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[alamorcd]

Today means a lot to our hispanic, indigenous and Catholic cultures because of the history of Our Lady of Guadalupe. ❤️ 🔸 ❤️ #culture #waterlandyou #repost #reposting (All credits to owners) @indigenouscultures It is important we know the Indigenous history of the “Virgin of Guadalupe” celebrated today.✨🌹✨ In Nahuatl (Language of the Aztecs/Mexica), Tonantzin is short for Totlazoltlalnantzin: To~ our Tlazolli~ Beloved Tlalli ~ Earth, Land Nantzin~ Mother The Nahuatl name “Tlecuauhtlacupeuh” roughly translates to “She who emerges from the region of light & music and intones a song, like the Eagle of fire.” Through Mexico’s complicated colonial history, the essence of Tlecuauhtlacupeuh was transformed by the Spaniards to “Guadalupe” b/c of the similarities of their pronunciations & she also reminded them of their Virgin Mother in Spain. It is understood this is where the connection to “Tonantzin,” which in Nahuatl translates to “Our Beloved Mother,” is also related. She is the divine feminine spirit who appeared, multiple times, to remind the people of who they are in dire times. ✨✨✨ Art by GM Maeve @gmmeave Via @xeneyohui . . . .⠀⠀ #Tlecuauhtlapcupeuh #Tlecuauhtlacupeuh #Tonantzin #VirginofGuadalupe #LaGuadalapuna #Guadalupe #Nahuatl #MujerAguila #EagleWoman #Coatlaxopeuh #Indigenous #Mexico #Mexica #Azteca #Aztec https://www.instagram.com/p/CXY3D00ugFR/?utm_medium=tumblr

[jhara-ivez]

This picture is very straining for some reason... And I’m not sure if I like her nose yet. And I think her eyelashes could be blonde as well? Freckles?

[allthecanadianpolitics]

A woman who became the first female Indigenous dean of a Canadian law school has launched a lawsuit against the university, alleging it racially discriminated against her and forced her to resign from the post earlier this year.

Angelique EagleWoman, a member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribe of South Dakota, was appointed head of the law school at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ont., in May 2016 and resigned in June.

In an unproven statement of claim filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice last week, Eaglewoman's lawyers allege the university subjected her to excessive oversight and monitoring that created unsustainable working conditions.

"The (university's) ongoing micromanagement, failure to provide (EagleWoman) with the tools, resources and support needed to succeed in her role and failure to address the hostile work environment ultimately led to the complete deterioration of the working relationship," they wrote.

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[newoldwave]

Pride and Prejudice

NEW YORK — Another year, another round of Columbus Day controversy – but this time, with the murmurings of dialogue.

The weekend of October 8, marked federally as Columbus Day and reclaimed by its critics as Indigenous People’s Day, saw competing Midtown events held to remember the historic passage of Christopher Columbus and its consequences, for good and for ill.

The 74th Annual New York Columbus Day Parade, held Monday, October 8, is said to be “the world’s largest celebration of Italian-American heritage and culture in the United States” by the parade’s organizers, The Columbus Citizens Foundation. The parade featured 35,000 marchers and more than 100 groups. Thousands more turned out for the parade, albeit in lower numbers than previous years.

The parade stretched along 5th Avenue between 44th Street and 72nd Street.

A day earlier, across the park and beneath the eponymous monument in Columbus Circle, a more modest crowd of around 50 gathered to commemorate the 11th annual Indigenous Day of Remembrance, an event dedicated to “honoring our ancestors,” said organizer and activist Tina Eaglewoman Johnson.

“[One day] we hope to see the Columbus Day statue replaced, but it’s really all about honoring our ancestors,” said Johnson, who is of Cherokee and Blackfoot Sioux descent.

The Indigenous Day of Remembrance was begun by Luis Ramos here in New York and has since spread to Chicago and Arecibo, Puerto Rico.  

Earlier in the week, The New York State Board of Historic Preservation voted unanimously to place the statue in the state and national registers for its historic and cultural significance, adding difficulty to any future plans for removal.

The event, which lasted two hours, featured traditional native storytelling, dancing, and prayer rituals.

One of the dancers, Anabel Paez, who emigrated from Mexico ten years ago, emphasized the importance of healing through participation in traditional native culture.

“It was coming to the U.S. that really caused me to seek my identity in the native forms,” said Paez. “We’re trying to pass it on because the indigenous still have a lot of healing to do.”

Columbus Day parade-goers brushed off the criticisms.

“I think it’s a bunch of bulls*** about Columbus,” said an African-American woman named Miss Millie, who waved an Italian flag and shouted encouragements to the parade’s participants.

“You got to tell your own story,” she said. “If you’re going to criticize – do better than them. Don’t hate, increase the peace.”

Miss Millie added that she was married to an Italian.

Another parade goer, David Wachter, attempted to put Columbus’ deeds in context.

“He was a man of his time, and you have to look at what he did like that,” said Wachter. “You can’t expect one man to just completely contradict his era. He was working for the King and Queen of Spain – they would have just sent somebody else.”

Wachter also noted the atrocities of the 20th century as being far more costly to human life.

Still, he said he empathized with critics of the parade, even if he saw no need to cancel the holiday or remove Columbus’ statue.

“It’s an important conversation to have,” he said.

A sentiment Paez said she shared.

“In the end, we’re doing this because it’s more about having a conversation,” she said.

Tina Eaglewoman Johnson, an activist and organizer of the Indigenous Day of Remembrance, displays her event shirt at the 11th Annual Indigenous Day of Remembrance Oct. 7 in Columbus Circle. Johnson, a Brooklyn, N.Y., native, says she has no intention of stopping her activism.

A man dressed as Christopher Columbus watches the 74th Annual Columbus Day Parade Oct. 8 in Midtown. Controversy around the celebration of Columbus reached its peak last year when a movement to remove the statue from Columbus Circle was ultimately defeated.

Maritza Feliciana Potter, right, holds open a book for her daughter Chastity, left, who reads from it during the Indigenous Day of Remembrance Oct. 7 in Columbus Circle. Potter, a Brooklyn, N.Y. native, calls herself “a walking U.N.,” and said she has helped organize the event for the entirety of its 11-year existence.

Parade participants and members of the media mix along the red carpet portion of the 74th Annual Columbus Day Parade route Oct. 8 in Midtown. The parade was broadcast on national television through the local ABC-7 affiliate. 

Slogan pins adorn a bag at the Indigenous Day of Remembrance Oct. 7 at Columbus Circle. The event, which is in its 11th year, took place beneath both a statue of Columbus and within walking distance of the Trump International Hotel and Tower.

Police cars brandish an Italian flag as part of the 74th Annual Columbus Day Parade Oct. 8 in Midtown. The parade featured more than 35,000 participants and more than 100 groups, according to the parade organizers.

A man lays out a flag next to a black and white Puerto Rican flag at the Indigenous Day of Remembrance Oct. 7 in Columbus Circle. The black and white “Borinquen” flag is said to represent resistance and autonomy, according to Maritza Feliciana Potter, one of the event’s organizers.

Italian and American flags fill 5th Avenue during the 74th Annual Columbus Day Parade Oct. 8 in Midtown. The parade is said to be “the world’s largest celebration of Italian-American heritage and culture in the United States” by the parade’s organizers, The Columbus Citizens Foundation.

Analis Lopez, a member of the group Cetiliztli Nauhcampa, dances during the Indigenous Day of Remembrance Oct. 8 in Columbus Circle. Lopez and the Cetiliztli Nauhcampa perform ceremonial rituals and share indigenous dances and songs from Anahuac, Mexico.

Young parade-goers record the 74th Annual Columbus Day Parade from the grandstand Oct. 8 in Midtown. The 2018 parade featured official sponsorships from AT&T, Verizon, IBM, and the N.Y. Daily News.

Veronica Raya, member of the group Cetiliztli Nauhcampa, raises a goblet as part of the closing prayer ritual of the Indigenous Day of Remembrance Oct. 7 in Columbus Circle. This is the sixth year the group has participated in the ceremony, drawing from its repertoire of native Mexican cultural practices to raise awareness of the continued plight of indigenous Americans.

Parade-goers strain to record a vocal performance during the 74th Annual Columbus Day Parade Oct. 8 in Midtown. The parade, which has seen attendance surpassing one million people, drew fewer people in 2018 than in previous years.

[eagleman0109]

I am so very grateful. This is a first for me. A big thank you to my wife, my Love Stacy Eagle aka EagleWoman. She has been by my side from the start. NA has taught me how to live clean. Much Love!

[itcameuponamidnightqueer]

original 1993 eagleman commercial for eagle auto insurance. you guys don't understand how much this factored into my childhood

(part 2: eaglewoman x)

(part 3: "freak u" auto insurance x)

[davidwawa-blog]

Sequel to a commercial that nobody asked for.