We invite contributions to the Indigenous Nationhood Movement blog, Voices Rising. We are looking for writing and reflections on nationhood, resistance, resurgence and community initiatives—in the continuation of our peoples’ shared and …
Read More →The Unist’ot’en Camp is a resistance community whose purpose is to protect sovereign Wet’suwet’en territory from proposed pipelines from the Tar Sands and shale gas from Hydraulic Fracturing Projects in the Peace River …
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Building Indigenous nationhood through our bodies is done daily in our work across issues of sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice. At the Native Youth Sexual Health Network (NYSHN) we simultaneously recognize that …
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A Warrior is the one who can use words so that everyone knows they are part of the same family. A Warrior says what is in the people’s hearts, talks about what the …
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When settlers discuss the concept of Indigenous nationhood, the term ‘capacity’ often comes up, as in Indigenous peoples lack it.
There might be some recognition that we governed ourselves before contact, though rarely is any respect …
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I come from an isolated part of Turtle Island, in Arctic and Subarctic Canada (Nunavut and Denendeh, respectively). We are isolated geographically, which contributes to a sense of social isolation from the rest of the …
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This past winter, Idle No More organizers in Toronto recognized that although Indigenous peoples have been talking about nationhood for years, the idea of Indigenous nationhood is a concept still very misunderstood by Canadians. In …
Read More →With events happening throughout Turtle Island, the reclaiming of Indigenous homelands is a relevant and conscious movement towards Indigenous nationhood. [...]
Supported by the Indigenous Nationhood Movement, PKOLS is one example …
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We must not be content to live a life that holds us down in restless corners, that writes our stories for us, that continues to belittle our cultures and languages, that offers our …
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