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Cultures That Embraced LGBTQIA+ Identity Before Colonization Messed Everything Up
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(Living)
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It turns out that many non-white and Indigenous cultures have historically been pretty progressive when it comes to sexual and social behaviors that strayed from the binary. In fact, many of these cultures ...
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Created on 10 June 2021
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Two Women Were Charged With Murder After Delivering Stillborn Babies, Sparking Outrage Among Women's Rights Group
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(Feminism)
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Two cases in which women were charged with murder after delivering stillborn babies in Kings County, California, have recently resurfaced and sparked outrage. Chelsea Becker and Adora Perez were each ...
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Created on 05 April 2021
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Divide and Dissovle's "Gas Lit" Seeks To Pulverize White Supremacy ...
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(Music)
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“We would like to observe a radical shift in the current paradigm of complacency in regards to oppressive power dynamics, genocide, racism, white supremacy, and colonization,” states Melbourne-based Indigenous ...
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Created on 22 January 2021
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Deb Haaland Might Become The First-Ever Native Cabinet Member
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(General)
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... would make history as the first-ever Native Cabinet member.
Haaland, who was recently reappointed to New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District, has made large strides to preserve land and protect Indigenous ...
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Created on 19 November 2020
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Lucille Bridges, Mother Of Civil Rights Movement Icon, Passes Away at 86
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(General)
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Lucille Bridges, the mother of one of the most recognizable and influential civil rights leaders, passed away yesterday. Because human life is fleeting, we tend to think of great injustices in this ...
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Created on 12 November 2020
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Exclusive Interview with Pioneering Educator Jane Elliott: Teaching and Understanding Race In 2020
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(Feminism)
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... Wilson Illustrated by Laura Freeman
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2020 print edition of BUST Magazine. Subscribe today!
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Created on 16 October 2020
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Death of indigenous woman who live-streamed abuse by med staff as she lay dying reignites fight for "No More Stolen Sisters
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(Feminism)
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Content warning: The following story contains discussion of violence against Indigenous women.
Joyce Echaquan was a 37-year old Atikamekw woman of the Manawan community in Quebec. She was a mother ...
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Created on 09 October 2020
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Canadian Judge Challenges Justice System in Case of Indigenous Women Charged with Drunk Driving
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(Feminism)
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In the case of six Indigenous women from the Pikangikum First Nation in Canada who pleaded guilty to impaired driving offences, Ontario Court Justice David Gibson is calling to challenge the minimum ...
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Created on 06 October 2020
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Meet Some Of TIME100's Most Influential Women of 202
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(Feminism)
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... for Indigenous peoples across South America. In her documentary-style TIME video she said, “The world needs to listen to the voices of Amazonian women because we as women are the ones who go out to defend ...
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Created on 23 September 2020
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Mexican-American Sister Trio Tiarra Girls Talk New Cover Single "Can't Stop The World," Heritage, The Pandemic, and Proudest Moments: BUST Intervi
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(Music)
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Austin, Texas' very own sister trio, Tiarra Girls, debuts their newest single “Can’t Stop The World,'' a cover song by none other than The Go-Go's. Working together as a band for a decade, these sisters ...
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Created on 22 September 2020
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Gender Kills: CA Wildfire Due to a Gender Reveal Mishap Reveals the Urgency of Giving Indigenous People Land Rights
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(Living)
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... sustainable for all is to hand over the land--land rights back to the original people of these territories and communities before colonization.
Indigenous people have long participated in environmental ...
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Created on 22 September 2020
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The 100th Anniversary of (Some) Women's Suffrage: Did YOUR state support women's right to vote? Check this state-by-state history of the fight for suffrage in Ameri
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(Feminism)
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... it was defeated.
One big player in ND’s fight for suffrage was Linda Slaughter who helped to establish the town of Bismarck and was an advocate for both women and indigenous people. North Dakota ratified ...
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Created on 18 August 2020
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Your Feminism Isn't Intersectional If It Doesn't Include Prison Aboliti
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(Feminism)
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... within the prison system, however, do not end there. In states like Montana, where Indigenous women make up for about 6 percent of the entire population, they account for a stunning 25 percent of the women’s ...
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Created on 16 July 2020
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Valentina Sampaio Becomes The First-Ever Trans Woman To Appear In "Sports Illustrated’s" Swimsuit Issu
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(Style)
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... cites her mother and all strong women as her main source of inspiration, embraces her Dutch, African, and Indigenous roots, and discusses how the one historical event she would like to witness would be ...
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Created on 10 July 2020
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The History of Indigenous People Protesting Mount Rushmore
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(Feminism)
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... Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt on what’s known to Indigenous people as the Six Grandfathers, an edifice that partly comprises the Black Hills. The rally was met by ...
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Created on 06 July 2020
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You Should Know These 5 Queer Womxn Fighting for LGBTQ+ Rights Today
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(Feminism)
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... Wade (@lasaia_wade) on Apr 29, 2020 at 5:49pm PDT
LaSaia Wade is an Afro-Puerto Rican indigenous trans womxn and activist of many talents. She is the founder of the Tennessee Trans Journey Project ...
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Created on 30 June 2020
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It's Time to Stop “Stanning” Politician
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(Feminism)
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... history of claiming indigenous heritage, litigating on behalf of big corporations, and the fact that she used to be a Republican are all reasonable things to bring up. But at the end of the day, I still ...
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Created on 27 June 2020
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8 Incredible People to Replace Racist Statues With
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(Living)
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... man who enslaved Indigenous people, off its pedestal in Sacramento, California. In his place, we think a state of actor LeVar Burton should be placed. Famous for his work on Roots, Star Trek and Reading ...
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Created on 24 June 2020
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Allies, Take Notes: Jane Fonda’s History of Activism From Civil Rights to Today
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(Feminism)
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... was led by activist Bernie Whitebear and a number of Indigenous Americans from Seattle to establish an urban Indian cultural center in its place. Fonda showed up at the events in solidarity.
Between ...
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Created on 03 June 2020
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Bernie Sanders' Plan for Reproductive Rights and the Black Maternal Mortality Crisis is a Breath of Fresh Air
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(Living)
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... their pain and exaggerating, there is also the racist belief that black and indigenous women are stronger and feel less pain so they don’t need as much pain meds as white women. It is because of these ...
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Created on 09 March 2020
