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Anishinaabe, Very Gay, Politics and Lots of Words www.rileyyesno.com

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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
So this is what what supremacist residential school denialism manifests as, FYI. On Tkemlups te Secwepemc land earlier today. via Cam Gottfriedson on FB
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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
For anyone else who wanted to go to the Walrus Talks event last night but couldn't, here's the video. "What the rise of the super rich means for democracy, affordability, and Canada’s future" Speakers included @davidmoscrop.com, @rwasserman.bsky.social, & @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social.
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The Walrus Talks The Billionaire Problem
YouTube video by The Walrus
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 28/06/2026
“It’s pretty shameful,” Riley Yesno, an Anishinaabe scholar and fellow at the Yellowhead Institute at Toronto Metropolitan University, told the Star.
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Canada’s citizenship study guide has glaring omissions. Critics say it sanitizes the past
The official source before taking the citizenship test has come under fire for the way it deals with Indigenous Peoples.
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I don’t think this made it in the article but I wanted to flag that I first heard this language from Rania El Mugammar who I often look to for her powerful moral clarity!
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Anishinabek Nation @anishinabeknation.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Linda Debassige was honoured to be part of the Radioactive Roadtrip being filmed & directed by Tanya Talega & hosted by Riley Yesno. She spoke about the continued oppression, colonization, & breach of Treaty by Canada of member First Nations, and so much more!
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
*screams in Indigenous*
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
This is so frustrating, upsetting, and embarrassing.
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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
If I were the prime minister of Canada, I would avoid using fascist talking points in my speeches.
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A strong Canada 'will help make America great again,' Carney tells New York business leaders | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney told a crowd of New York industry titans and financiers on Thursday that Canada and the U.S. need to pursue a new partnership, a bilateral relationship premised not on how t...
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Worse than Harper. www.theenergymix.com/worse-than-h...
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‘Worse Than Harper’: Regulatory Rollback Would Stop Canada from Assessing Project Impacts, Critics Warn
The Carney government is proposing a regulatory rollback that goes farther than the most deregulatory moments of the Stephen Harper era, with proposals that would make it impossible to assess the heal...
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Today we’re publishing an important investigative story by Emily Enns. This story maps the connections between a group of mostly retired academics and think tanks to sow doubt about the historical truths of residential schools in Canada. thetyee.ca/News/2026/05...
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Who’s Behind the Residential School Denialism Movement? | The Tyee
A network of retired academics and think tanks is chipping away at established truths.
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
New lesson: no online hate is quite like online hate when you say the normalization of GLP1s is connected to a problematic rise in skinny…
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 10/04/2026
Thanks to everyone who joined us for Belonging Forum presents The Walrus Talks Power and Belonging, and a huge thank you to our speakers.
The speakers and host from The Walrus Talks Power and Belonging. From left to right: Amanda Munday, Maiwand Rahyab, Anthony Morgan, Riley Yesno, Alica Hall, Dr. Caroline Shenaz Hossein, and Jennifer Hollett.
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Yellowhead Institute @miskoaki.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Canada has a long history of surveilling Indigenous peoples –Riley Yesno highlights the consequences on Indigenous communities & argues for a more deliberate response to ongoing colonial surveillance. yellowheadinstitute.org/2026/i-spy-c...
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Something I found out this morning: when you google “215+ graves, residential schools” the first two results are examples of residential school denialism. Horrifying.
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Maggie Smith @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
So pro-life means jailing women who miscarry but shrugging when the deranged president says “a whole civilization will die tonight.” Do I have that right?
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Excited to be a part of this. If you're in Toronto, come check it out!
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
My elders taught me to basket weave and I promise you I learned more there than I did in MANY of my undergrad courses, Doug. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ford tells students to not pick 'basket-weaving courses' in wake of OSAP cuts | CBC News
Premier Doug Ford had choice words for students expressing concerns over cuts to OSAP grants Tuesday, telling them to "not pick basket-weaving courses" and to invest in education that gives students i...
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Yellowhead Institute @miskoaki.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Last week the Carney Government tabled their first budget. In this Brief, Riley Yesno reviews the commitments to Indigenous communities and highlights the gaps, limitations and general disappointment. Full Brief linked in bio.
Top half of the image displays a photograph of a protest. Participants hold cardboard signs and posters, including a cutout of Mark Carney's face. Visible signs read "LAND BACK," "End Ongoing Colonialism," and "Let Gaza Live." A red line across the image beneath the photo. Within the line reads: “The Yellowhead Brief”. The bottom half of the image displays the brief title information: "Budget 2025: A New Era in Indigenous-Canada Relations? By Riley Yesno." The YI logo is displayed on the right side of the image.A quotation is bordered by a dashed red line. A quotation mark sits at the top centre of the border and “The Yellowhead Brief” is placed in the bottom centre of the border. Inside the border reads: “...new financing at least means the federal government recognizes that it will require extensive engagement with Indigenous Nations to pursue the many national-interest economic projects they’re talking about—and that engagement costs money. How that money will be used, and whether it is accompanied by the time needed to build meaningful partnerships, is another discussion entirely. - Riley Yesno"Image is of a dark blue background. A dark red text box is displayed in the top centre of the image, white text reads, “Learn More”. White text in the centre of the image reads: "What can Indigenous communities expect from the Federal Government's 2025 budget?" Below this, smaller white text reads the title information: "Budget 2025: A New Era in Indigenous-Canada Relations? By Riley Yesno." A dotted red line separates the centered text from the title information and the Yellowhead Institute logo displayed in the bottom centre of the image.
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
If I have to see another one of those Ring of Fire ads, or billboards, or hear it in the radio…I am going to LOSE IT. Also, the region is called Mamataawa you asshats.
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Michelle Cyca @michellecyca.com · 30/09/2025
It was very special to work with six brilliant, thoughtful Indigenous writers — Michelle Good, Julian Brave NoiseCat, Eva Jewell, Janelle Lapointe, Anna McKenzie and Riley Yesno — on this series about truth and reconciliation, in print & online for @thewalrus.ca. thewalrus.ca/truth-and-re...
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The Truth of Reconciliation | The Walrus
The TRC report, released in 2015, laid out ninety-four clear Calls to Action. Ten years later, Indigenous writers reflect on what has and hasn’t been achieved
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
DEAL NEWS! I’m squealing!
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 30/09/2025
Canadian governments continually treat Indigenous title as a “policy issue” rather than a legal obligation and fundamental right. @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social asks: Why must Indigenous people fear for the protection of these rights with the arrival of every new government? thewalrus.ca/trc-land/
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
From the residential schools apology to Idle No More, where is Canada on reconciliation? @spaikin.bsky.social asks Chief Serge Simon (Kanesatake First Nation), Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux (@lakeheaduniversity.bsky.social), @karynpugliese.bsky.social (@carleton.ca), and @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social
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How Far Has Canada Come on Reconciliation? | The Agenda
YouTube video by TVO Today
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Bill 5 saying the quiet part out loud: when the government feels it has the appropriate conditions to justify bypassing First Nations rights, they do it. A reminder that “no” was never really an option.
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
It’s traumatizing to be trapped and it’s also traumatizing to be forcibly displaced—particularly by circumstances exasperated by a crisis you’ve fought generations to mitigate.
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
The new Lilo and Stitch has Nani give up custody of Lilo and go study on the mainland?!?? Livid
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Indigenous minister of Indigenous services is a hard one. Boof.
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
It’s finally my favourite time of year: baby in sunhat season
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Slightly dated news, but just saw this article and felt my blood boil a bit. Remember in 2015 when northern reserves weren't sent enough ballots, so didn't get to vote then, either? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Elections Canada apologizes to Nunavik voters left out of vote | CBC News
Voters in several Nunavik villages say polls closed early - or didn't open at all. Elections Canada says those shortcomings shows the work that still remains for the organization.
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Yeah this liberal platform is very telling when it comes to Indigenous affairs. Vague promises to essentially not abandoned previous work but the only substantial funding is for « economic reconciliation » and resource extraction. Yeah yeah yeah
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Going on a trip to London next week and looking for things to do. I suggest the London Museum. My spouse says: « why? So we can go see all of your things??? » LMAO
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... Thinking abt reconciliation in cities ft. @michellecyca.com, Ginger Gosnell-Meyers, and Cecil Sveinson
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As federal funding falters, Vancouver, the ‘City of Reconciliation,’ offers crucial lessons in Indigenous relationships
Cities, where the majority of Indigenous people in Canada live, are ‘ground zero’ for reconciliation. But this process isn’t perfect
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Remember accountability is a relational obligation. Policing isn’t.
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Marina Melanidis, MSc @marinamelanidis.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
"At the very best, we are seeing innumerable people who are uncritical in their nationalism. Those who are often more scared of foreign aggression than they are focused on domestic policy or their learning to-date" Great new piece by @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Trump scares me — but so does Canadian nationalism
While many Canadians are feeling just a whiff of foreign aggression for the first time, remember that Indigenous people are not. We know the threat of encroachment well — in
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Melanie @melanieannsnow.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... If you’ve talked to me recently you know this has been very much on my mind. Great opinion piece by @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social
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Trump scares me — but so does Canadian nationalism
While many Canadians are feeling just a whiff of foreign aggression for the first time, remember that Indigenous people are not. We know the threat of encroachment well — in
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Canada going from « Cancel Canada Day! let’s reflect and wear orange shirts » to « elbows up!!! Full national swing » is disappointing, but not surprising whiplash.
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Lololol
Screenshot of a Facebook post that says « for five bucks I’ll spread a rumour that your ex celebrates Canada Day »
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
This is disgusting all on its own but also exasperates me bc you say this and then wonder why so many Indigenous people here reject your ‘reconciliation’?
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
If you don’t like a honey crueller you have poor taste
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
As someone from Thunder Bay—where big snows are bountiful—I can confirm that it’s worse in Toronto. The city has no proper infrastructure to deal with anything beyond a dusting.
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
The other day at a hockey game they began singing the US national anthem and my wife and me, as well as this other queer couple stayed seated and I thought we were on the same wavelength…and then they RIPPED out of their seats for the Canadian anthem. Oh…that’s not…sigh. Haha
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Walking Eagle News @theeagleist.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Amid Canadian Flag Day celebrations, Indigenous Peoples issue 47-minute long exasperated sigh
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
This executive order banning trans women from sports? I know we might have seen it coming but I still feel so sick.
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Is there a term—I feel like it’s imposter syndrome adjacent—for the feeling, not that you don’t deserve successes but that you only get them because you are a deeply successful product of the colonial system? Colonial self-consciousness? Haha
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Honestly always thinking about how my nearly 80 year old grandmother got banned from twitter for saying we were going to “kick Ford to the curb” in the next election. For inciting violence looooool
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âpihtawikosisân @apihtawikosisan.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
All Indigenous ppl right now.
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
I know this has been said but I’m just always gagged by how much CBC hates tenants. The whole segment yesterday abt “professional tenants”? “They know the names of all the forms! They know how to avoid having to see their landlord in court!” Yeah but it also seems like they know their rights??
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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
I loved seeing this from @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social in the Star today. We never hear from actual adults who play actual sports and when you do hear from us, you can see very clearly the bigotry that is wrapped up in gender ""debates"" in sport. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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There’s a reason trans and non-binary people participate in women’s recreational leagues. It can be the right choice
How anti-trans policies showed up in my life when I least expected it.
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Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ (she/her) @rileyyesnomaybe.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
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