Indigenius

19/09/2023

"...through colonialization and capitalism...that we have become disconnected..."

https://www.facebook.com/reel/338863908565685?mibextid=9drbnH

09/09/2023

https://www.facebook.com/reel/298655342750326?mibextid=9drbnH

21/06/2023

Many people today are discussing interest rates as we see governments raising the limits on what can legally be charged. Did you know that throughout much of history, many cultures made usury or charging interest on loans illegal?

Modern societies have placed limits on it as a way of offsetting the effects of it on society. By doing this, they changed the definition of 'usury' to mean charging high interest rates. It's original meaning was charging interest. Since it's legalization, modern economics seem to be mainly concerned with how to manage society in regards to interest and how it can be charged.

Here is a great dissection on the topic of usury. From many differing points of view, it shows the problems that have been created with the legitimizing of the practice in modern society.

By merely limiting the amount of interest that can legally be charged; our societies started out by deferring the damaging effects of charging interest to future generations. As this was done centuries ago, we are those future people who are now reeling from the effects of a banking system that feeds upon those who use it.

What is the logical end of, "...The rich get richer and the poor get poorer..." Like a game of Monopoly where only one player can win: In real life, a few people end up owning everything and the rest are indebted to them for life.

https://www.islamicity.org/2773/history-of-usury-prohibition/?fbclid=IwAR2IS0XEsEFFCM62uOIg4gza2HvNiuNTCxKWZ6c448Rar2Hkb7urjfZX118

Usury has been practiced for at least four thousand years. There is substantial evidence of intense criticism by various institutions and social reformers on moral, ethical, religious and legal grounds.

14/04/2023

Back in the 2000's we had DaVinci's Inquest; a TV series about then Mayor of Vancouver who started his career as a coroner.

I suggest a new sitcom; Chip's Man, Sim. Chip Wilson, owner of LuLu Lemon and real estate developer is reportedly a great friend of the new Mayor of Vancouver. Now as one of Sim's first official acts of his Mayoralty; he has ordered decampments of homeless people on the DTES.

What is the connection? Real estate that is becoming available in the DTES like the Balmoral, Winter and Regent sro's would be more appealing to develop if all of the homeless were moved elsewhere.

BCGEU has spoken out about the harsh measures that Mayor Sim has ordered. Sim said it is a response to fire chief statement; months after it was stated in the press.

The City of Vancouver's ongoing forced, mass decampment of unhoused people in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) without alternative supportive housing in place is unnecessary and a violation of human rights. Since last week, Vancouver police and city staff have been actively dismantling tents, throwing o...

14/04/2023

2021

" is a strategy that goes beyond dollars and cents—it is not just about decreasing police budgets, it is about reducing the power, scope, and size of police departments. It is about delegitimizing institutions of surveillance, policing and punishment, and these strategies, no matter who is deploying them, to produce safety. It is a strategy…to advance a long term vision of abolition of police through divestment from policing as a practice, dismantling policing institutions, and building community-based responses to harm, need, and conflict that do not rely on surveillance, policing and punishment.”

is about more than just municipal budgets. It is about ending austerity and investing differently: reducing our society’s reliance on policing, minimizing its impact on our communities, increasing safety, and meeting the material needs of our communities. That means that is not a call to replace police with high-tech surveillance technology or private security, or to invest other institutions of the state like social work, psychiatric institutions with the power to police our communities. It is saying that we deserve to keep our lives, and we deserve to live free from surveillance and brutality at the hands of publicly-funded institutions."

The defund movement shows the way to divest from violence and repression, and reinvest in safety and life-affirming services

14/04/2023

This authoritarian society recruits and appoints racist, prejudiced people for a reason; to continue marginalization, objectification and exploitation of Indigenous Peoples, People of Color, disabled, seniors, the poor in so called Canada. From RCMP, C-IRG to judges and administrators these racist people are put in place to maintain the status quo and to not allow change.

is about changing these systems which threatens the people who rely on them for their enrichment. Supportive, caring services that can help people through crisis and become healthier are what is needed. More police and status quo, privileged gatekeepers of society is not the answer we need.

They were slammed for their dehumanizing treatment of Indigenous mother Cindy Gladue after her death. Now, they’re judges.

21/01/2023

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f9lq-uBdxg8&feature=youtu.be

Vandana Shiva (born 5 November 1952) is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, physicist, food sovereignty advocate, and anti-globalization author. Based...

20/12/2022

20/12/2022

Are you serious? This happening now? WTAF

Ok so apparently it was not a hoax...hitch up the fkn floatation whateverthef**kyougot WOOHOO!!!

17/12/2022

"Our 2022 Status Update on Reconciliation finds that a mere two Calls to Action were completed this year. In seven years since the release of the Calls, Canada's record is now 13 of 94. Edited by Eva Jewell and Ian Mosby, featuring many esteemed contributors, The 2022 Call to Action Accountability report is now out." Read here: https://yellowheadinstitute.org/trc/

Our 2022 Status Update on Reconciliation finds that a mere two Calls to Action were completed this year. In seven years since the release of the Calls, Canada's record is now 13 of 94. Edited by Eva Jewell and Ian Mosby, featuring many esteemed contributors, The 2022 Call to Action Accountability report is now out. Read here: https://yellowheadinstitute.org/trc/

16/12/2022

Secwépemc leaders and allies who have been standing trial now face potential jail time related to their opposition of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project (TMX) in the nation’s unceded homelands.

But hereditary chiefs and matriarchs remain unwavering in their commitment to protecting their territories, saying they won’t back down to “Canada” and its illegal jurisdiction under Secwépemc laws.

During two instances in October of 2020, a total of eight Indigenous and non-Indigenous land defenders were arrested for defying a TMX injunction order — both times, leaders had been holding ceremonies related to the water and land near the pipeline company’s construction sites.

Last week, four of the land defenders were found guilty of criminal contempt for breaching an injunction. Four others, facing the same charges, are scheduled to appear in a Tk’emlúps (Kamloops) court this week.

Secwépemc Matriarch April Thomas, Hereditary Chief Saw-ses, Billie Pierre of Nlaka’pamux Nation and Romilly Cavanaugh are set to be sentenced in February.

Thomas said she’s expecting to serve at least 20 days in jail, but isn’t feeling demoralized. In fact, she said she’s feeling energetic, noting that this is just the beginning.

“They know that all the people trust me and stand with me, so they’re going to do everything they can to destroy me. I guess jail is the next level,” she told IndigiNews.

“I’m not worried about it because the Creator put me here and the Creator has always had my back.”

Thomas said while in court, there was no acknowledgement of Secwépemc law or sovereignty. All the land defenders are self-represented in court, refusing to have a lawyer who has sworn allegiance to the Crown.

https://indiginews.com/news/secwepemc-leaders-facing-potential-jail-time-uphold-sovereignty-against-tmx

Eight land defenders were arrested in Oct 2020 and have been standing trial in ‘Kamloops’ — four have now been found guilty of breaching an injunction

07/12/2022

https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/afn-hires-murray-sinclair-to-calm-the-waters-between-national-chief-and-executive-committee/

The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is hiring former TRC commissioner Murray Sinclair to help with conflict resolution in 2023.

04/12/2022

He displays an accurate portrayal of victim control; by playing the victim to those who are actual victims, he seeks to control them and the outcomes that could be part of society recognizing they have been victimized.

Invalidation is a poor coping skill because it forms a defense of denial in order to avoid feelings that may be associated with empathy towards others who may have been harmed.

The weird thing is that by denying the existence of others' pain; we exaggerate it as well as the effects it has. That exaggeration can actually make the pain much worse and make it spread. When all we have to do is hear anothers pain and acknowledge that we do; is it really worth the cost to deny their humanity that way?

This lack of empathy is what is happening to our world today: It is the cause of factions warring against one another, divisions among communities, manipulations by media and politicos, lying, cheating, stealing, broken homes, lost identities and heritage, generations of narcissists, entitlements and privilege at the cost of others who lack basic necessities. Yes, it really is that big. Believe it.

It is a trap as well and the only way out of it is to heal ourselves.

https://fb.watch/hcSISAEaXN/?mibextid=NnVzG8

20/11/2022

https://fnigc.ca/ocap-training/

The First Nations principles of ownership, control, access, and possession – more commonly known as OCAP® – assert that First Nations have control over data collection processes, and that they own and control how this information can be used.

20/11/2022

https://www.wipo.int/portal/en/index.html

The world’s number one source for global intellectual property (patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks etc.) information, resources, and services.