#musqueam nation

[allthecanadianpolitics]

The federal government has announced an agreement to share revenue generated by Vancouver International Airport (YVR) ground lease revenues with the Musqueam First Nation. The deal was signed at a ceremony held at the Musqueam Cultural Centre in Vancouver on Monday and is being heralded as the first major federal government infrastructure to have any form of Indigenous revenue sharing. Musqueam Coun. Wendy John said the agreement is groundbreaking.

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[superinjun]

Halibut (State I of II) - 2007

Susan A. Point (Musqueam)

[bumblebeeappletree]

Join special guest Elder and Medicine Woman Jeri Sparrow of the Musqueam First Nation as we set out to explore the traditional knowledge and ancestral art of this beautiful and rich dye. Alder bark (Alnus rubra) is known as an ancient traditional medicine in the Pacific Northwest, used as a tea to help strengthen the lungs and fortify the body. Alder trees (Alnus genus) are also commonly found throughout North America, Asia and Europe.

Indigenous oral history includes using alder bark to achieve reds for weaving designs in cedar basketry, mats, clothing, regalia and other items. Yet what is involved in drawing out the colour of the inner bark? Here we cover both dyeing plant (cedar bark) and animal (wool) fiber as we harvest, process and use the power of the sun to turn bright orange to rich reds. Note: while we use a blender and washing soda, original methods would likely have involved chewing the bark up and stale urine for the necessary pH boost.

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Note: caramel coloured yarn in the video was achieved with a premordant of alum (aluminium potassium sulfate), while the purply brown was achieved with a premordant of iron. Yarn for this video was donated in part by Urban Yarns (urbanyarns.com). Much appreciated!

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I'm a wildlife ecologist who specializes in management and conservation of endangered species. I'm passionate about exploring the natural world and connecting people with nature through fiber and science. Please never cook using any of your dye equipment and always store your plants, lichens and mushrooms safely.Warning: please use good ventilation when dyeing with this plant as it can be toxic.

[radiomogai]

[PT: It was Indigenous People's Day so I made some intersex + Indigenous flags. End PT]

It was Indigenous People's Day so I made some intersex + Indigenous flags

Since I've been on a roll in making intersex flags. First: flags for the three major types of Indigenous groups whose lands were stolen to create the country I live in (Canada):

Left: intersex and First Nations (American Indian Movement) Middle: intersex and Inuit Right: intersex and Métis

Then I made some intersex flags for some specific First Nations whose cultures I have at least basic familiarity with: Left: Haida ................... Middle: Huu-ay-aht ......... Right: Musqueam

Left: Blackfoot ........... Middle: Anishinaabe ...... Right: Haudenosaunee

Note: The last three are confederacies of multiple nations. Order is based on geography, going west to east.

Personal Note: I am a settler and am not a member of any of these nations. I've moved many times in my life, and these nations are the rightful stewards of the lands that I personally feel I have the most connection to. 💜

Tagging for archival: @intersexflags @varsex-pride @radiomogai @beyond-mogai-pride-flags

[praggiere]

Howdy!! Here’s a pinned

My name is Dean and I post various things in my camera roll. Mainly just selfies and my poetry. Sometimes more in depth, long form literature. This is kinda just a whatever pile account honestly!

A little about me!! I’m a transmasculine bi butch, I took T for 5 years and got top surgery in 2021. I love reading on topics like queer lit/history, sexology, and psychology. I also love DnD, baldurs gate, the fallout series, and I’m a power lifter! — oh, and I also work in trades.

I am a Welsh-Canadian settler living within the un-ceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. (So called Vancouver)

This page is 18+! Please don’t follow/engage with my posts if you’re a minor, especially on photos of myself! I love making new friends so don’t hesitate to Dm me either. Im also single and totally open to flirty/sexual convos, but I’m not looking to settle down into anything romantic or exclusive.

Thank you for reading!! [[do not engage list // boundaries and such are under the cut!]]

I do not engage with any of the following groups or people at all!!

Minors

Anti Palestine // Pro Zionism

cishets can follow but pls don’t interact with my thirst traps lol

TERF’s, SWERF’s, Radfems, LGB alliance, transmedicalists, lesbian separatists, misogynist/misandrists, etc. (did I miss any? Whatever, go die)

Proship/darkship/incest and abuse fetishists

Anyone who supports the creation/distribution of ‘fictional’ material depicting animal/child sexual abuse (loli, shota, feral porn)

Ofc also zoophiles, pedophiles, and all enablers (DIE)

If your gonna come on my account and try to discourse me about my own identity, I’m just blocking you. Not my problem you don’t know your queer history. I’m open to questions and explaining things for those who approach in good faith though.

That out of the way! Here’s some boundaries and such:

Like I said, I’m open to DM’s always! I love making friends, flirting, etc. but please don’t just drop in asking for or sending unsolicited nudes, I don’t mess with that. I also do not engage sexually with anyone under 20

I am okay with both feminine and masculine endearments! I actually really love it and get euphoria from using a mix of these in the same sentences if that makes sense

I don’t kink shame at all, and I’m okay with talking to people about things even if I’m not into it— but please don’t talk about intox play with me at all. I experienced sexual abuse under the influence and it’s very uncomfortable to talk about for me, sorry!

I am not always the best at replying to messages! I work a lot and I’m tired all the time so please be patient if I take a bit to get back to you :)

I’m also a vers in theory lol, when it comes to irl stuff I’m a stone top but I’d love to bottom, just not ready to. I’m chill texting/sexting on the topic of bottoming though!

Some like, kinks of mine I guess cbsjncjsnx

Yes!!: edging, pussy worship, menses, omorashi, shibari, leather everything, piercing (like, getting/giving them lol), light bondage/humiliation, PRAISE, petplay

No thank you!!: noncon, intox, scat, vomit

[theiconicmeghanmarkle]

Prince Harry visited the Musqueam Indian Reserve in Vancouver

where he was warmly welcomed by Chief Wayne Sparrow to the Little House 

The Duke to further engage in dialogue with the Host Nations and better understand their experiences and perspectives as he continues his work with the Invictus Games

[odera]

Hi tumblr! I figured I would reintroduce myself here, since I have decided tumblr is simply my favorite place to share online *still* to this day.

My name is Odera and I am a painter and illustrator! The main places you can find me are here, my side blog @burritobowlofthepelvis, my website, and @ oderaigbokwe on IG. I'm physically located on the unceded ancestral territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations (aka known as Vancouver Canada).

Alot of my work centers the magic of the African diaspora and the Black Queer Imagination. The foundational years of my career were complimentary to Black speculative works, Afrofuturism, and Fantasy as a gateway to healing. This has since grown to explore the spirit based, ancestral work of the diaspora, and most recently I have been combining it all and trying to find that magic in the physical, daily, embodied things.

My side blog is @burritobowlofthepelvis which I am slowly but surely reorganizing. This blog is filled with reblogs for inspiration, potential reference images, more casual glimpses of my life, selfies, and outfits of the day. (Some of the reblogs are NSFW, so minors DNI there). Ultimately I am trying to use that blog as a combination journal/resource for my sketchbook.

Below are some of my favorite paintings and illustrations over the years that give an idea of the kinds of things I am exploring or have done throughout my career.

The Spirit Child. 2022. Oils on board. This painting is the centerpiece of my series of Tarot/Oracle/Afrodiasporic Divination paintings. The series is slowly but surely coming together, and once I get to the minor arcana I am excited to make some stylistic shifts that not only match the messaging but are also much faster to make.

Selections from my solo exhibition 'New Yam Festival'. These paintings are all big, juicy, vibrant, improvisational, and embody the playfulness, pleasure, and joy of the Black Queer imagination! Up until that point I was working mostly at a smaller scale (anywhere from 8x10 to 20x30 inches). So it was fun to size up to 6-8 feet for each of these!

Above are some of my favorite commercial illustrations for book covers and comics. Covers are their own particular fun design challenge, but of all the illustration assignments they can feel the most fulfilling to me.

And something classic from the archive: Odera Redesigns the cast of Sailor Moon.

I can't believe most of those were created almost 10 years ago. But that's where we are, and it feels good to still want to use this platform despite how much the world is changing.

Feel free to reblog, like, comment, or ask me any questions you have!

[flagwars]

Native American and First Nations Flag Wars: Round 1

This tournament focuses on the flags of indigenous groups of the United States and Canada in honor of National American Indian Heritage Month. Thank you to everyone for your submissions! I think this is going to be a fun tournament with some great flags!

Round 1:

1. Huu-ay-aht First Nations vs. Miccosukee vs. Mashantucket Pequot Tribe vs. Teslin Tlingit Council

2. Nez Perce vs. Pimicikamak Cree Nation vs. United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians vs. Cahto

3. Anishinaabe vs. Clatsop vs. Métis vs. Upper Skagit Indian Tribe of Washington

4. Cherokee Peace Flag vs. Peguis First Nation vs. Haisla vs. Chief of the Secwépemc

5. Jatibonicu Taino Tribal Nation vs. Missisquoi Abenaki Tribe vs. Colorado River Indian Tribes vs. Nisga'a

6. Chinook Nation vs. Hopi Nation vs. Mi'kmaq (horizontal) vs. Pawnee Nation

7. Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation vs. Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation vs. Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook-Abenaki People vs. Tłı̨chǫ

8. Inuvialuit vs. Seminole Tribe of Florida vs. Mohawk Warrior Society vs. Eel Ground First Nation

9. American Indian Movement vs. Navajo vs. Natchitoches Tribe of Louisiana

10. Secwépemc vs. Pine Ridge Indian Reservation vs. Arctic Athabaskan Council

11. Tahltan Nation vs. Blackfeet Nation vs. Musqueam

12. Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians vs. Haudenosaunee/Iroquois vs. Poarch Band of Creek Indians

13. Haida vs. Piapot First Nation vs. Ninilchik

14. Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami vs. Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation vs. Arapaho

15. Mi'kmaq Nation vs. Lax Kw'alaams Band vs. Pascua Yaqui Tribe

16. Cherokee vs. Ute Indian Tribe vs. Robinson Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California

[harryandmeghansussex]

Prince Harry, Founder of Invictus, Opening Ceremony 2025.

Hello Canada and Bienvenue! So, the Toronto Games in 2017 were incredible, and I’m told there is no rivalry between east and west coast, especially when it comes to sport… so I have a question for you Vancouver: Are you ready to show Toronto—and the world—how the Games are done?

I would like to begin by honoring the First Nations, who are hosting this year’s Games. Lílwat, Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh. Hite-sap —— coo-cwee-lum. From the bid for the Games through to this week’s competition, we have walked together, side-by-side on this journey, and are so grateful to you for having these games on your land. Today, and for the next week: Warriors unite.

In this moment of difficulty and division in many parts of the world, we gather here in Vancouver in a spirit of unity. We represent 23 nations. Speak many different languages and reflect the full breadth of the world’s religions and faiths. Beyond any differences, here at the Invictus Games we are grounded in mutual respect, competing fiercely, but believing in one another. Supporting one another. And rooting for one another.

The Games were born more than a decade ago, from a promise I made to myself. A promise to uphold my obligation—a sacred obligation after my own decade and privilege of military service —to do whatever I could to help my fellow brothers and sisters heal, and to champion everything we stand for.

Over the past decade I’ve lost count of the times we’ve heard you tell us that the Invictus Games saved you. Respectfully, I disagree. Invictus didn’t save you. You saved yourself. It was you, who pushed through the doubt and despair. You, who summited your own mountain and brought us along with you. It was you who kept going even when you didn’t think you had any more to give. We didn’t do that. You did. The Games simply reveal what is already within you. That scarcest—and most precious—of the world’s resources: character. A spirit—of fortitude and perseverance that can never be defeated.

That is the magic of the Invictus Games. For one of the most powerful ways of healing comes not from the hospital or recovery center, but from having a sense of purpose. A sense of belonging. From being a part of something greater than ourselves. And that healing, though it begins with you, extends to your children and loved ones, who delight in the simple gift of seeing you smile again of knowing your mind isn’t someplace else. That you are fully present.

At this moment, when there is no shortage of crises, no absence of uncertainty, no lack of weak moral character in the world, the values you embody—the way you carry yourselves—not only at the Invictus Games, but each and every day, your courage, your resilience, your humanity illuminate a path forward for us all. And for that, we thank you. Your leadership did not end when you stepped off the battlefield or took off the uniform. It endures. The example you set is a compass for the world. We need you. And we’ll always need you.

Someone once asked Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison how we survive whole in the world. She replied: “Sometimes, you don’t survive whole, you just survive in part. But the grandeur of life is that attempt. It’s not about that solution. It is about being as fearless as one can, and behaving as beautifully as one can, under completely impossible circumstances.”

So as we embark on this year’s competition, here is my challenge to all of you: Show the world how you behave under completely impossible circumstances. Show the world your fearlessness. Show the world the grandeur in your attempt at victory. Show the world why you are Invictus.

[sussex-newswire]

"Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex visited the Musqueam Indian Reserve in Vancouver, where he was warmly welcomed by Chief Wayne Sparrow to the Little House  – a sacred space where family and community gather. The Little House is owned by the Grant Family including Howard E. Grant, Howard J. Grant and Alfreda Grant who helped welcome The Duke with a warm fire. Howard E. Grant explained that there is a nail outside where everyone is asked to leave negative thoughts behind – and only speak of the positive.

"During the visit, The Duke reconnected with Chief Dean Nelson, Lil’Wat Nation, Chief Jen Thomas, Tsleil-Waututh Nation and Wilson Williams, Spokesperson, Squamish Nation. He was also introduced to young people from all Four Host Nations, who shared their cultures, values and vision for the future. This personal connection provided a meaningful context for The Duke to further engage in dialogue with the Host Nations and better understand their experiences and perspectives as he continues his work with the Invictus Games. 

"Gifts were exchanged between The Duke and the youth from each Nation, representing their heritage, pride, and the strength of their nations.

"The Duke was deeply moved by the warmth and hospitality extended by the communities. This visit served not only as an opportunity to learn more about the cultural and historical significance of the Host Nations but also as a reminder of the power of personal connections in the pursuit of understanding and healing.  

"As his work with the Invictus Games progresses, he remains dedicated to ensuring that the legacy of these Games leaves a lasting and positive impact for Indigenous communities, grounded in respect, understanding and collaboration."

[thatssosussex]

The Duke of Sussex visited the Musqueam Indian Reserve in Vancouver, where he was warmly welcomed by Chief Wayne Sparrow to the Little House, a sacred space where family and community gather. The Little House is owned by the Grant Family including Howard E. Grant, Howard J. Grant and Alfreda Grant who helped welcome The Duke with a warm fire. Howard E. Grant explained that there is a nail outside where everyone is asked to leave negative thoughts behind, and only speak of the positive.

During the visit, The Duke reconnected with Chief Dean Nelson, Lil’Wat Nation, Chief Jen Thomas, Tsleil-Waututh Nation and Wilson Williams, Spokesperson, Squamish Nation. He was also introduced to young people from all Four Host Nations, who shared their cultures, values and vision for the future. This personal connection provided a meaningful context for The Duke to further engage in dialogue with the Host Nations and better understand their experiences and perspectives as he continues his work with the Invictus Games. (11/19/24)

[allthecanadianpolitics]

The Vancouver Westside has traditionally been a low-density residential area, but that will no longer be the case, with the Jericho Lands development introducing high-rise residential towers to create a new high-density node near the western edge of Vancouver.

After hearing today from roughly 60 public speakers, with the vast majority being local residents in opposition, Vancouver City Council unanimously approved the policy statement for the Jericho Lands this afternoon.

The passing of the policy statement stage is the first major regulatory hurdle of the long-term development project to transform the 90-acre former military installation immediately south of Jericho Beach Park in the West Point Grey neighbourhood.

This is an Indigenous-owned and spearheaded project, with MST Development Corporation — the private for-profit real estate development company wholly owned by the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations — partnering with federal crown corporation Canada Lands Company (CLC) on the acquisition of the parcels that make up the site about a decade ago. [...]

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[superinjun]

Chief’s Blanket - 2013

θəliχʷəlʷət Debra Sparrow (Musqueam)

hand-spun sheep’s wool, wool appliqué, great blue heron feathers, leather

gifted to Chief Kim Baird in recognition of her leadership of Tsawwassen First Nation

[mercurialmilk]

Pacific Spirit National Park, located on the ancestral territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people - Vancouver BC

[linguisticdiscovery]

That combining apostrophe above the letters is hell to find fonts for lemme tell ya...

[pigeon-wizard]

Hey, if you don't know who Bill Reid is here is a brief timeline of him and his work by the Bill Reid Gallery. Bill Reid was born in Victoria, BC his mother was from the Haida first nation and made the most impressive statues i've ever seen. 'The Spirit of Haida Gwaii' (1986) is my favourite statue ever. I learnt about him in school and I've heard that he is very well known but in case anyone didn't know about him (in Canada or not) I wanted to make a little post about him for national Indigenous peoples day here in canada.

the Bill Reid gallery is built on the land's of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples and is mostly about Bill Reid but I believe that there other Indigenous artists from the Northwest Coast featured. HERE is the website for the gallery that has info about the visting hours, the current programs, and expeditions they have.

Happy Indigenous peoples day, everyone!