#Indigenous Ireland

[iffeelscouldkill]

Mincéir // An Luch Siúil // The Walking People

my controversial opinion is that real progress in the north won't be achieved until the world decides to consider the native irish people a white indigenous population like the sámi

[strawberryaerach]

Hozier's mention of the word "hushpukena" (a Choctaw word) in the song Butchered Tongue was, of course, not a random decision. In a song about the pain of being disconnected from your ancestral language and culture as a result of colonization and oppression from outside forces- which is something that both Irish and Native American people have experienced to varying degrees. Not only do Irish and Indigenous people have this shared history of colonization at the hands of the British, but Irish and Indigenous communities have a long history of support for one another.

The usage of "hushpukena" is even more specific and important because it calls back to the mutually positive relationship between Irish and Choctaw people specifically. During the Great Hunger in Ireland, the Choctaw Nation donated $170, which is more than $5,000 in today’s money, to aid the Irish. Out of all American aid given to Ireland during the famine, the donation from the Choctaw Nation was the largest donation given.

In 1990, leaders from the Choctaw Nation visited County Mayo in Ireland to participate in the first annual Famine Walk. In 1992, Irish people visited the Choctaw Nation and participated in a trek to commemorate the Trail of Tears. Also in 1992, a plaque commemorating the Choctaw's aid was installed in the house of the mayor of Dublin. In 1995, the Irish President Mary Robinson visited the tribal headquarters of the Choctaw Nation to thank the Choctaw people for their aid. In 2017, a sculpture named "Kindred Spirits" was built in Cork, Ireland to commemorate the Choctaw's aid and to continue friendship between the two communities. In 2018, the Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland visited Choctaw tribal headquarters and stated,"A few years ago, on a visit to Ireland, a representative of the Choctaw Nation called your support for us ‘a sacred memory’. It is that and more. It is a sacred bond, which has joined our peoples together for all time". In 2020, more than $1.8 million was raised by Irish people as aid for Native American people (specifically the Navajo and Hopi) during the pandemic, to help provide food, clean water, and health supplies.

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Researchers say newly discovered archival records reveal an important connection between Ontario First Nations and Irish famine victims.

The Irish Potato Famine was a period of starvation and disease in Ireland, and one of the most traumatic events in modern Irish history. Year after year, the country's potato crop failed. By the time the worst was over, one million people had died of disease and starvation. Survivors were forced to emigrate. In the summer of 1847, Toronto gave refuge to 38,000 Irish famine victims — at a time when Toronto's population was only 20,000.

The part of this history that is virtually unknown is the contribution to the relief fund from Indigenous communities in Canada.

"At least 15 bands answered the call and requested that donations be deducted from their government annuities, added to the fund, and then sent to 'our suffering fellow subjects and Christian brethren in Ireland and Scotland,'' according to Mark McGowan's research. McGowan is a professor of history at the University of Toronto and has spent time going through the archival documents. [...]

Continue Reading.

Tagging: @politicsofcanada

[olowan-waphiya]

Choctaw Nation Unveils ‘Sister Sculpture’ For Irish People–Honoring the Heart Connection Forged 170 Years Ago https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/choctaw-nation-unveils-sister-sculpture-for-irish-people-honoring-the-heart-connection-forged-170-years-ago/

[smallfavors]

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[dougielombax]

What’s that?

You think the Irish language DESERVES to die?

You think it’s useless because “nobody speaks it”.

Tell me. WHY does nobody speak it?

“Because it’s a dead language.” (Okay but it isn’t!)

Why is it a dead language? (Even though it isn’t!)

“Because nobody speaks it?”

Why does nobody speak it?

“Because it’s not useful in day to day life.”

Why is it not useful in day to day life?

“Because nobody is taught it in schools.”

Why is it not taught in schools?

“Because it’s a politically motivated trojan horse of a language?” (THIS IS WHAT LOYALISTS ACTUALLY BELIEVE)

Why is it a politically motiviated trojan horse of a language? Why is its revival a political issue in the first place?

Why do you think this?

Who told you to think this?

And why do you want it to die?

Why are you so desperate to see it gone.

You seem to wish that saying it would only make it so?

Why is this so? Are you stupid?

[grecoromanyaoi]

this especially goes for americans but just bc back home you're a hyphenated american doesn't mean us who stayed where we are consider you american first and foremost, before whatever's before the hyphen

also when will ppl understand that diaspora identities r inherently different than. idk whats the opposite of diaspora is. local? identities. like obv a. idfk. 6th gen irish-american is gonna have a different ethnic n cultural identity n experiences w being irish than irish ppl in ireland lol

[efangamez]

Rant post. Sorry.

If you make any arguments against my endless supporting of Palestinians after hearing about the man who self immolated in support of a free Palestine, and you have the audacity to invalidate my want to help educate out of kindness or even MOCK me for it, you're not my friend.

If you don't support Palestinian's freedom full stop you're not my friend.

Let me say that again; you're not my friend.

I'll say it a third time; you're not my friend.

People that get it, get it. I'm done extending hands that are willfully ignorant or dismissive in the face of genocide. I officially want nothing to do with you. Feel free to block me and never talk to me again.

[agentfascinateur]

The importance of recognizing Palestine

• It corrects the historical record of previously negating its natural continuity

• It rectifies the false premise of a second-tier citizenry

• It welcomes Palestine in its rightful, senior place at the international table

• It respects its destiny and creates a safe space for its national future

• It promotes reconciliation

[melancholic-pigeon]

I really, really hope I'm misreading and did not just see a post that swapped indigenous Irish people into the role of the Violent Oppressor doing Violence to an Ethnic Minority during The Troubles.

But if I did read it correctly, this is the sixth instance of hibernophobia that has crossed my dashboard in less than a week. What the fuck is this, 1875???

[gwydpolls]

Time Travel Question 13: Ancient History V and Earlier

These Questions are the result of suggestions from the previous iteration.

This category may include suggestions made too late to fall into the correct grouping.

Please add new suggestions below if you have them for future consideration.

[strawberryaerach]

Mythical creatures in Ireland, Wales, and the so-called "United States of America" (I censored the word "w*ndigo" for my Native folks out there 💚🪶)! I think these are really cool maps and a great way to visually represent various mythical creatures in these countries

[tainolearner]

Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

[olowan-waphiya]

[imaginarianisms]

northern architecture of the first men prior to the creation of castles & the wall.

[cowboyclassical]

This blog is my secret diary and i dont want to tell this to anyone else lest i seem self aggrandizing but i just got to use my stupid un-rewarding retail job christmas sales incentive check to put some money toward a cause that I did some research about and care about and that's really cool

I really hated working Christmas under new management in my dead end job but doing so gave me a new gratitude for it. Like yeah my job sucks but it gives me resources and those resources allowed me to create further goodness

Isnt that what its all about