Reconnecting With Native Plants And First Foods At #Seattle’s #DaybreakStar

Program volunteers care for #tule, #camas and #salmonberries, other traditional flora.

by Brian Bull, Underscore Native News October 6, 2026

Excerpt: "Native empowerment has been the theme of Daybreak since it was founded by #activists in the early 1970s. Led by #BernieWhitebear , a large group occupied the decommissioned #FortLawton military installation as part of a larger, coordinated movement to #reoccupy spaces once inhabited by #NativePeople before #colonization. The occupation ultimately led to the creation of the Daybreak Star facility, which broke ground in 1976 and opened a year later as a cultural center with social and education services for the local Indigenous population. Whitebear served as director of the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation in the center until 2000 when he died from colon cancer."

Learn more:
underscore.news/land/food-sove…

#FoodSovereignty #IndigenousPeoplesDay #SolarPunkSunday #TraditionalFoods #NativePlants #FirstFoods

"The Native Schools Act of 1867, and subsequent policies, enforced English-only instruction. These policies actively discouraged or punished children for speaking Māori, treating it as inferior to an “English” education. The impact of these policies was significant: while 90 percent of Māori schoolchildren could speak Māori in 1913, only 26 percent could by 1953."

globalextremism.org/new-zealan…

#HatTip to @weekendspy for the link.

#NativeSchoolsAct #TeReoMāori #colonization

Good Morning #Canada
September 30th is a day of reflection in Canada where we consider our history of #Colonization and the impact on #IndigenousPeople. Acknowledging important historical individuals is part of that reflection and so today we present some #CanadianHeroes.

#CanadaIsAwesome #TruthAndReconciliation

15 Indigenous Women's Firsts to Celebrate
canadianwomen.org/blog/indigen…

Execution of Louis Riel (Nov 16, 1885)

Following his surrender, Louis Riel was tried for treason in Regina, found guilty, and executed on November 16, 1885. His death ignited national debate — respect in Québec, outrage among Métis and Indigenous peoples — and remains a defining moment in Canadian identity. #NorthWestRebellion #LouisRiel #Canada #Regina #Colonization

thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/…

It’s a trip for colonizers to flip out over immigrants to their country. (That goes double when the colonizers actively engaged in colonizing don’t like that people have already existed in the places they’re trying to block off for themselves.)

#immigration #colonization #colonisation #imperialism

What does it say when one tech billionaire can fund a surveillance state in one of the biggest cities in the U.S.?

Billionaire Chris Larsen gifts more millions to SF’s growing surveillance state.

🤔 Maybe we shouldn't create sad boy billionaires who are afraid of women, trans, and BIPOC people....just sayin'

48hills.org/2026/07/billionair…

#BigTech #resist #uspol #tech #surveillance #cybersecurity #patriarchy #colonization #technofascism #fascism

from the "maybe-thats-why-european-colonizers-and-their-former-colonies--hate-us-so-much" department...

The state of Israel is “the most successful land‑back project, the greatest decolonization project,” a New Zealand Māori activist told the first-of-its-kind Building Indigenous‑Jewish Friendship conference in Toronto.

“Indigeneity is demonstrated by historical, collective continuity with a distinct ethnic identity, language, culture, rituals or traditions, economic, social, legal, and religious and spiritual belief systems that predate subsequent invaders or colonizers,” LaForme told Temple Sinai congregants.

nationalpost.com/news/canada/i…

#Colonization #Decolonization #IndiginousPeople #IndiginousRights #Zionism #Israel

"Nederland en andere landen boos op Israël om 'mensonterende' aanpak activisten Gaza-vloot"

"boos" ...

#Israel #TerroristState #IDF #warcriminals #piracy #kidnapping #flotilla #Gaza #genocide #occupation #colonization #apartheid #fascism #FreePalestine #AidForGazaNow #humanity #solidarity #LiftTheSiege

SANCTION ISRAEL NOW❗

nos.nl/artikel/2615142-nederla…

Louder for those in the back:
AI RELIES ON HUMAN EXPLOITATION!

"Artificial intelligence is an extractive technology that relies on the brutal labor of underpaid workers around the world."

"For years, the work of African data labelers has been more or less “ghost work,” the unseen, hidden labor that lets American tech companies build their products."

blackagendareport.com/ai-afric…

#ai #tech #racism #africa #llm #news #poc #colonization #workers