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Traditional kanzashi hair ornaments by Japanese kanzashi artist Sakae (sakura and ume blossoms).
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UNRWA, ANERA and WCK have all been forced to pause or halt their humanitarian operations in Gaza because Israel has deliberately targeted any means of lifesaving aid to a starved, maimed, and tortured population of over 2 million Palestinians, almost half of which are children.
This has been broadcasted by Israel so that it sets the precedent of what is deemed permissible in the face of “international law”. I said it before, it does not get any more obviously genocidal than this.
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i painted my darling son
obsessed w how this painting made no impact on my art insta but is making a killing here. i love u tumblr
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literally can’t stop thinking about handsome boy mushroom
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BUDDY you’re a BOY you’re a BIG BIG BOY you’re a BIG BIG BIG BIG BIG BIG BOY you got mud on your face you BIG BIG BOY kicking your can all over the place singing WEE wee WEE wee WEE wee WEE wee
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In much better and happier news Bison after decades of hard work and conservation efforts from indigenous organizations have finally been released back on our lands after 150 years.
I saw this video live and cried my eyes out. This is so important. Despite it all we survived. We’re still here and the possibility to heal the land and ourselves is always there even if it will take time.
Edit: I’m very happy that people love this post but my other less happy educational posts are also just as important
Cleaning out my drafts and found this post I saved over a year ago. So to make up for the lateness here are some more articles about the increasing number of First Nations who have been able to reintroduce bison to theeir lands. All of these articles are about different reintroductions.
^via Mongabay, December 10, 2020. Sicangu Lakota Oyate.
^via The Nature Conservancy, October 3, 2023. InterTribal Buffalo Council, which consists of 83 tribes [at time of publication] and continues to add more.
“Across the U.S., from New York to Oklahoma to Alaska, 82 tribes now have more than 20,000 bison in 65 herds. Numbers have been growing in recent years along with the desire among Native Americans to reclaim stewardship of the animals.”
^via PBS Newshour, March 3, 2023. Department of the Interior under Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo).
^via The Texas Tribune, November 13, 2023. Theda Pogue, Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
^via San Antonio Express-News, December 10, 2021. Lipan Apache.
^via CBS2 WGRZ, November 11, 2021. Seneca Nation.
^via Huffington Post, July 6, 2023. Blackfeet Nation.
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