June 2012
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Anonymously message me (1) thing you want to know... →
ohkwhatever:
why not
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“When other colonized peoples give voice to experiences we have struggled to...”
– Remember This!: Dakota Decolonization and the Eli Taylor Narratives by Waziyatawin (via ayiman)
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WatchFinding Dawn (currently watching)
Acclaimed Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh presents a compelling documentary that puts a human face on a national tragedy: the murders and disappearances of an estimated 500 Aboriginal women in Canada over the past 30 years. This is a journey into the dark heart of Native women’s experience in Canada. From Vancouver’s Skid Row to the Highway of Tears...
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“Femmes come from diverse and equally valuable backgrounds, and we all experience...”
– No Queer Girls Are Queerer Than Others | Special Issue | The Link (via sexxxisbeautiful)
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seppin:
lol @ men who think that their opinions on women’s clothing and makeup are in any way shape or form relevant
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On features
apihtawikosisan:
Last night someone asked me if I considered myself to have any ‘Indian’ physical features. Of course, high cheekbones were mentioned. I was like…high cheekbones? What the hell is that? EVERYONE has high cheekbones. Russian chicks have high cheekbones. I’m sure you can find people with high cheekbones in any groups. I said I have physical features that I recognise in other...
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All I have to say is... DORITOS.
skywritingg replied to your post: I have always had a fucked up relationship with…
It’s impossible to give any comparable response to this, I’m not sure if you really need to be told how strong and beautiful you are or if it would help, but I do want you to know that I absolutely adore you.
Just getting some stuff out. I don’t need to be told anything.
and thank you, I appreciate it...
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and my talents include looking at clothes i can’t afford on the internet and crying
MY LIFE
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“Being touched by a stranger and told that I was beautiful didn’t make me feel...”
– Why do strange men think they’re allowed to touch me?
(via taylorlampron)
I haven't actually written something non-academic...
Be patient.
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I have always had a fucked up relationship with hair. The hair on my head, the hair on my face, the hair on my body. The thick curly tendrils sprouting every-which-way from my scalp, casting oblong shadows on the lighted background on picture day. The hair growing process was slow for me when I was younger, leaving me with an untamed mane, a disheveled bush on the top of my head. Questions of...
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Residential school trauma haunts women still |... →
aboriginalpressnews:
The Native Women’s Association of Canada is calling for an end to the overwhelming statistics. APTN National News reporter Annette Francis has this story.
I have a bunch of books to read, should probably...
I’m not used to reading for fun anymore because of university.
These books are good and interesting though.
Pointless posts.
With my new haircut, I can style my hair in a...
This makes me extremely excited!
I am going to wear a bunch of rainbow to my Mom's...
I haven’t see my friends in awhile and am feeling lonely but I need to be here for my Mom.
Gah, I want to cry.
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What's on your mind?
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“Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid.”
– Frederick Buechner (via amandaonwriting)
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Watching The Other Side of the Ledger: An Indian...
HBC pisses me off so much.
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shaving23spiders:
His palms are sweaty, knees weak arms spaghetti there’s vomit on spaghetti already mom’s spaghetti He’s nervous, but on the surface he looks calm spaghetti to drop bombs but he keeps on spaghetti
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Follow Friday
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“I will give you two or three non-white actors in smaller supporting roles. Why...”
– Aasif Mandvi parodies the mentality of studio executives who whitewash, in a satire article for Salon.com (via racebending)
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Indigenous feminism without apology →
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“certain bodies, in certain public framings, in certain public spaces, are always...”
– russo quoted in mason, 90. (from “body maps: envisaging homophobia, violence, and safety.”)
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A person who doesn't have tumblr showing me...
Them: look
Me: I saw that already
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[A kiss on the forehead]
blogut:
A kiss on the forehead—erases misery. I kiss your forehead. A kiss on the eyes—lifts sleeplessness. I kiss your eyes. A kiss on the lips—is a drink of water. I kiss your lips. A kiss on the forehead—erases memory.
Marina Tsvetaeva
I thought I had 2 new messages but they just ended...
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