Eva (she/they/he)
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🎥 Theater of the absurd
✊️Mixed Kanien’kehà:ka
http://linktr.ee/evabowwow
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Right now the loudest voices shaping #FNMI identity standards are:
politicians,
courts,
universities,
and online “identity watchdogs” creating their own criteria…
politicians,
courts,
universities,
and online “identity watchdogs” creating their own criteria…
November 29, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Right now the loudest voices shaping #FNMI identity standards are:
politicians,
courts,
universities,
and online “identity watchdogs” creating their own criteria…
politicians,
courts,
universities,
and online “identity watchdogs” creating their own criteria…
Complex colonial harms, adoption practices, mixed heritage, and urban community all show the same thing:
There is no single definition of Indigeneity. What we can do? Hold people accountable for misappropriation and exploitation through Nation-driven law.
There is no single definition of Indigeneity. What we can do? Hold people accountable for misappropriation and exploitation through Nation-driven law.
November 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Complex colonial harms, adoption practices, mixed heritage, and urban community all show the same thing:
There is no single definition of Indigeneity. What we can do? Hold people accountable for misappropriation and exploitation through Nation-driven law.
There is no single definition of Indigeneity. What we can do? Hold people accountable for misappropriation and exploitation through Nation-driven law.
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The Canada-Alberta deal pushes a pipeline AND
- Allows Alberta to delay cutting methane emissions
- Suspends clean energy regulations in Alberta
- Loosens restrictions on tax breaks for clean tech to encourage more oil drilling
- Allows oil tankers on the west coast
thenarwhal.ca/carney-alber...
- Allows Alberta to delay cutting methane emissions
- Suspends clean energy regulations in Alberta
- Loosens restrictions on tax breaks for clean tech to encourage more oil drilling
- Allows oil tankers on the west coast
thenarwhal.ca/carney-alber...
Carney’s Alberta pipeline deal weakens climate policies | The Narwhal
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s ‘grand bargain’ isn’t just about an Alberta pipeline —it also proposes rolling back a host of climate policies
thenarwhal.ca
November 28, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The Canada-Alberta deal pushes a pipeline AND
- Allows Alberta to delay cutting methane emissions
- Suspends clean energy regulations in Alberta
- Loosens restrictions on tax breaks for clean tech to encourage more oil drilling
- Allows oil tankers on the west coast
thenarwhal.ca/carney-alber...
- Allows Alberta to delay cutting methane emissions
- Suspends clean energy regulations in Alberta
- Loosens restrictions on tax breaks for clean tech to encourage more oil drilling
- Allows oil tankers on the west coast
thenarwhal.ca/carney-alber...
I can assure you, I have gone to great lengths to know my #history. My #ancestry, my #genealogy and the messiness it unravels in the process. For an 80 something year old man to never do that, and only base it on #hearsay while building so called #Indigenous identity in the process lacks truth.
November 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I can assure you, I have gone to great lengths to know my #history. My #ancestry, my #genealogy and the messiness it unravels in the process. For an 80 something year old man to never do that, and only base it on #hearsay while building so called #Indigenous identity in the process lacks truth.
Nations who operate outside the #IndianAct have more #sovereignty here.
If a Nation has:
its own membership code
its own governance
its own recognition processes
its own enrollment rules
its own way of defining belonging
#FNMI
If a Nation has:
its own membership code
its own governance
its own recognition processes
its own enrollment rules
its own way of defining belonging
#FNMI
November 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Nations who operate outside the #IndianAct have more #sovereignty here.
If a Nation has:
its own membership code
its own governance
its own recognition processes
its own enrollment rules
its own way of defining belonging
#FNMI
If a Nation has:
its own membership code
its own governance
its own recognition processes
its own enrollment rules
its own way of defining belonging
#FNMI
Getting #Indianstatus does not mean you:
get housing
get land
get into the community
get to vote
get Nation acceptance
have political power
#FNMI
get housing
get land
get into the community
get to vote
get Nation acceptance
have political power
#FNMI
November 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Getting #Indianstatus does not mean you:
get housing
get land
get into the community
get to vote
get Nation acceptance
have political power
#FNMI
get housing
get land
get into the community
get to vote
get Nation acceptance
have political power
#FNMI
A Nation only gets federal funding based on status population if:
they rely on #IndianAct funding models. #FNMI
they rely on #IndianAct funding models. #FNMI
November 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A Nation only gets federal funding based on status population if:
they rely on #IndianAct funding models. #FNMI
they rely on #IndianAct funding models. #FNMI
Bill S-2 only affects #IndianAct registration, not Nationhood. Nation membership and belonging are still entirely up to each Nation (unless they choose to use federal membership rules, which many no longer do).
#FNMI
#FNMI
November 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Bill S-2 only affects #IndianAct registration, not Nationhood. Nation membership and belonging are still entirely up to each Nation (unless they choose to use federal membership rules, which many no longer do).
#FNMI
#FNMI
Reserves are #colonial constructs laid on top of older #Indigenous relationships and mobility.
November 22, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Reserves are #colonial constructs laid on top of older #Indigenous relationships and mobility.
#FNMI Band councils and #Canada exist in a symbiotic relationship: councils administer communities and membership, but their authority and funding are entwined with the #IndianAct and federal oversight.
November 21, 2025 at 9:48 PM
#FNMI Band councils and #Canada exist in a symbiotic relationship: councils administer communities and membership, but their authority and funding are entwined with the #IndianAct and federal oversight.
Band Councils will continue to exist as long as #Canada enforces the #IndianAct. Their authority is tied to a #colonial legal framework, so even self-determination is exercised within limits set by #federal law.
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Band Councils will continue to exist as long as #Canada enforces the #IndianAct. Their authority is tied to a #colonial legal framework, so even self-determination is exercised within limits set by #federal law.
Band Councils can say they won’t recognize Bill S‑2, but #membership and #status are still regulated under #Canadian law. Even their opposition exists within the framework of colonial #Canada so asserting self-determination is constrained by #federal authority.
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Band Councils can say they won’t recognize Bill S‑2, but #membership and #status are still regulated under #Canadian law. Even their opposition exists within the framework of colonial #Canada so asserting self-determination is constrained by #federal authority.
Membership vs traditional protocol creates internal disputes over #identity and #membership, which can be politically advantageous to the #Canadian government, as infighting can weaken collective #sovereignty and control over #resources. #FNMI
November 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Membership vs traditional protocol creates internal disputes over #identity and #membership, which can be politically advantageous to the #Canadian government, as infighting can weaken collective #sovereignty and control over #resources. #FNMI
Self-determination via membership &/or protocol in this context is a double-edged sword it protects #sovereignty but also allows the community to move the goalposts of #identity based on internal rules rather than #historical or #ancestral protocol.
November 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Self-determination via membership &/or protocol in this context is a double-edged sword it protects #sovereignty but also allows the community to move the goalposts of #identity based on internal rules rather than #historical or #ancestral protocol.
Band Council is elected by the community, but their #governance operates largely outside #traditionalprotocols, focusing on legal, political, and administrative matters especially in dealings with so called #Canada. #FNMI
November 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Band Council is elected by the community, but their #governance operates largely outside #traditionalprotocols, focusing on legal, political, and administrative matters especially in dealings with so called #Canada. #FNMI
#FNMI #Sovereignty to who? On paper, communities assert self-determination, but modern membership laws are administered by #council, not always #clans or #traditional protocols
November 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
#FNMI #Sovereignty to who? On paper, communities assert self-determination, but modern membership laws are administered by #council, not always #clans or #traditional protocols
#Traditional protocols → cultural, clan-based, matrilineal, consensus-driven.
Council/membership law → codified, legalistic, administered by elected officials, often ignoring clan input. #FNMI
Council/membership law → codified, legalistic, administered by elected officials, often ignoring clan input. #FNMI
November 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
#Traditional protocols → cultural, clan-based, matrilineal, consensus-driven.
Council/membership law → codified, legalistic, administered by elected officials, often ignoring clan input. #FNMI
Council/membership law → codified, legalistic, administered by elected officials, often ignoring clan input. #FNMI
Traditional protocol operates independently of Nation #sovereignty. Even when communities assert self-determination, modern membership laws often depart from #matrilineal and clan-based practices for example, creating a gap between #cultural tradition and #political governance. #FNMI
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Traditional protocol operates independently of Nation #sovereignty. Even when communities assert self-determination, modern membership laws often depart from #matrilineal and clan-based practices for example, creating a gap between #cultural tradition and #political governance. #FNMI
#Canadian Federal #IndianStatus and community recognition aren’t the same, and access to resources reflects political and legal structures more than ancestry or culture. #FNMI
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
#Canadian Federal #IndianStatus and community recognition aren’t the same, and access to resources reflects political and legal structures more than ancestry or culture. #FNMI
The complexity of so called #FNMI “benefits”: they vary greatly depending on membership and #tribal governance which doesn’t always follow #traditionalprotocols.
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The complexity of so called #FNMI “benefits”: they vary greatly depending on membership and #tribal governance which doesn’t always follow #traditionalprotocols.
For the record, I honor the rejection of #IndianStatus under the #IndianAct. It doesn’t define me or my relationship to community, culture, and ancestry mean far more than #colonial definitions. #FNMI
November 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
For the record, I honor the rejection of #IndianStatus under the #IndianAct. It doesn’t define me or my relationship to community, culture, and ancestry mean far more than #colonial definitions. #FNMI
The reality: I have federal #IndianStatus, but I’ve never qualified for funding #Kahnawake receives. The community decides who benefits, and their membership rules don’t even follow traditional #matrilineal protocols so federal recognition, community benefits, and traditional law all don’t line up.
November 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The reality: I have federal #IndianStatus, but I’ve never qualified for funding #Kahnawake receives. The community decides who benefits, and their membership rules don’t even follow traditional #matrilineal protocols so federal recognition, community benefits, and traditional law all don’t line up.
Funny paradox: I have federal #IndianStatus, so I qualify for government “benefits,” but #Kahnawake itself doesn’t recognize me as a member. Federal law gives me some access only to Federal benefits, but the community decides my #cultural and #political belonging and the two don’t always line up.
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Funny paradox: I have federal #IndianStatus, so I qualify for government “benefits,” but #Kahnawake itself doesn’t recognize me as a member. Federal law gives me some access only to Federal benefits, but the community decides my #cultural and #political belonging and the two don’t always line up.
Opposing Bill S‑2 because it’s federal interference under the #IndianAct, yet by engaging with the law to oppose it, they’re still operating within a framework they reject. It’s a tension between asserting #sovereignty and navigating the legal reality imposed by #colonial structures. #FNMI
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Opposing Bill S‑2 because it’s federal interference under the #IndianAct, yet by engaging with the law to oppose it, they’re still operating within a framework they reject. It’s a tension between asserting #sovereignty and navigating the legal reality imposed by #colonial structures. #FNMI