Ghost Flock by Alasdair Wallace (b. 1967)

we dont even get 9/11 off of work. like i guess you were never THAT sad about it

"In a historic “first-of-its-kind” agreement the government of British Colombia has acknowledged the aboriginal ownership of 200 islands off the west coast of Canada.

The owners are the Haida nation, and rather than the Canadian government giving something to a First Nation, the agreement admits that the “Xhaaidlagha Gwaayaai” or the “islands at the end of world,” always belonged to them, a subtle yet powerful difference in the wording of First Nations negotiating.

BC Premier David Eby called the treaty “long overdue” and once signed, will clear the way for half a million hectares (1.3 million acres) of land to be managed by the Haida.

Postal service, shipping lanes, school and community services, private property rights, and local government jurisdiction, will all be unaffected by the agreement, which will essentially outline that the Haida decide what to do with the 200 or so islands and islets.

“We could be facing each other in a courtroom, we could have been fighting each other for years and years, but we chose a different path,” said Minister of Indigenous Relations of BC, Murray Rankin at the signing ceremony, who added that it took creativity and courage to “create a better world for our children.”

Indeed, making the agreement outside the courts of the formal treaty process reflects a vastly different way of negotiating than has been the norm for Canada.

“This agreement won’t only raise all boats here on Haida Gwaii – increase opportunity and prosperity for the Haida people and for the whole community and for the whole province – but it will also be an example and another way for nations – not just in British Columbia, but right across Canada – to have their title recognized,” said Eby.

In other words, by deciding this outside court, Eby and the province of BC hope to set a new standard for how such land title agreements are struck."

-via Good News Network, April 18, 2024

Press release by the Haida Nation about the vote

Two really great things about this:

1- they didn't have to go to court. Cases like this usually take years or decades and are incredibly expensive for First Nations, even if they win.

2- to quote the press release: "In the agreement, British Columbia recognizes and affirms that the Haida Nation has Aboriginal title to the lands of Haida Gwaii. This recognition does not create title – Haida Title is inherent." That's a big deal!! The difference between Canada granting title versus recognising Aboriginal title is incredibly important in matters of sovereignty. Haida sovereignty and Aboriginal title is inherent; it does not need to be "given" by the Canadian government.

My boss is making me work even though theres discord channels to read like morning paper?

i will come kill him with my demon blade

Sometimes I worry you like the demon blade more than you like me

self induced fetal alcohol syndrome

Average Breton reaction to finding an elder scroll

i normally put shit in tags but the way people are acting in the notes of this post are fucking weird. this is what weight loss does. this is not ozempic specific, and the same doctors that are calling this "ozempic face" have readily admitted that this is a normal feature of weight loss. calling someone an inhuman looking freak because they're experiencing the normal changes of major weight loss is fucking weird and cruel, and its not going to hurt the celebs who are taking this drug for aesthetic reasons - its only going to hurt the people around you who are dealing with their own body image issues y'all can have conversations about how awful it is that people feel pressured to take a drug like this to be treated better. y'all can talk about how shameful it is that this lifesaving medicine is being used for aesthetic purposes instead. but calling people ghouls for going through the changes that even non-drug assisted weight loss causes? please develop some compassion

^ all tea.. like not to take on sjw scold tone but are u people fucking ok. this is what weight loss looks like.

23 April 2024

Civil Defense first responder Abdullah Al-Majdalawi reports that while transporting a baby girl to the hospital after her home was bombed, he discovered that someone (probably her mother) had written a verse from the Qur’an on a piece of notebook paper and stuffed it in the girl’s pocket. He says this is how mothers in Gaza try to protect their children.

Milton Glaser, Therapy With A Tomato, 1978

2007

@capricornpropaganda

BEHOLD...

8 dabloons

Wrestler who’s gimmick is that he’s really passionate about Linux and open source software

Residents of North Gaza express their frustration with the manner in which aid is distributed in Gaza. Addressing the camera, they reject the food aid stating that all they need is an end to the genocide.

They recount the dangers they face trying to retrieve aid dropped in the sea and mention the absurdity and humiliation of dropping supplies into water when there are empty lands available, as well as land entry points available that are being blocked by Israel.

Their pointed critique extends to the United States, condemning the simultaneous sending of weapons and aid by planes, suggesting that the food drops are another weapon used against them.

Source: @hema.alkhalili

Translation: @translating_falasteen

half-life in exile by Hala Alyan

Timothy Chalamet passed away last night after choking on a single frozen unchewed green pea. Family members confirmed his passing in a statement to the media "it's how he liked to eat them"

meanest person you've ever met: i'm so sick of being nice

Plains & Plateau Native American horse masks.

Piegan / Cree / Umatilla

Nez Perce / Kiowa / Oglala Lakota

Nakoda / Cheyenne / Crow