nunavut, in temperatures as low as -40C and winds of 47mph.

#Native #Indigenous
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/10/uk-adventurer-apologises-record-trek-claim-inuit-backlash-camilla-hempleman-adams

The most popular item from my new spring collection:

Hvresse Tasahcē (Spring Moon) Brick Stitch Fringe Beaded Earrings

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