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Starleigh Grass

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Books. Beads. Indigenous scholarship. Main blog- twinkleshappyplace.blogspot.com/?m=1 PhD topic blog - indigenousfuturismsfan.blogspot.com…

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University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies @uoftscs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Did you know that a habit of reading fiction could make you a kinder person? #TriviaTuesday twp.ai/9PZiwY
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Pulpfiction Books @pfbvan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
New Eden Robinson novel on the horizon, and a Vancouver appearance soon along with Julian Brave Noisecat at SFU Woodwards
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The Sorceress of Sky Serpents Book Launch
Eden Robinson in conversation with Julian Brave NoiseCat
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Starleigh Grass @twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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How social media is inspiring a new generation of bookworms
Whether it is viral novels or emerging subgenres, BookTok is influencing people's reading habits.
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Starleigh Grass @twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Translation of “Ontario” from Wendat to English www.instagram.com/p/DcvwqTwjWx...
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Starleigh Grass @twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
New post - Indigenous Literary Studies Association presentation, reflection on Sk+te'kmujue'katik At the Place of Ghosts indigenousfuturismsfan.blogspot.com/2026/06/indi...
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Indigenous Literary Studies Association, Sk+te'kmujue'katik At the Place of Ghosts
The Indigenous Literary Studies Association met at UBC last month. The full program is here . It was great to see Daniel Heath Justice , Ten...
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Starleigh Grass @twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
New post - Indigenization Post Truth and Reconciliation Commission - reflection on McMaster event twinkleshappyplace.blogspot.com/2026/06/mcma...
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McMaster Event - The Indigenization Post Truth and Reconciliation Commission Gathering
Celebrating Indigenous literature and scholarship.
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BC's New Democrats @bcnewdemocrats.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Even Conservative MLAs don't support Kerry-Lynne Findlay and her Trump-style politics. She attacked the family of Conservative MLA Peter Milobar just because they're Indigenous. She's the most extreme, divisive party leader in BC history. No wonder pro-Trump MLAs all back her.
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⚡ STORMZ ⚡ OV ⚡ KREATION ⚡ @stormzovkreation.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Genre-bending thriller set in NS haunting filmgoers in theatres nationwide halifax.citynews.ca/2026/05/14/g... While Andy Hines’ Little Loraine has been grabbing most of the headlines, Sk+te’kmujue’katik (At the Place of Ghosts) has quietly been gaining much praise from critics and moviegoers alike
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Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop (ACWW) @asiancanadian.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Musqueam elder Larry Grant finds belonging in new memoir, Reconciling ubyssey.ca/culture/musq... #asiancanadian #indigenous
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Musqueam elder Larry Grant finds belonging in new memoir, Reconciling
Reconciling is presented as fragments of conversations between Larry Grant and Scott Steedman, most of them rooted in different geographical locations that hold weight in Grant’s life.
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Every Film Now @everyfilmnow.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Kahlil Joseph’s debut film ‘BLKNWS: TERMS & CONDITIONS’ is now available to rent or buy on digital (Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home). Named one of “Top 10 films of 2025” by The New York Times. #BLKNWS #KahlilJoseph
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Terese Mason Pierre @teresempierre.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
A very short awards eligibility post: This year, I edited an anthology of Black Canadian SFF, "As The Earth Dreams." I'm honored to champion these writers! Also, all of the stories in the collection are so amazing and diverse! Please consider them for awards, too! houseofanansi.com/products/as-...
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As the Earth Dreams
A ground-breaking anthology of haunting speculative stories by contemporary Black Canadian writers that explore growth, futurity, and joy. This bold and innovative anthology of speculative short ficti...
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Memorial University Press @memorialup.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Read Noreen Golfman's wonderful review of On Inuit Cinema | Inuit TakugatsaliuKatiget in ARCTIC at tinyurl.com/4v3xk4uy or find the book at tinyurl.com/5f5tddjk
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Association of Canadian Publishers @cdnpublishers.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Canadian publishers condemn Alberta's decision to proceed with its discriminatory book ban. The ban restricts access to literature, undermines professional expertise & diverts public resources away from actual learning. @lpgcanada.bsky.social @youralberta.bsky.social publishers.ca/alberta-book...
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Canadian Publishing Industry Condemns Implementation of Alberta Book Ban - Association of Canadian Publishers
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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
First visit to the Autry Museum today. The current Future Imaginaries exhibit is mind-blowing. theautry.org/exhibitions/...
Stirs Up the Dust
from the series Thunder Up Above
2011

Feathers, beads, synthetic fabric

Wendy Red Star
Apsáalooke (Crow), born 1981

Gift of Loren G. Lipson, M.D.
Autry Museum; 2018.15.1

Wendy Red Star is known for photographing herself within elaborately constructed scenes, engaging the viewer directly and foregrounding her presence within narratives of her own design. In Stirs Up the Dust, from a series of celestial couture garments titled Thunder Up Above, Red Star reimagines the regalia associated with powwow—a circular dance celebration found throughout Indigenous Plains cultures, including Red Star's Crow Nation-in futuristic terms.

A powerful form of self-expression, powwow regalia has morphed over time from buckskin, beadwork, and feathers to embrace satin, lamé, and sequins. In Stirs Up the Dust, Red Star brings a feminist lens (women have only been allowed to dance in powwow circles since 1953) to this iconic look, using candy-colored streamers, an elaborate bustle, and a conceptual headpiece reminiscent of the outlandish headgear seen on high-fashion runways. Performed within a Martian landscape, Red Star's regalia projects the wearer into the future, bringing her high-style, cosmic powwow to outer space and worlds beyond.

Stirs Up the Dust is part of the exhibition Future Imaginaries: Indigenous Art, Fashion, Technology.Northern Warrior

Andy Everson (Comox/Kwakwaka'wakw)
2014

ABS plastic, rubber trim, cast resin, turned maple (hat), clear smoky acrylic, paint

Courtesy of the artist

Andy Everson offers Northwest Coast-inspired versions of iconic characters from the Star Wars universe. In Northern Warrior, he combines the figure of a stormtrooper with Northwest Coast warriors who defend the land, covering the helmet in formline designs and the yellow, blue, white, and black colors of Chilkat weavings.Prometheus

Diego Romero (Cochiti Pueblo)

2021

Commercial clay, commercial gold luster, and natural hand-gathered clay paint 

From the Collection of George and Martha Richards

In futuristic, otherworldly narratives that unfold across their surfaces, Diego Romero channels his love of comic book superheroes and pop culture into ceramic vessels that elevate Pueblo life to Olympian stature. In Prometheus, he recasts the Greek hero who stole fire from the gods and delivered it to humanity in the form of technology and knowledge as Coyote, the trickster of Native legend.Gold Star Quilt

Wally Dion (Saulteaux)

2024

Circuit boards, brass wire, copper pole

Autry Museum; 2024.8.1

Sewn together from wire and recycled computer motherboards, Wally Dion's Gold Star Quilt merges the "star quilt"—a quilting pattern that emerged on the Northern Plains in the nineteenth century that features diamond-shaped pieces of material sewn into an eight-pointed star-with modern technologies and materials. Star quilts connote respect and honor, and contain symbolic representations of life, spirituality, and community for Plains peoples, who often give them as gifts to celebrate important milestones in life.

By replacing the soft, comforting cloth with shiny, sharp computer hardware, Dion transforms the iconic pattern into a vivia sculptural work that upends audience expectations. According to the artist, "these quilts merge traditional symbols with contemporary materials, speaking to the opportunity—and potential menace—presented by technology."
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Starleigh Grass @twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
New post Strengths-Based Approaches in Indigenous Education: Indigenous Futurisms and Dreaming indigenousfuturismsfan.blogspot.com/2026/02/stre... #BookSky
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Strengths-Based Approaches are a form of Indigenous Futurisms and Dreaming
This book is an anthology with ten contributors. The editors, Marnee Shay and Grace Sarra, are authors or co-authors for eight out of the t...
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BC Library Association @bcla.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Nominations for the 2026 BCLA Awards are now open - tell us about the amazing library workers and library projects that deserve recognition! bclaconnect.ca/blog/call-fo...
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Call for 2026 BCLA Award Nominations | BCLA
Each year the British Columbia Library Association invites the library community to nominate individuals and organizations for awards recognizing outstanding work in libraries throughout the province....
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Starleigh Grass @twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
New post - Beyond the Glittering World: An Anthology of Indigenous Feminisms and Futurisms In the context of book bans and banned word lists, the act of imagining a different future is a critical and important act. indigenousfuturismsfan.blogspot.com/2026/01/beyo... #BookSky
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Beyond the Glittering World: An Anthology of Indigenous Feminisms and Futurisms
Darcie Little Badger is a  Lipan Apache author of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and comics .  Based on a recommendation from a colleagu...
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Starleigh Grass @twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Lost in space - A short story about being a good and proper Native astronaut indigenousfuturismsfan.blogspot.com/2025/12/lost... #BookSky
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Lost in space - A short story about being a good and proper Native astronaut
I first encountered Drew Hayden Taylor's work when I was a young adult. I'm pretty sure my mom had a copy of Funny you don't look like one: ...
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UBC Press @ubcpress.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
On February 21 in Williams Lake, Dr. Georgina Martin ("Drumming Our Way Home") will be sharing her story at Feasting on Stories - Winter Storytelling Gathering, hosted by Moccasin Footprint Society. More info and registration: ow.ly/m79s50XZU3p
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Jes Battis @jesbattis.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
“I listened to a lot of advice that stripped my voice. Listening to editorial feedback is an important skill, but so is learning what not to listen to.” Fantastic conversation between Jessica Johns and Selina Boan about Bad Cree through VPL: crowdcast.io/c/bclibrarie...
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Jessica Johns: Bad Cree
Register now for Jessica Johns: Bad Cree on crowdcast, scheduled to go live on November 12, 2024, 06:30 PM PST.
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Starleigh Grass @twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
A Steady Brightness of Being - A nurturing book for when you need encouragement and support twinkleshappyplace.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-st... #Booksky
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A Steady Brightness of Being - A nurturing book for when you need encouragement and support
Celebrating Indigenous literature and scholarship.
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Starleigh Grass @twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Slash/Back - An alien invasion story and a celebration of Indigenous girlhood indigenousfuturismsfan.blogspot.com/2025/12/slas...
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Slash/Back - An alien invasion story and a celebration of Indigenous girlhood
Slash/Back is an alien invasion film written by Nyla Innuksuk (Inuk) and Ryan Cavan, and directed by Nyla Innuksuk (2022). It begins with Ma...
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Cynthia Leitich Smith (Native Books for Young Readers & More) @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social · 04/11/2024
Seeking book lists & educator resources for #NativeAmerican Heritage Month? I recommend Indigenous Reads Rising, created by Native teachers & children's-YA literature experts, from We Need Diverse Books: indigenousreadsrising.com #Indigenous #picturebooks #MGLit #YALit #middlegradebooks #teaching
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Policy Options / Options politiques @policyoptions.irpp.org · 02/12/2025
Universities can’t indigenize from inside. Co-governance is the missing catalyst. Read @usask.ca professor Kurtis Boyer's latest piece👇 policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/12/reco...
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Universities need Indigenous co-governance
Structured partnerships are a better way to manage membership verification and other processes that affect Indigenous communities.
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 05/01/2026
School districts are rushing to adopt "one chatbot per child" models, but decades of research shows learning is fundamentally social. Here’s why isolating students with AI tutors may undermine the classroom interactions that actually support brain development. buff.ly/gv76wEl
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The ‘one chatbot per child’ model for AI in classrooms conflicts with what research shows: Learning is a social process
AI tutors are often held up as an ideal, but prioritizing individualized teaching can detract from the benefits of learning in social environments.
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IndigiNews @indiginews.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
The Academy Awards. Reporting at the UN. Healing horses. Three generations of salmon-protectors. Multiple awards. IndigiNews reflects on our biggest stories of the year. indiginews.com/first-person...
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Looking back at 2025: A year of powerful Indigenous storytelling
The Academy Awards. Reporting at the UN. Healing horses. Three generations of salmon-protectors. Multiple awards. IndigiNews reflects on our biggest stories of the year
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Starleigh Grass @twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Welcome to your authentic Indian experienceTM - the commodification and theft of Indigenous identity and culture indigenousfuturismsfan.blogspot.com/2025/12/welc...
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Welcome to your authentic Indian experienceTM - the commodification and theft of Indigenous identity and culture
Rebecca Roanhorse is a science fiction/fantasy author. I especially loved her novel Trail of Lightning . I haven't seen her series  Echo ye...
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Starleigh Grass @twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Saturday, December 20, 2025 History of the New World - short story in which manatees/Mermaids express concern about interdimensional colonization indigenousfuturismsfan.blogspot.com/2025/12/hist...
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History of the New World - short story in which manatees/Mermaids express concern about interdimensional colonization
Adam Garnet Jones is an author and filmmaker.  His film Fire Song won the ImagineNative Film Festival's Audience Choice Award and was also ...
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Starleigh Grass @twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
mari kurisato's science fiction story in which sentient robots claim Indigenous identity indigenousfuturismsfan.blogspot.com/2025/12/seed...
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mari kurisato's science fiction story in which sentient robots claim Indigenous identity
Today’s post is about a short story by mari kurisato. Her story is included in the anthology Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit ...
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Starleigh Grass @twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Uatan - A short story which illustrates Indigenous youth in the future who love their culture indigenousfuturismsfan.blogspot.com/2025/12/uata...
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Uatan - A short story which illustrates Indigenous youth in the future who love their culture
Josephine Bacon is a poet who writes in both French and Innu-aimun. I visited her website and it was in French so I used the magic of the i...
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Starleigh Grass @twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Utiqtuq - An Inuit zombie short story indigenousfuturismsfan.blogspot.com/2025/12/utiq...
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Utiqtuq - An Inuit zombie short story
I found this story in Taaqtumi: An anthology of Arctic horror stories .  I love horror set in the north. True Detective Season 4: Night Cou...
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Starleigh Grass @twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
2091 - An Indigenous utopian short story by Elisapie Isaac indigenousfuturismsfan.blogspot.com/2025/12/2091...
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2091 - An Indigenous utopian short story by Elisapie Isaac
Elisapie Isaac is an Inuk artist from Nunavic . She is a performing and recording artist. She sells her albums and merch on her website . He...
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Starleigh Grass @twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Indigenous science fiction as a source of knowledge indigenousfuturismsfan.blogspot.com/2025/12/indi...
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Indigenous science fiction as a source of knowledge
Previous posts amplified various Indigenous scholars speaking to the ways that Indigenous stories are used pedagogically. They speak to the...
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Starleigh Grass @twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Perspectives on Indigenous speculative fiction indigenousfuturismsfan.blogspot.com/2025/12/pers...
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Perspectives on Indigenous speculative fiction
Many of the collections I read included forewords written by editors of collections of Indigenous speculative fiction anthologies of short...
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Starleigh Grass @twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Story as a Source of Knowledge indigenousfuturismsfan.blogspot.com/2025/12/stor...
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Story as a Source of Knowledge
In the foreword to a collection of traditional stories, Tse-shaht author George Clutesi (1967) says: Quaint folklore tales were used wide...
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Starleigh Grass @twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Afro-futurisms and Indigenous futurisms indigenousfuturismsfan.blogspot.com/2025/12/afro...
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Afro-futurisms and Indigenous futurisms
The phrase “Indigenous futurisms” is often used to describe Indigenous speculative fiction. According to David Gaertner, Grace Dillon was t...
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Starleigh Grass @twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Introducing the Indigenous Futurisms Fan Blog indigenousfuturismsfan.blogspot.com/2025/12/intr...
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Introducing the Indigenous Futurisms Fan Blog
For my doctoral dissertation , I chose to study Indigenous futurisms.  I enjoy reading about Indigenous people encountering and overcoming v...
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Starleigh Grass @twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
New post: Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies: Teaching and Learning for Justice in a Changing World twinkleshappyplace.blogspot.com/2025/09/cult...
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Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies: Teaching and Learning for Justice in a Changing World
An inquiry into the development of the term culturally sustaining pedagogies, including response from creator of culturally responsive pedagogy
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Today, Canada recognises the State of Palestine.   My statement: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
Quote graphic featuring the following quote from Prime Minister Carney’s statement on Canada’s recognition of Palestine: “Canada recognises the State of Palestine and offers our partnership in building the promise of a peaceful future for both the State of Palestine and the State of Israel.”
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Starleigh Grass @twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
New post: Sovereign Erotics: A Collection of Two-Spirit Literature twinkleshappyplace.blogspot.com/2025/09/sove...
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Sovereign Erotics: A Collection of Two-Spirit Literature
A reflection on an anthology of Indigenous LGBTQ2S short fiction and poetry, including excerpts
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Starleigh Grass @twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
New post: Elements of Indigenous Style and The Conscious Style Guide twinkleshappyplace.blogspot.com/2025/09/elem...
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Elements of Indigenous Style and The Conscious Style Guide
Reflecting on Gregory Younging's Indigenous Style Guide and Karen Yin's The Conscious Style Guide. Both excellent resources for writers.
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Starleigh Grass @twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
New post: 2S Glam and Indigenous Motherhood in the Academy twinkleshappyplace.blogspot.com/2025/08/indi...
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Indigenous Motherhood in the Academy
A reflection on a collection of essays on the topic of Indigenous Motherhood in the Academy including excerpts
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Starleigh Grass @twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
New post - Unsettling Settler-Colonial Education: The Transformative Indigenous Praxis Model by Cornel Pewewardy, Anna Lees, and Robin Zape-Tah-Hol-Ah Minthorn twinkleshappyplace.blogspot.com/2025/08/unse...
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Unsettling Settler-Colonial Education: The Transformative Indigenous Praxis Model by Cornel Pewewardy, Anna Lees, and Robin Zape-Tah-Hol-Ah Minthorn
Reader reflection on a book about decolonizing education. Includes diagram from the book as well as link to non paywall article which led to book
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CPAC TV @cpac.ca · 30/07/2025
Canada intends to recognize the state of Palestine at the UN General Assembly in September 2025 based on certain conditions being met by the Palestinian Authority, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced at a news conference in Ottawa. ⬇️Watch the full news conference #cdnpoli
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PM Mark Carney makes announcement on Canada's intention to recognize Palestinian statehood
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Starleigh Grass @twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
New post: Critically Sovereign: Indigenous Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies twinkleshappyplace.blogspot.com/2025/08/crit...
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Critically Sovereign: Indigenous Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies
Summary of the introduction to the book Critically Sovereign: Indigenous Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies and summary of chapter on eco-eroticism
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 24/07/2025
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will recognize Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza.
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French President Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will recognize Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza.
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Starleigh Grass @twinkleshappyplace.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
New post: Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice *spoilers* twinkleshappyplace.blogspot.com/2025/07/moon...
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Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice *spoilers*
A reflection on the Indigenous post-apocalyptic novel Moon of the Turning Leaves
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First Peoples' Cultural Council @fpcc.ca · 29/07/2025
Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson is a #Haida musician, multiple award-winning singer, author, activist, artist and lawyer. 🎧 Listen to her music🎶 and other musicians supported by #FPCC on our #SpotifyPlaylist here: open.spotify.com/playlist/6lS... #BCFirstNations #BCArts #BCMusicians
Spotlight on Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 21/06/2025
How the MOV is working toward repatriation, community engagement and research that reconnects Indigenous belongings to their histories.
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Museum of Vancouver Exhibits Its Decolonization Efforts | The Tyee
Redress and repatriation contribute to stronger relationships with Indigenous communities.
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