#Mikmaq woman

[abwwia]

Amanda Polchies before of riot Police,

Rexton, NB, Canada (17 Oct 2013) photo Ossie Michelin

N.B. fracking protests and the fight for aboriginal rights : RCMP arrested 40 protesters near Rexton.

Amanda Polchies is a Lakota Sioux and Mikmaq woman who lives in Elsipogtog First Nation.

She became known for an iconic image taken of her while participating in a protest against hydraulic fracturing near the village of Rexton, New Brunswick. via Wikipedia

[feministfeeling]

Finally, I wanted to reflect on the role of that many First Nations women and two spirit people hold within their communities. Often, women and two spirit individuals are seen as some of the most respected and influential members of the community, as they are seen as holding vasts amount of power and knowledge. While the health and safety of every indigenous person is extremely important, focussing on women in the community can offer lots of support for the community as a whole. Prior to when the European settlers arrived, indigenous women were never considered if inferior amongst their community — however, in Europe during the time, women had very little rights and men were considered dominant and social, legal and political domains.

After the colonization of Canada, many first nation men and women experienced role strain due to a number of cultural changes that have led to reluctantly adopting colonial mindsets in order to survive. Instead of participating in hunting or other traditional activities, more and more became removed from their connection with the land and into a main stream economy — these new cultural standards brought a number of social and economic changes that were extremely destructive to first Nations communities.

A number of indigenous communities across the United States and Canada view women in a central way regarding spirituality — For example, Mikmaq belief Is that the earth is a woman and the mother of all people. I think in order to ensure the health and well-being of indigenous women, we also must take care of the earth and our surroundings. As many indigenous communities believe that the land/earth and her offerings are vital to physical and emotional health.

[tepkunset]

A M’kmaw woman, who found her image on a pornography website, says she’s at a loss on how her image appeared on the site and isn’t clear on her next steps.

���I’m so scared, I don’t even know what to do,” said one woman who discovered images of herself on the site under a section called “Mikmaq Chicks.”

One photo was taken from her LinkedIn page, others are when she was underage.

“I felt exploited and disrespected and worried for the youth and other like community members,” she said.

Many photos on the website are intimate which were shared privately, other photos are the type you would post on Facebook.

In the comments, users refer to the women by their full names and request other users to seek out and post nude images.

One victim agreed to interview with APTN to raise awareness, she also asked to remain anonymous.

Her photo was not intimate, “it was a regular photo you might see on Facebook.”

She was told about the photo by her girlfriend, who also found her own images on the site.

“Yes, I’ve seen a few people that I knew or heard of and it was crazy that their pictures were there that a lot of them probably didn’t even know that their pictures are on that site and a lot of them were just normal Facebook pictures and like selfies and people asking for their nudes,” she said.

The victims said they have gone to the police.

“They told me they have gotten a lot of calls and a file is open, and they are investigating,” said another woman.

The RCMP said they can’t confirm whether there is an ongoing investigation and that victims may report their stories to Cybertip.ca.

In 2018, the Atlantic region had the highest rate per population for human trafficking. And in 2020, according to the Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability, one in five women killed in Canada were Indigenous.

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This right here? This is fucking terrifying. This is how human trafficking victims are targeted.

It is not even safe for an Indigenous woman or girl to add a profile picture on Facebook or even fucking LinkedIn.

[stevemaclellan]

Three Mi’kmaq grandmothers are trying to move the dial forward when it comes to the way the justice system interacts with Indigenous peoples.

On Monday, the trio pushed for recognition in Nova Scotia’s Supreme Court that the province rests on unceded Mi’kmaw territory before proceedings in their case continue — a recognition that did not verbally take place in the courtroom at the time.

Kuku’wis Wowkis, Kiju Muin and Thunderbird Swooping Down Woman are accused of violating a court-ordered injunction against trespassing on land owned by Alton Gas in Fort Ellis, N.S., during protests over the natural gas storage project the company wants to build there

[looking-for-h0me]

Who am I

You are a girl

Curly hair, put on that dress

You’ll marry a doctor, a lawyer

He’ll be handsome

And charming

Who am I ?

You’re a good catholic girl

Put on the uniform

Go to mass

Pray to god our father

Who am I ?

You are Mikmaq ?

What language do you know

What culture do you have

What family do you share

Who am I ?

She is beautiful

She is soft

But I am a girl

Who am I?

You are not mikmaq

The history is not yours

The pain you cannot claim

Give it back

Who am I ?

You do not get to tell me who I am

She is a beautiful woman, and I am hers

I have mikmaq blood running through my veins.

You stole my language and told me who to be.

But you could not take the two spirits inside of

me.

[juliarosesutherlandart]

Julia Rose Sutherland

Title: Grounded: A land Reclaim 

Date: 2018

Medium: Still shot from stop motion video of a Performance.

A performance of grounded and connecting with the sacred earth. As a Mikmaq woman living on Seneca nation land, I took time to lay with and centre my body within the physical landscape.

The Live Performance was held respectively on Seneca and Haudenosaunee land. Buffalo, NY. USA.

[cushydiet-blog]

After 24 years, sister of missing Mi'kmaq woman says sh... - https://wp.me/p8IYwe-bbp - #Mikmaq, #Missing, #News, #Sh, #Sister, #Woman, #Years

[tepkunset]

Shy Francis, known as “Awesome Awesome” said she wasn’t surprised to see the Mi’kmaq Warrior Peacekeepers arrive at the Saulnierville wharf, after a week of violence in Southwestern Nova Scotia.

“They only come when things are real bad, now it’s getting real bad there, it’s just getting too unreal,” she said.

Commercial fishermen vandalized two lobster pounds where Sipekne’katik First Nations stored their lobster and people were physically attacked.

Sipekne’katik First Nation Chief Mike Sack was sucker punched when trying to hold a news conference, an Elder had sage knocked out of her hand while she was smudging, and a woman was grabbed by the neck.

The commercial fishermen have been violently against moderate livelihood fishery that was launched by Sipekne’katik First Nation – the first to launch their moderate livelihood fishery a month ago.

Mi’kmaw lobster harvesters have been attacked on the water, traps have been seized and boats have been cut.

There have been false accusations and mis-information spread on social media.

The frozen lobster the commercial fishermen stole from a lobster pound and posted on social media as lobster caught by Mi’kmaw fishermen was proved false.

Brendon Coulstring, an employee of the pound posted on social media that the frozen lobster was caught during the commercial fishery last year and was owned by a person overseas.

Meanwhile at Saulnierville wharf, Sipekne’katik lobster harvesters are still fishing for a moderate livelihood an inherent right supported by the Supreme Court in 1999.

Francis is a single parent, and fishes to support her son.

“I had to go and get some of my money that’s out there I can’t let people bully me around and think that I’m just going to stop because they want me to stop,” said Francis.

The Mi’kmaq Warrior Peacekeepers came on the boat. They are all experienced lobster harvesters, and they arrived Thursday night to keep the peace on and off the water.

“For security, there’s nobody out here to protect me. That’s my protection, they’re my peacekeepers. They keep us safe, there’s nobody here to help us,” said Francis.

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On a related note, last night the settler protesters burned down the lobster pound owned by an allied fisherman that they previously attacked. If it wasn’t for the large crew of firefighters up all night to get it under control, who knows what further damage they could've done.

Unsurprisingly, the only gov official to address this terrorism as terrorism is Jagmeet Singh, while the Liberals and Conservatives plug their ears and pretend nothing is happening.

[looking-for-h0me]

Who am I

Who am I

You are a girl

Curly hair, put on that dress

You’ll marry a doctor, a lawyer

He’ll be handsome

And charming

Who am I ?

You’re a good catholic girl

Put on the uniform

Go to mass

Pray to god our father

Who am I ?

You are Mikmaq ?

What language do you know

What culture do you have

What family do you share

Who am I ?

She is beautiful

She is soft

But I am a girl

Who am I?

You are not mikmaq

The history is not yours

The pain you cannot claim

Give it back

Who am I ?

You do not get to tell me who I am

She is a beautiful woman, and I am hers

I have mikmaq blood running through my veins. You stole my language and told me who to be. But you could not take the two spirits inside of me.

- just a poem I wrote after the Canadian government took away my status, saying I wasn’t native enough. Bullshit society doesn’t get to tell you who you are. Or who to be. I am Native and gay and female and I choose who I am going to be.

[cushydiet-blog]

After 24 years, sister of missing Mi'kmaq woman says sh... - https://wp.me/p8XyML-a7N - #Mikmaq, #Missing, #News, #Sh, #Sister, #Woman, #Years