Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella
@juliefrancella.com
Professor of Indigenous Studies @DurhamCollege.
Mental Health Counselor
Ojibway Citizen of Batchewana First Nation.
📡 SiriusXmProgress #127 Every Thurs 10 PM ET
Resident Artist @RelativeArtsNYC
Substack: juliefrancella.substack.com
juliefrancella.com
Mental Health Counselor
Ojibway Citizen of Batchewana First Nation.
📡 SiriusXmProgress #127 Every Thurs 10 PM ET
Resident Artist @RelativeArtsNYC
Substack: juliefrancella.substack.com
juliefrancella.com
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Join @simonmoyasmith.bsky.social & me LIVE tonight at 10 PM ET on @johnfugelsang.bsky.social 's SiriusXM Progress show (Ch. 127). We’re talking Columbus on the White House lawn, Oklahoma’s latest attack on tribal sovereignty, Billie Eilish, & the bigger pattern behind it.
Tune in — & call in.
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February 5, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Join @simonmoyasmith.bsky.social & me LIVE tonight at 10 PM ET on @johnfugelsang.bsky.social 's SiriusXM Progress show (Ch. 127). We’re talking Columbus on the White House lawn, Oklahoma’s latest attack on tribal sovereignty, Billie Eilish, & the bigger pattern behind it.
Tune in — & call in.
Tune in — & call in.
Reposted by Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella
Join @simonmoyasmith.bsky.social & me LIVE tonight at 10 PM ET on @johnfugelsang.bsky.social 's SiriusXM Progress show (Ch. 127). We’re talking Columbus on the White House lawn, Oklahoma’s latest attack on tribal sovereignty, Billie Eilish, & the bigger pattern behind it.
Tune in — & call in.
Tune in — & call in.
February 5, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Join @simonmoyasmith.bsky.social & me LIVE tonight at 10 PM ET on @johnfugelsang.bsky.social 's SiriusXM Progress show (Ch. 127). We’re talking Columbus on the White House lawn, Oklahoma’s latest attack on tribal sovereignty, Billie Eilish, & the bigger pattern behind it.
Tune in — & call in.
Tune in — & call in.
Apichigo Migwetch, @colbertlateshow.bsky.social (That means big thanks in Ojibwe)
February 5, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Apichigo Migwetch, @colbertlateshow.bsky.social (That means big thanks in Ojibwe)
Ten years ago I wrote:
Donald Trump is to American politics what Martin Shkreli is to American health care.
Time has a way of clarifying character.
Donald Trump is to American politics what Martin Shkreli is to American health care.
Time has a way of clarifying character.
February 5, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Ten years ago I wrote:
Donald Trump is to American politics what Martin Shkreli is to American health care.
Time has a way of clarifying character.
Donald Trump is to American politics what Martin Shkreli is to American health care.
Time has a way of clarifying character.
Bad Bunny. Billie Eilish.
A Grammy moment that turned into a treaty lesson.
My latest on my Substack The Fire I Keep:
open.substack.com/pub/juliefra...
Please read, share and subscribe:
A Grammy moment that turned into a treaty lesson.
My latest on my Substack The Fire I Keep:
open.substack.com/pub/juliefra...
Please read, share and subscribe:
Bad Bunny: “We’re Not Savages.” Billie Eilish: “Stolen Land.”
A Grammys moment that turns into a Treaty Lesson
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February 2, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Bad Bunny. Billie Eilish.
A Grammy moment that turned into a treaty lesson.
My latest on my Substack The Fire I Keep:
open.substack.com/pub/juliefra...
Please read, share and subscribe:
A Grammy moment that turned into a treaty lesson.
My latest on my Substack The Fire I Keep:
open.substack.com/pub/juliefra...
Please read, share and subscribe:
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Couldn't stop smiling at the beautiful show of Indigenous People's proud traditions and culture.
They are, indeed 𝙎𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚 (cc: @juliefrancella.com @simonmoyasmith.bsky.social )
youtu.be/tjEJJBequ8w?...
They are, indeed 𝙎𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚 (cc: @juliefrancella.com @simonmoyasmith.bsky.social )
youtu.be/tjEJJBequ8w?...
Chippewa Tribe Parade in Minnesota 🇺🇸 | Native American Cultural Celebration & Traditions
YouTube video by Festival Drift
youtu.be
February 1, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Couldn't stop smiling at the beautiful show of Indigenous People's proud traditions and culture.
They are, indeed 𝙎𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚 (cc: @juliefrancella.com @simonmoyasmith.bsky.social )
youtu.be/tjEJJBequ8w?...
They are, indeed 𝙎𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚 (cc: @juliefrancella.com @simonmoyasmith.bsky.social )
youtu.be/tjEJJBequ8w?...
My acrylic on canvas painting was inspired by my ancestral aunt Bamewawagezhikaquay (her Ojibway name) which means Woman of the Sound the Stars Make Rushing Through the Sky
#Ojibway #Art #Create #AllMyRelations
Prints available at juliefrancella.com
#Ojibway #Art #Create #AllMyRelations
Prints available at juliefrancella.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:57 PM
My acrylic on canvas painting was inspired by my ancestral aunt Bamewawagezhikaquay (her Ojibway name) which means Woman of the Sound the Stars Make Rushing Through the Sky
#Ojibway #Art #Create #AllMyRelations
Prints available at juliefrancella.com
#Ojibway #Art #Create #AllMyRelations
Prints available at juliefrancella.com
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TY @juliefrancella.com
and @simonmoyasmith.bsky.social for TME! I could write an essay on the tears, chills, and memories I feel. My papa is the Wabash river. It wasn’t until I was an adult that I knew the true spelling.
Your indigenous names are beautiful and strong. I am honored to learn them.
and @simonmoyasmith.bsky.social for TME! I could write an essay on the tears, chills, and memories I feel. My papa is the Wabash river. It wasn’t until I was an adult that I knew the true spelling.
Your indigenous names are beautiful and strong. I am honored to learn them.
January 30, 2026 at 4:29 AM
TY @juliefrancella.com
and @simonmoyasmith.bsky.social for TME! I could write an essay on the tears, chills, and memories I feel. My papa is the Wabash river. It wasn’t until I was an adult that I knew the true spelling.
Your indigenous names are beautiful and strong. I am honored to learn them.
and @simonmoyasmith.bsky.social for TME! I could write an essay on the tears, chills, and memories I feel. My papa is the Wabash river. It wasn’t until I was an adult that I knew the true spelling.
Your indigenous names are beautiful and strong. I am honored to learn them.
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Such a gift to get 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 Indigenous People's history, culture and perspectives on current events!
Catch the weekly segment, 𝙎𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚, with
@simonmoyasmith.bsky.social & @juliefrancella.com
on 𝙏𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙈𝙚 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 with John Fugelsang
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social on @siriusxmprog.bsky.social
Catch the weekly segment, 𝙎𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚, with
@simonmoyasmith.bsky.social & @juliefrancella.com
on 𝙏𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙈𝙚 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 with John Fugelsang
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social on @siriusxmprog.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Such a gift to get 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 Indigenous People's history, culture and perspectives on current events!
Catch the weekly segment, 𝙎𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚, with
@simonmoyasmith.bsky.social & @juliefrancella.com
on 𝙏𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙈𝙚 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 with John Fugelsang
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social on @siriusxmprog.bsky.social
Catch the weekly segment, 𝙎𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚, with
@simonmoyasmith.bsky.social & @juliefrancella.com
on 𝙏𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙈𝙚 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 with John Fugelsang
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social on @siriusxmprog.bsky.social
@simonmoyasmith.bsky.social & I are live tonight at 10 PM ET on @johnfugelsang.bsky.social's SiriusXM Progress show (Ch. 127).
We’re talking AIM patrols returning in Minneapolis amid ICE raids + the push to scrub National Parks signage about Native mistreatment. And more.
Tune in & call in.
We’re talking AIM patrols returning in Minneapolis amid ICE raids + the push to scrub National Parks signage about Native mistreatment. And more.
Tune in & call in.
January 30, 2026 at 2:17 AM
@simonmoyasmith.bsky.social & I are live tonight at 10 PM ET on @johnfugelsang.bsky.social's SiriusXM Progress show (Ch. 127).
We’re talking AIM patrols returning in Minneapolis amid ICE raids + the push to scrub National Parks signage about Native mistreatment. And more.
Tune in & call in.
We’re talking AIM patrols returning in Minneapolis amid ICE raids + the push to scrub National Parks signage about Native mistreatment. And more.
Tune in & call in.
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The original peoples of this land are being detained by ICE.
Native people did not cross borders. Borders crossed us.
I wrote about what’s happening, the history behind it, & why it should alarm everyone.
⬇️
open.substack.com/pub/juliefra...
#WeAreStillHere #IndigenousRights
Native people did not cross borders. Borders crossed us.
I wrote about what’s happening, the history behind it, & why it should alarm everyone.
⬇️
open.substack.com/pub/juliefra...
#WeAreStillHere #IndigenousRights
We Were Here Before the Border
ICE Is Detaining the Original Peoples of This Land
open.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:41 AM
The original peoples of this land are being detained by ICE.
Native people did not cross borders. Borders crossed us.
I wrote about what’s happening, the history behind it, & why it should alarm everyone.
⬇️
open.substack.com/pub/juliefra...
#WeAreStillHere #IndigenousRights
Native people did not cross borders. Borders crossed us.
I wrote about what’s happening, the history behind it, & why it should alarm everyone.
⬇️
open.substack.com/pub/juliefra...
#WeAreStillHere #IndigenousRights
This 🧡
January 28, 2026 at 2:53 AM
This 🧡
Marginalized people have been speaking about violence & injustice for generations. We were not believed until it was caught on camera. This made it undeniable.
Cell phone cameras are now the tools of resistance and justice.
Just imagine if there wasn’t any film footage of Alex Pretti.
Cell phone cameras are now the tools of resistance and justice.
Just imagine if there wasn’t any film footage of Alex Pretti.
January 27, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Marginalized people have been speaking about violence & injustice for generations. We were not believed until it was caught on camera. This made it undeniable.
Cell phone cameras are now the tools of resistance and justice.
Just imagine if there wasn’t any film footage of Alex Pretti.
Cell phone cameras are now the tools of resistance and justice.
Just imagine if there wasn’t any film footage of Alex Pretti.
Minneapolis is Indigenous land. Mni Sóta Makoce (Dakota homelands) & also Ojibwe territory. Ojibwe people have lived, traded, & built nations there for centuries.
I’m holding our brother Alex Pretti in my heart.
As Ojibwe, I stand with the people of Minneapolis & everyone resisting this violence.
I’m holding our brother Alex Pretti in my heart.
As Ojibwe, I stand with the people of Minneapolis & everyone resisting this violence.
January 26, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Minneapolis is Indigenous land. Mni Sóta Makoce (Dakota homelands) & also Ojibwe territory. Ojibwe people have lived, traded, & built nations there for centuries.
I’m holding our brother Alex Pretti in my heart.
As Ojibwe, I stand with the people of Minneapolis & everyone resisting this violence.
I’m holding our brother Alex Pretti in my heart.
As Ojibwe, I stand with the people of Minneapolis & everyone resisting this violence.
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open.substack.com/pub/juliefra...
Beautiful and educational as always…. Thank you @juliefrancella.com for writing The Fire I Keep ❤️🙏🏼✌🏼
Beautiful and educational as always…. Thank you @juliefrancella.com for writing The Fire I Keep ❤️🙏🏼✌🏼
The American Indian Movement is Back in Minneapolis
From police harassment in 1968 to ICE’s federal enforcement in 2026
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:22 PM
open.substack.com/pub/juliefra...
Beautiful and educational as always…. Thank you @juliefrancella.com for writing The Fire I Keep ❤️🙏🏼✌🏼
Beautiful and educational as always…. Thank you @juliefrancella.com for writing The Fire I Keep ❤️🙏🏼✌🏼
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I wrote about AIM’s Minneapolis origin story and why patrols are back on Franklin Avenue right now, as ICE escalates across the Twin Cities.
Please read, subscribe, and share:
The American Indian Movement is Back in Minneapolis
open.substack.com/pub/juliefra...
Please read, subscribe, and share:
The American Indian Movement is Back in Minneapolis
open.substack.com/pub/juliefra...
The American Indian Movement is Back in Minneapolis
From police harassment in 1968 to ICE’s federal enforcement in 2026
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:34 AM
I wrote about AIM’s Minneapolis origin story and why patrols are back on Franklin Avenue right now, as ICE escalates across the Twin Cities.
Please read, subscribe, and share:
The American Indian Movement is Back in Minneapolis
open.substack.com/pub/juliefra...
Please read, subscribe, and share:
The American Indian Movement is Back in Minneapolis
open.substack.com/pub/juliefra...
I wrote about AIM’s Minneapolis origin story and why patrols are back on Franklin Avenue right now, as ICE escalates across the Twin Cities.
Please read, subscribe, and share:
The American Indian Movement is Back in Minneapolis
open.substack.com/pub/juliefra...
Please read, subscribe, and share:
The American Indian Movement is Back in Minneapolis
open.substack.com/pub/juliefra...
The American Indian Movement is Back in Minneapolis
From police harassment in 1968 to ICE’s federal enforcement in 2026
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:34 AM
I wrote about AIM’s Minneapolis origin story and why patrols are back on Franklin Avenue right now, as ICE escalates across the Twin Cities.
Please read, subscribe, and share:
The American Indian Movement is Back in Minneapolis
open.substack.com/pub/juliefra...
Please read, subscribe, and share:
The American Indian Movement is Back in Minneapolis
open.substack.com/pub/juliefra...
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Secretary Noem has forfeited her right to lead. I’m calling on her to resign.
Gregory Bovino must also be fired.
No one, not an ICE agent, not a federal officer, not a president, is above the law.
Gregory Bovino must also be fired.
No one, not an ICE agent, not a federal officer, not a president, is above the law.
January 25, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Secretary Noem has forfeited her right to lead. I’m calling on her to resign.
Gregory Bovino must also be fired.
No one, not an ICE agent, not a federal officer, not a president, is above the law.
Gregory Bovino must also be fired.
No one, not an ICE agent, not a federal officer, not a president, is above the law.
I’m so sorry. Indigenous people have lived with state violence, broken systems, & fear for generations, so none of this feels new. It’s painful, but it’s also part of a long story of truth rising to the surface. Remember that harm is not the whole story. Communities rise. People protect one another.
@juliefrancella.com
Hello Julie. . Would you have any words of encouragement at this awful time ? Struggling. I value your words and perspective.
🌎💨🔥💧
Hello Julie. . Would you have any words of encouragement at this awful time ? Struggling. I value your words and perspective.
🌎💨🔥💧
January 25, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I’m so sorry. Indigenous people have lived with state violence, broken systems, & fear for generations, so none of this feels new. It’s painful, but it’s also part of a long story of truth rising to the surface. Remember that harm is not the whole story. Communities rise. People protect one another.
A tool I wish everyone had bookmarked: Native Land Digital’s map.
Search an address (or just zoom around) to learn about Indigenous territories, languages, and treaties.
It’s an invitation to learn and connect directly with the nations whose lands we’re on.
Check it out:
native-land.ca
Search an address (or just zoom around) to learn about Indigenous territories, languages, and treaties.
It’s an invitation to learn and connect directly with the nations whose lands we’re on.
Check it out:
native-land.ca
Native-Land.ca | Our home on native land
Native Land is a resource to learn more about Indigenous territories, languages, lands, and ways of life. We welcome you to our site.
native-land.ca
January 23, 2026 at 1:11 PM
A tool I wish everyone had bookmarked: Native Land Digital’s map.
Search an address (or just zoom around) to learn about Indigenous territories, languages, and treaties.
It’s an invitation to learn and connect directly with the nations whose lands we’re on.
Check it out:
native-land.ca
Search an address (or just zoom around) to learn about Indigenous territories, languages, and treaties.
It’s an invitation to learn and connect directly with the nations whose lands we’re on.
Check it out:
native-land.ca
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Tonight at 10 PM ET on SiriusXM Progress (Ch. 127), @simonmoyasmith.bsky.social + I are on @johnfugelsang.bsky.social 's show for "We're Still Here".
Carney at Davos, Arizona’s new Native ID designation, Michigan boarding school report buried, Choctaw vs ICE, & more
Tune in + call in ☎️866-997-GRIT
Carney at Davos, Arizona’s new Native ID designation, Michigan boarding school report buried, Choctaw vs ICE, & more
Tune in + call in ☎️866-997-GRIT
January 22, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Tonight at 10 PM ET on SiriusXM Progress (Ch. 127), @simonmoyasmith.bsky.social + I are on @johnfugelsang.bsky.social 's show for "We're Still Here".
Carney at Davos, Arizona’s new Native ID designation, Michigan boarding school report buried, Choctaw vs ICE, & more
Tune in + call in ☎️866-997-GRIT
Carney at Davos, Arizona’s new Native ID designation, Michigan boarding school report buried, Choctaw vs ICE, & more
Tune in + call in ☎️866-997-GRIT
Tonight at 10 PM ET on SiriusXM Progress (Ch. 127), @simonmoyasmith.bsky.social + I are on @johnfugelsang.bsky.social 's show for "We're Still Here".
Carney at Davos, Arizona’s new Native ID designation, Michigan boarding school report buried, Choctaw vs ICE, & more
Tune in + call in ☎️866-997-GRIT
Carney at Davos, Arizona’s new Native ID designation, Michigan boarding school report buried, Choctaw vs ICE, & more
Tune in + call in ☎️866-997-GRIT
January 22, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Tonight at 10 PM ET on SiriusXM Progress (Ch. 127), @simonmoyasmith.bsky.social + I are on @johnfugelsang.bsky.social 's show for "We're Still Here".
Carney at Davos, Arizona’s new Native ID designation, Michigan boarding school report buried, Choctaw vs ICE, & more
Tune in + call in ☎️866-997-GRIT
Carney at Davos, Arizona’s new Native ID designation, Michigan boarding school report buried, Choctaw vs ICE, & more
Tune in + call in ☎️866-997-GRIT
What many are calling unprecedented under the Trump presidency is painfully familiar to Native peoples. We’ve lived through authoritarian power, land theft, forced compliance, and erased humanity for generations. The shock others feel now has long been our history. #IndigenousLens
January 21, 2026 at 5:40 PM
What many are calling unprecedented under the Trump presidency is painfully familiar to Native peoples. We’ve lived through authoritarian power, land theft, forced compliance, and erased humanity for generations. The shock others feel now has long been our history. #IndigenousLens
Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered with his speech, though the absence of any Heated Rivalry reference was notable.
#MarkCarney
#MarkCarney
January 21, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered with his speech, though the absence of any Heated Rivalry reference was notable.
#MarkCarney
#MarkCarney