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Citizen of Canada, the Red River Métis Nation, and the USA. Abolitionist, lover of languages and puzzles, dog person. Cousin Flora cannot abide a mess, but, here we are.

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Behind First Nations headdresses: What you should know | CBC News What is the significance of the headdress and who should be allowed to wear one?

www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...

27.11.2025 22:08 👍 13 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

I admire you and your posts, and, I respectfully suggest you educate yourself about the role and meaning of Indigenous headdresses. These are sacred and political items that have been banned, stolen, and trivialized as "costume." Please reconsider this particular photo to illustrate your message.

27.11.2025 22:06 👍 29 🔁 2 💬 4 📌 0

Omg I moved from the US to Canada (dual citizen) six months ago, with my US citizen spouse, and reading this all I can say is, I feel so seen right now.

29.07.2025 21:29 👍 37 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I’ve been wondering how Jake is doing! Good to see he’s made some friends

19.07.2025 23:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I’m Métis and used to live in the States, and I did some work with the Indian Land Capital Company many years ago which is how I got to know ILTF. I live in Winnipeg now and would love to see something like this in Canada, though I realize their are differences in the legal/structural contexts.

11.07.2025 18:39 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What I like about Indian Land Tenure Foundation is the focus on land with a range of options for both tribes and donors - specific place-based tribal projects; broader land issues (e.g. climate, land reclamation); and capacity-building (education, legal/treaty issues, estate planning).

11.07.2025 18:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Indian Land – Capital Company

And there’s a related org that’s a lending company, Indian Land Capital Company

www.ilcc.net

11.07.2025 17:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
ILTF

Something like this org in the States?
iltf.org

11.07.2025 17:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

I am curious about your objection to MAID - the whole concept of medically assisted death, or Canada’s inclusion of mental illness as a qualifying condition, or other aspects…?

13.06.2025 20:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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02.04.2025 21:52 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Beautiful!

30.03.2025 18:24 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

When I was talking a lot about getting prepared for FEMA cuts and trade war, someone told me apologetically needed to mute me because it was stressful hearing about preparation they couldn't afford to do.

That's a huge stress right now for ALL of us, I think-- there is no getting fully prepared.

27.02.2025 14:19 👍 1763 🔁 277 💬 50 📌 69

I have to confess, among all the outrages and crimes and hatefulness, I can’t get worked up about the whole absurd “Gulf of America” thing because actually it should be the Gulf of Turtle Island.

13.02.2025 18:21 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

My car now has a plug-in heater for her engine block. I have never felt more Canadian 🇨🇦

12.02.2025 22:38 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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05.01.2025 18:18 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I literally just the other day uttered the sentence “A gal can never have too many multi-bit ratcheting screwdrivers.”

01.01.2025 21:40 👍 14 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Has Squirrelwood had oxen before?

22.12.2024 02:42 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Donkeys!!

17.12.2024 02:57 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I can't believe he big he is

26.11.2024 01:18 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Crouton! Appreciated your wit but honestly followed just for your stick art.

17.11.2024 01:07 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

But even if a judge says “you can’t do that,” what would stop them from just ignoring that? They believe they have unlimited power. Guardrails only work when acknowledged as real. Putin does whatever he wants and imprisons or kills anyone who gets in his way, that’s Trump’s governing model, right?

13.11.2024 23:13 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0