"Offering" sterilization to pregnant ppl DURING or even right after labour is profoundly unethical. And still common for certain ppl.

One day, hopefully soon, this country has to face the enormity of its various sterilization programs/policies. Many, many stories to be told https://twitter.com/ozhibiiige/status/822501561087696896 …

I remember seeing this before. This is a piece basically ripped off an Indigenous artist, anyone remember who did the original? https://twitter.com/MeliBouchard/status/822415979238068224 …

Ah yes. Mervin Windsor, Haisla-Heiltsuk, a piece called "Unity". https://www.facebook.com/510417372468564/photos/a.513650828811885.1073741825.510417372468564/513659618811006/?type=3&theater …

The original (green) appropriated by non-Indigenous artist Jen Adomeit who has been selling hundreds of $200 "limited edition" prints.

What Will the Trump Administration Mean for People With Disabilities? Specifics to resist by @JustStimming, @Slate: http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2017/01/as_a_disabled_person_i_m_terrified_of_the_trump_administration.html …

"As a disabled woman, […] Donald Trump absolutely terrifies me.” @RPowellEsq calls for rolling/marching resistance: https://www.bustle.com/articles/201388-as-a-disabled-woman-im-calling-on-my-sisters-to-roll-march-against-trump …

It's the same kind of smile that you learn as a disabled person that you're expected to give when therapists want to feel kind.

That's the smile you give when you know you'd better. Being forced to smile that way is profoundly dehumanizing. And we all do it.

The expression @HillaryClinton and @BarackObama’s and @MichelleObama's faces is one I've very familiar with as a disabled woman.

Cree word of the day: mâyikîsikâw- "It's a bad day"

Virtual march helps people w/ disabilities join the Women's March on Washington. @mashable: http://mashable.com/2017/01/18/disability-march-womens-march-on-washington/#PyMNW34KcmqV … #disability #cripthevote

@spookyleftist @Kamayaam here is info from Inuit side: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/11/19/angry-inuk-film_n_12527482.html …

@spookyleftist @Kamayaam http://www.lush.ca/on/demandware.store/Sites-LushCA-Site/en_CA/Stories-Article?cid=article_ethical-ban-the-seal-hunt …

For people boycotting LUSH, here is another fantastic place to get amazing products, Mother Earth Essentials! http://motherearthessentials.ca/

Um...yeah. Always blows my mind that any Albertan at all is unaware of this. The entire myth of "Alberta oil" crumbles though so... https://twitter.com/nothinglin/status/821759272157483009 …

RT @financialpost: Majority of oil sands ownership and profits are foreign, says analysis http://business.financialpost.com/news/majority-of-oil-sands-ownership-and-profits-are-foreign-says-analysis …

@MortuaryReport @womensmarch I know there is a disabled caucus but we shouldn't have to be separate cause no one else is that I see

.@womensmarch addresses domestic violence, but not that disabled humans are twice as likely to be abused than non-disabled.

in fact, the only mention of disability in the @womensmarch is to mention that caretaking of the disabled should be considered "work."

today i read the @womensmarch's official policy platform and was disappointed but unsurprised to see disability only cursorily included.

This thread. We don't even exist to most non-disabled ppl. No matter how enlightened or how hard you want change. We. Don't. Exist. To. You https://twitter.com/mortuaryreport/status/820681300637929473 …

On the Land photo exhibit celebrates Dene people and culture in N.W.T. http://hubs.ly/H05VB910 by @cbcnews

Accountability, Responsibility, Ingenuity, Sacrifice, Resiliency & Love are all the reasons that we still exist & our cultures still exist

And reciprocity is extremely important because it's not just about belonging...it's about accountability to one another.

It's about the connection & as we say over and over again, it's not about who you claim as your people, it's about who claims you.

It's about forming & maintaining a connection to your people, traditions, spirituality, languages, land, and water.

It's a responsibility to your ancestors and to generations that have yet to be.

being indigenous is more than blood, it's more than a fascination, more than a "spiritual" experience, or a claim to fame or standing

and just like our women, native children were & continue to be stolen & trafficked out our communities for a billion $ adoption industry