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Two-Spirit (trans) people have existed here in North America for thousands of years. They predate the arrival of white people and their “Christianity.” Trans people will be here long after this madness is dead and gone.
Growing up, I always heard Christianity's downfall would be caused by rejecting God. Now I believe it will be caused by "Christian" Nationalists rejecting Jesus' teachings for the sake of political power.
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Northern California’s Karuk Tribe has for more than a century faced significant restrictions on cultural burning — the setting of intentional fires for both ceremonial and practical purposes, such as reducing brush to limit the risk of wildfires.
That changed this week, thanks to legislation championed by the tribe and passed by the state last year that allows federally recognized tribes in California to burn freely once they reach agreements with the California Natural Resources Agency and local air quality officials.
The tribe announced Thursday that it was the first to reach such an agreement with the agency.
"Karuk has been a national thought leader on cultural fire,” said Geneva E.B. Thompson, Natural Resources’ deputy secretary for tribal affairs. “So, it makes sense that they would be a natural first partner in this space because they have a really clear mission and core commitment to get this work done.”
In the past, cultural burn practitioners first needed to get a burn permit from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, a department within the Natural Resources Agency, and a smoke permit from the local air district.
The law passed in September 2024, SB 310, allows the state government to, respectfully, “get out of the way” of tribes practicing cultural burns, said Thompson.
For the Karuk Tribe, Cal Fire will no longer hold regulatory or oversight authority over the burns and will instead act as a partner and consultant. The previous arrangement, tribal leaders say, essentially amounted to one nation telling another nation what to do on its land — a violation of sovereignty.
Now, collaboration can happen through a proper government-to-government relationship.
Full article here: https://bsky.app/.../decolonizemyself.../post/3ljjxsnjizk25
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This is exactly why I will not kowtow to any man who does not consider me his equal in spirit. It's in my blood.
Reminder: It's okay to love the men in your life while hating the patriarchy.
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Europeans were surprised that Native American women had so much power and influence, particularly within the Haudenosaunee nations. In those nations, women held political power within the tribes, appointing and removing chiefs at their discretion.
North America, meet European Patriarchy, spreading like cancer across the globe.
https://x.com/60SecondCivics/status/1899074004943519916
#WomensHistoryMonth
North America, meet European Patriarchy, spreading like cancer across the globe.
https://x.com/60SecondCivics/status/1899074004943519916
#WomensHistoryMonth
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Cherokee language the redbud tree is called ᎦᏰᎪᎩ = Ga-y(e)-go-gi (Guy-go-gee) = LIAR. It’s called that because it bursts into bloom making everyone think winter is over only to have a late frost. While you are enjoying this beautiful tree keep in mind it’s flowers are edible raw and cooked; and it’s young tender seed pods are delicious as a vegetable.