Adele Perry
@adeleperry.bsky.social
historian, mother, settler, feminist, lousy speller. Based in Treaty One and Manitoba Act lands.
Never a dull moment down the road.
November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Never a dull moment down the road.
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Manitobans who’ve experienced meth-induced psychosis and health-care workers have signed a petition to ensure drug-related detentions are “a last resort.”
Rally urges reforms for new 72-hour detox detention
Manitobans who’ve experienced meth-induced psychosis and health-care workers have signed a petition to ensure drug-related detentions are “a last resort.”
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November 24, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Manitobans who’ve experienced meth-induced psychosis and health-care workers have signed a petition to ensure drug-related detentions are “a last resort.”
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Important read by Jocelyn Thorpe and @adeleperry.bsky.social on the connections between water, infrastructure, and colonialism in Manitoba.
Opinion: Investing for ourselves, and those downstream
We have invested large sums of money in infrastructure before. You don’t often hear Winnipeggers complaining about the results: soft, clean drinking water thanks to the Shoal Lake aqueduct and flood p...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Important read by Jocelyn Thorpe and @adeleperry.bsky.social on the connections between water, infrastructure, and colonialism in Manitoba.
Heres Jocelyn Thorpe and I in the @winnipegfreepress.com, talking about everyone’s favourite topics, sewage & environmental racism: www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...
Opinion: Investing for ourselves, and those downstream
We have invested large sums of money in infrastructure before. You don’t often hear Winnipeggers complaining about the results: soft, clean drinking water thanks to the Shoal Lake aqueduct and flood p...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Heres Jocelyn Thorpe and I in the @winnipegfreepress.com, talking about everyone’s favourite topics, sewage & environmental racism: www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...
The HBC, ending as it began: putting profit before this land and its people. What a history lesson for all of us.
The royal charter that created Hudson’s Bay in 1670 is on its way to the auction block with two of Canada's richest families —the Westons and Thomsons — starting the bidding at $18 million.
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Court approves Hudson's Bay plan to auction its royal charter; $18M bid expected
TORONTO - The royal charter that created Hudson’s Bay in 1670 is on its way to the auction block.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The HBC, ending as it began: putting profit before this land and its people. What a history lesson for all of us.
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Prof. Cody Groat's new publication, "Always a Part of the Land: The Federal Commemoration of Indigenous Histories" is available for pre-order. www.mqup.ca/Books/A/Alwa... @westernulibs.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Prof. Cody Groat's new publication, "Always a Part of the Land: The Federal Commemoration of Indigenous Histories" is available for pre-order. www.mqup.ca/Books/A/Alwa... @westernulibs.bsky.social
Sending solidarity to our neighbours across the border, who should not have to live through this.
Abortion ban is back on in North Dakota, after a state Supreme Court ruling.
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Abortion Is Once Again Illegal in North Dakota
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November 23, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Sending solidarity to our neighbours across the border, who should not have to live through this.
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
Saw Ms Lauryn Hill’s electric show in Winnipeg last night, & all the nattering about her being late etc reminds me that nobody cuts women any slack. Hill is a brilliant musician, songwriter & bandleader, she raised six kids who seem to love her, I don’t think she has needs to be prompt.
November 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Saw Ms Lauryn Hill’s electric show in Winnipeg last night, & all the nattering about her being late etc reminds me that nobody cuts women any slack. Hill is a brilliant musician, songwriter & bandleader, she raised six kids who seem to love her, I don’t think she has needs to be prompt.
I'm trying to figure out the connections/disconnections between the involuntary treatment/hold legislation in BC (www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...) and Manitoba (www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...). Is it that MB's takes it out of the framework of health/mental health care?
B.C. is expanding its involuntary care program. What does the treatment involve? | CBC News
Involuntary care was put in the spotlight last fall during the provincial election campaign when Premier David Eby announced plans to expand that type of care for people with addiction. The B.C. Conse...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I'm trying to figure out the connections/disconnections between the involuntary treatment/hold legislation in BC (www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...) and Manitoba (www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...). Is it that MB's takes it out of the framework of health/mental health care?
the algorithim thinks I am way more interested in Margaret Atwood than I am.
November 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
the algorithim thinks I am way more interested in Margaret Atwood than I am.
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Masculinity is NOT in crisis. Masculinity is THE crisis.
November 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Masculinity is NOT in crisis. Masculinity is THE crisis.
Sometimes I have dreams of Neechi Commons.
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Sometimes I have dreams of Neechi Commons.
If whoever is elected NDP leader squeezes out one of the talented, principled & hardworking Indigenous and racialized women MPs who are holding the party down I WILL BE AGGRIEVED.
November 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
If whoever is elected NDP leader squeezes out one of the talented, principled & hardworking Indigenous and racialized women MPs who are holding the party down I WILL BE AGGRIEVED.
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Shout out to @chrrumanitoba.bsky.social's @adeleperry.bsky.social for this generous review of my Massey Lectures book, Universal: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World, in @winnipegfreepress.com.
And she is spot on. I am indeed "10-toes down for human rights"; as we all must be.
And she is spot on. I am indeed "10-toes down for human rights"; as we all must be.
Renewal of widespread human-rights commitment key
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November 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Shout out to @chrrumanitoba.bsky.social's @adeleperry.bsky.social for this generous review of my Massey Lectures book, Universal: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World, in @winnipegfreepress.com.
And she is spot on. I am indeed "10-toes down for human rights"; as we all must be.
And she is spot on. I am indeed "10-toes down for human rights"; as we all must be.
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LIVING LANGUAGE RIGHTS by Lorena Sekwan Fontaine is officially here! Pick up a copy of this groundbreaking read at the book launch next Wednesday, November 12, 7pm, at @mcnallyrobinson.com!
November 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
LIVING LANGUAGE RIGHTS by Lorena Sekwan Fontaine is officially here! Pick up a copy of this groundbreaking read at the book launch next Wednesday, November 12, 7pm, at @mcnallyrobinson.com!
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The purpose of austerity budgets is always to transfer public wealth into private hands. And in a country like Canada that always means a transfer to the same handful of domestic oligarchs and resource extraction multinationals.
November 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The purpose of austerity budgets is always to transfer public wealth into private hands. And in a country like Canada that always means a transfer to the same handful of domestic oligarchs and resource extraction multinationals.
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With the Major Projects Office wiping out environmental protections, with a spending freeze, correct me if I'm wrong, but this is what kicked off Idle-No-More, no? This isn't Trudeau light, it's Harper plus.
November 5, 2025 at 12:07 AM
With the Major Projects Office wiping out environmental protections, with a spending freeze, correct me if I'm wrong, but this is what kicked off Idle-No-More, no? This isn't Trudeau light, it's Harper plus.
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Look at this, every year infrastructure spending for non-Native communities goes up, and at the same time spending for First Nations infrastructure goes down.
November 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Look at this, every year infrastructure spending for non-Native communities goes up, and at the same time spending for First Nations infrastructure goes down.
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"My Grandma would want me to fight them." I have loved Lynda Barry cartoons for 40 years. Gift link:
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November 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
"My Grandma would want me to fight them." I have loved Lynda Barry cartoons for 40 years. Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...
If you’re wondering what I’m thinking about at any given time, it’s probably the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry of Manitoba, 1988-1991:
October 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
If you’re wondering what I’m thinking about at any given time, it’s probably the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry of Manitoba, 1988-1991:
I’m trying to wean myself off the free version of Sp0tify, and so far haven’t found anything with playlists and radio’s that do the same thing, or close to it. Any advice?
October 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I’m trying to wean myself off the free version of Sp0tify, and so far haven’t found anything with playlists and radio’s that do the same thing, or close to it. Any advice?
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The Exchange District’s sole public school has received national recognition for mapping out a walking tour of often-overlooked landmarks that represent Black Canadians’ struggles and resilience #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Tour delves into Winnipeg's Black history
The Exchange District’s sole public school has received national recognition for mapping out a walking tour of often-overlooked landmarks that represent Black Canadians’ struggles and resilience. Kath...
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October 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The Exchange District’s sole public school has received national recognition for mapping out a walking tour of often-overlooked landmarks that represent Black Canadians’ struggles and resilience #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...