âpihtawikosisân
@apihtawikosisan.bsky.social
Award-losing national bestselling Métis author of "Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit in Canada", from manitow-sâkahikan/Lac Ste. Anne in so-called Canada. Trying to debunk myths. She/her/wiya
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If you're new here, I will never accept that settler colonial nations have any right to exist. Decolonization means Indigenous land and life-ways back, no cops, no landlords, and probably other stuff that might twist up your ginch so beware.
Anyway, same as it always was. What can I do? Just keep being mindful and careful about the space I take up. Visit my relatives. Celebrate my kids learning Cree in their school.
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Anyway, same as it always was. What can I do? Just keep being mindful and careful about the space I take up. Visit my relatives. Celebrate my kids learning Cree in their school.
Ethnic frauds stir up so many terrible feelings in Indigenous folks, and I don't think the general public really understands this.
The goal of the ongoing colonial project has been the erasure of Indigenous Peoples, meaning our identity and existence has been undermined from every direction.
The goal of the ongoing colonial project has been the erasure of Indigenous Peoples, meaning our identity and existence has been undermined from every direction.
November 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Ethnic frauds stir up so many terrible feelings in Indigenous folks, and I don't think the general public really understands this.
The goal of the ongoing colonial project has been the erasure of Indigenous Peoples, meaning our identity and existence has been undermined from every direction.
The goal of the ongoing colonial project has been the erasure of Indigenous Peoples, meaning our identity and existence has been undermined from every direction.
Wait until you find out about some of the "Indigenous" authors you replace Thomas King with.
It just doesn't end.
It just doesn't end.
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Wait until you find out about some of the "Indigenous" authors you replace Thomas King with.
It just doesn't end.
It just doesn't end.
One more thing. For YEARS I (and others) thought King was Blackfoot because of Green Grass, Running Water and his other writings around that time. And he was so heavily embedded in Treaty 7 at that time. I don't know if I missed it or he wasn't saying at the time that he claimed Cherokee.
November 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
One more thing. For YEARS I (and others) thought King was Blackfoot because of Green Grass, Running Water and his other writings around that time. And he was so heavily embedded in Treaty 7 at that time. I don't know if I missed it or he wasn't saying at the time that he claimed Cherokee.
The real problem with pretendians is the way discussions around them are driven by mainstream colonial narratives about Indigeneity. Non-indigenous folks believe themselves experts on Indigenous identity and end up muddying the waters even more.
Seeing this discussed by non-Indigenous folks is...
Seeing this discussed by non-Indigenous folks is...
November 25, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The real problem with pretendians is the way discussions around them are driven by mainstream colonial narratives about Indigeneity. Non-indigenous folks believe themselves experts on Indigenous identity and end up muddying the waters even more.
Seeing this discussed by non-Indigenous folks is...
Seeing this discussed by non-Indigenous folks is...
I've been pretty darn sure for well over a decade that the rumours about King were true and I'm STILL super bummed out. AAAARGH!!!
November 25, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I've been pretty darn sure for well over a decade that the rumours about King were true and I'm STILL super bummed out. AAAARGH!!!
I don't quite think some people are understanding this. We've seen other pretendians literally launch lawsuits, causing so much intense damage in their denials. Him confessing before being outted (however inadequate that confession) doesn't erase harm but it is better than going nuclear.
The open secret that Thomas King is not Indigenous at all is finally verified, and honestly it's a relief. Having him just confess this instead of going out kicking and screaming like so many before him causes a LOT less harm to Indigenous communities.
It still sucks though.
It still sucks though.
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I don't quite think some people are understanding this. We've seen other pretendians literally launch lawsuits, causing so much intense damage in their denials. Him confessing before being outted (however inadequate that confession) doesn't erase harm but it is better than going nuclear.
It's going to be a relief not to see Thomas King on the "Indigenous literature" shelf in the bookstores anymore though. Like, I understand that these places aren't going to act without some evidence, and that it's not their place to (unless they're Indigenous-run) but it's been a fucking thorn.
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
It's going to be a relief not to see Thomas King on the "Indigenous literature" shelf in the bookstores anymore though. Like, I understand that these places aren't going to act without some evidence, and that it's not their place to (unless they're Indigenous-run) but it's been a fucking thorn.
Also, if you're one of the assholes screaming "23 and Me would have solved this" please do shut up. Indigenous identity is about far more than DNA and it's up to Indigenous communities not some goddamn company to figure this out.
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Also, if you're one of the assholes screaming "23 and Me would have solved this" please do shut up. Indigenous identity is about far more than DNA and it's up to Indigenous communities not some goddamn company to figure this out.
Yeah, there are lot of open secrets about folks playing Indian. There are groups dedicated to outing them, and have been for some time, but a LOT of work also happens behind the scenes trying to hold people to account. A lot of painful things that communities want to avoid during this process.
November 24, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Yeah, there are lot of open secrets about folks playing Indian. There are groups dedicated to outing them, and have been for some time, but a LOT of work also happens behind the scenes trying to hold people to account. A lot of painful things that communities want to avoid during this process.
The open secret that Thomas King is not Indigenous at all is finally verified, and honestly it's a relief. Having him just confess this instead of going out kicking and screaming like so many before him causes a LOT less harm to Indigenous communities.
It still sucks though.
It still sucks though.
November 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The open secret that Thomas King is not Indigenous at all is finally verified, and honestly it's a relief. Having him just confess this instead of going out kicking and screaming like so many before him causes a LOT less harm to Indigenous communities.
It still sucks though.
It still sucks though.
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You can call all forms of social organization "governance" if you want, it's not going to change them into a State. As Engels said, you can have a highly-organized society without a state, and changing the words doesn't change the thing itself.
social organization based on voluntary cooperation and free association is still a form of governance. People are not going to live in a structureless society by choice. It is completely inefficient and deadly.
November 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
You can call all forms of social organization "governance" if you want, it's not going to change them into a State. As Engels said, you can have a highly-organized society without a state, and changing the words doesn't change the thing itself.
It's me, always on the front-line of hating on professed white liberal "allies" who talk the talk but stab us in the back, front, and sides as they do it.
November 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
It's me, always on the front-line of hating on professed white liberal "allies" who talk the talk but stab us in the back, front, and sides as they do it.
I'm wrapping up writing a thriller, and it's actually so stressful and unpleasant, because I have to keep conjuring up feelings of dread and fear and anxiety as I put my characters through the ringer.
November 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I'm wrapping up writing a thriller, and it's actually so stressful and unpleasant, because I have to keep conjuring up feelings of dread and fear and anxiety as I put my characters through the ringer.
Annual reminder that I thought Jesse Brown was a douchebag long before it was cool to hate him. He threw Indigenous Peoples under the bus so many times and white progressives kept defending him.
WHERE ARE YOUR GODS NOW, PROGGIES???
WHERE ARE YOUR GODS NOW, PROGGIES???
November 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Annual reminder that I thought Jesse Brown was a douchebag long before it was cool to hate him. He threw Indigenous Peoples under the bus so many times and white progressives kept defending him.
WHERE ARE YOUR GODS NOW, PROGGIES???
WHERE ARE YOUR GODS NOW, PROGGIES???
This reminds me of the film, The Devil's Advocate, where everyone's face got all swirly and evil and scary when viewed through a camera.
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This reminds me of the film, The Devil's Advocate, where everyone's face got all swirly and evil and scary when viewed through a camera.
I haaaaate Host Gator. My website is down again and that should absolutely not be happening.
November 18, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I haaaaate Host Gator. My website is down again and that should absolutely not be happening.
Give me a phone with a slider qwerty keyboard and keep all the "smart options" and I'll be peachy keen.
November 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Give me a phone with a slider qwerty keyboard and keep all the "smart options" and I'll be peachy keen.
My eldest (now adult) kid's samsung basically got bricked by an update and she fundamentally refuses to be forced into buying a new (expensive!) smartphone every two years, so she bought an old-school flip phone is is honestly the envy of her friend group now. I am actually considering one as well.
November 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
My eldest (now adult) kid's samsung basically got bricked by an update and she fundamentally refuses to be forced into buying a new (expensive!) smartphone every two years, so she bought an old-school flip phone is is honestly the envy of her friend group now. I am actually considering one as well.
Omg sometimes things just suck and won't work no matter how hard you try...and sometimes things just come together suddenly and it's like the sun is shining again!
November 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Omg sometimes things just suck and won't work no matter how hard you try...and sometimes things just come together suddenly and it's like the sun is shining again!
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Mutual aid should be a threat to the state, not a substitute for its “failures.” It is saying “the state does not do this & will not do this because it is built to oppress & exploit.” Mutual aid is a radical act of caring for each other outside of those systems of oppression.
November 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Mutual aid should be a threat to the state, not a substitute for its “failures.” It is saying “the state does not do this & will not do this because it is built to oppress & exploit.” Mutual aid is a radical act of caring for each other outside of those systems of oppression.
apihtawikosisan.com/2020/02/an-o...
Posted a wrong link to this yesterday. Was just pointing out that things remain the same - it's far too easy to get mad at Indigenous Peoples or newcomers than face the fact that this system is trying to kill us all.
Posted a wrong link to this yesterday. Was just pointing out that things remain the same - it's far too easy to get mad at Indigenous Peoples or newcomers than face the fact that this system is trying to kill us all.
apihtawikosisan.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:57 PM
apihtawikosisan.com/2020/02/an-o...
Posted a wrong link to this yesterday. Was just pointing out that things remain the same - it's far too easy to get mad at Indigenous Peoples or newcomers than face the fact that this system is trying to kill us all.
Posted a wrong link to this yesterday. Was just pointing out that things remain the same - it's far too easy to get mad at Indigenous Peoples or newcomers than face the fact that this system is trying to kill us all.
Anyone else not able to get through to resources at jps.library.utoronto? Like this just will not load for me, and I want to make sure I'm using the most current link to "Decolonization is Not a Metaphor."
jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/de...
jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/de...
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2012)
| Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society
jps.library.utoronto.ca
October 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Anyone else not able to get through to resources at jps.library.utoronto? Like this just will not load for me, and I want to make sure I'm using the most current link to "Decolonization is Not a Metaphor."
jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/de...
jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/de...
Get offline for a day. Create something.
I'm serious.
You cannot endure our current reality in ANY timeline if you are constantly scraping your raw nerves across the jagged edges of the evil that people do. You need tangible, embodied reminders that we endure through hope and love, not despair.
I'm serious.
You cannot endure our current reality in ANY timeline if you are constantly scraping your raw nerves across the jagged edges of the evil that people do. You need tangible, embodied reminders that we endure through hope and love, not despair.
October 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Get offline for a day. Create something.
I'm serious.
You cannot endure our current reality in ANY timeline if you are constantly scraping your raw nerves across the jagged edges of the evil that people do. You need tangible, embodied reminders that we endure through hope and love, not despair.
I'm serious.
You cannot endure our current reality in ANY timeline if you are constantly scraping your raw nerves across the jagged edges of the evil that people do. You need tangible, embodied reminders that we endure through hope and love, not despair.
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Quw’utsun Nation (Cowichan) is reassuring private landowners they have no desire to take homes and is criticizing the mayor of Richmond and province of B.C., among others, for “negative and erroneous messaging.. provoking unnecessary fears.” www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
October 28, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Quw’utsun Nation (Cowichan) is reassuring private landowners they have no desire to take homes and is criticizing the mayor of Richmond and province of B.C., among others, for “negative and erroneous messaging.. provoking unnecessary fears.” www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...