If y'all don't want to read about how the Kanien’kéhaka resisted the government seizure of their sacred burial site, this documentary is fantastic.

#Indigenous, IndigenousPeoples, #Kanehsatake, #Kanien'kehaka

Though my story’s campus is made up, it’s loosely based where real-life University of Albany is based, so I’m sharing their land acknowledgment:

This is a must-watch, one of many stories of resistance of Indigenous peoples in North America – in this case, specifically about Kanien’kéhaka.

35 years ago this month, renowned filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin spent 78 days filming what would become:

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EN LIVE ET EN DOCU !

Ce soir, on regarde Kanehsatake, 270 ans de résistance de Alanis Obomsawin (1993) 🎥

Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance

In July 1990, a confrontation propelled First Nations issues in Kanehsatake into the international spotlight. Director Alanis Obomsawin spent 78 days filming the armed stand-off between the Kanien’kéhaka People, the Quebec police and the Canadian army.
NFB, 1993

Shelley Niro’s ‘500 Year Itch’ at @remaimodern.bsky.social now until September 21. ‘Kanien’kehaka artist Shelley Niro career-spanning exhibition explores themes of identity, resilience, and history through a dynamic collection of works,’ with her customary wit.

… several images and later arranged to have over $10,000 wired to the community. The photos in the Parks Archive are unnamed and it would be great if they are named by the community. I thank Kanien'kehaka photographer Martin Akwiranoron Loft for bringing these image

Familiar.

Kanien'kehaka ancestors were removed and placed on a reservation.

YOU ARE ON INDIAN LAND - 1969
“When Canadian authorities prohibited the duty-free cross-border passage of personal purchases—a right established by the Jay Treaty of 1794—Kanien’kéhaka protesters blocked the international bridge between Ontario and NY”

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Bus Stop #monochrome #streetphotography #bskyart #bsky #b&w #photography #montreal #villeray #candid #native #street #art #photo #firstnation #Kanien'kehàka #leica #28mm #UrbanGaze #classicmono #mask

total sidenote - I worked with a bunch of Mohawk (Kanien'keháka) guys who worked high steel in their 20s - they in fact have no fear of heights, which they attribute to being swaddled to a frame as infants, carried on mom's back, and hung from tree branches.

In 1969, Kanien’kéhaka (Mohawk) protesters blocked the international bridge between Ontario and New York State to allow the duty-free cross-border passage of personal purchases across the border, a right established under the Jay Treaty.

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Terse, pointed, easy to replicate.

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You Are on Indian Land (about the Jay Treaty). It documents a 1969 protest by the Kanien’kéhaka (Mohawk) of Akwesasne, a territory that straddles the Canada–U.S. border.

Reflecting on how the threat that Canadians feel from the usa is the same way that indigenous populations early on felt and continue to feel in some way today. Sitting with that feeling. Im a white looking guy with mixed heritage including #Kanien'kehá꞉ka. #turtleisland #canada #indigenous

Sabe Canadá, quele país super civilizado?

Prossegue no genocídio indígena sem freios, até hoje

Em 1990, queriam implantar um CAMPO DE GOLFE em cima de território sagrado da etnia Kanien’kéhaka

E os indígenas... assistam

Só cenas reais gravadas no terreno:

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She:kon & Nia:wen!! I'm mixed Kanien’kéhaka also running in #battlerivercrowfoot in the #Longestballot / @longestballot.bsky.social.

The #LogCabinMuseum is open 1-4pm today, featuring a special #MonthOfRemembrance exhibit.

It's #IndigenousVeteransDay, started after Kanien'kehaka/Mohawk veterans were denied placing a wreath during 1991 #RemembranceDay ceremony in Ottawa.

#Canada officially established the day in 1994.

#history