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Gaza doctors ‘becoming too weak to treat patients’ as hunger crisis deepens Malnourished medical staff say they are struggling to provide care to injured civilians, while recovery rates are also hit by

Gaza doctors ‘becoming too weak to treat patients’ as hunger crisis deepens

Beyond polo shirts and presidents, Martha's Vineyard has an indigenous past and present In Nothing More of This Land, Aquinnah Wampanoag writer Joseph Lee takes readers past the celebrity summer scene and into the heart of Noepe, the name his people have called the island for centuries.

In Nothing More of This Land, Aquinnah Wampanoag writer Joseph Lee takes readers past the celebrity summer scene and into the heart of Noepe, the name his people have called the island for centuries.

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Nothing More of This Land From award-winning journalist Joseph Lee, a sweeping, personal exploration of Indigenous identity and the challenges facing Indigenous people aroun...

Book available here and everywhere!

www.simonandschuster.com/books/Nothin...

I’ll be doing events across the Northeast starting tomorrow, hope to see you there! 🙂

My book, Nothing More of This Land, is out today! It’s an exploration of Indigenous identity from my Wampanoag homelands on Martha’s Vineyard to Indigenous land around the world. Get yours at your favorite bookstore or via the link in my bio!! 🌊🐋

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'Jaws' Put Martha's Vineyard on the Map — and Threatens My Tribe's Survival (Exclusive) Looking back at 50 years of 'Jaws,' author Joseph Lee reflects on how increased tourism to the island has impacted the Aquinnah Wampanoag who live there.

As “Jaws” turns 50, remember the blockbuster’s tourism boom has priced out the Aquinnah Wampanoag from Martha’s Vineyard — their home for over 10,000 years, writes @josephvlee.bsky.social. Read: people.com/jaws-anniver...

This coastal tribe has a radical vision for fighting sea-level rise in the Hamptons Next to some of the priciest real estate in the world, the Shinnecock Nation refuses to merely retreat from its vulnerable shoreline.

Some exciting news! @josephvlee.bsky.social feature for @vox.com has won First Place Best Feature Story in the Professional Division III category at the 2025 @indigenousja.bsky.social Media Awards!

Congrats, Joseph!
www.vox.com/climate/3720...

“The Target is Unmistakable”: The Shooting of Gaza’s Children American doctors who volunteered in Gaza report witnessing a disturbing pattern of children being shot by Israeli snipers.

NEW: “The Target is Unmistakable”: The Shooting of Gaza’s Children

Al Jazeera’s award-winning team at AJ Fault Lines interviewed twenty U.S. doctors about what they witnessed for a new short film. Producer Amel Guettatfi files this report for @dropsitenews.com

www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-child...

Hossam Shabat’s Last Article Filed hours before his killing in an Israeli airstrike, journalist Hossam Shabat describes the resumption of Israel's scorched earth campaign in his hometown of Beit Hanoun.

NEW: Hossam Shabat’s Last Article

Filed hours before his killing in an Israeli airstrike, journalist
Hossam Shabat describes the resumption of Israel's scorched earth campaign in his hometown of Beit Hanoun.

Translated through tears by Sharif Kouddous

dropsitenews.com/p/hossam-sha...

SCOOP: Emails Show Mahmoud Khalil Asked Columbia for Protection a Day Before He Was Detained "I haven’t been able to sleep, fearing that ICE or a dangerous individual might come to my home. I urge you to intervene and provide the necessary protections to prevent further harm."

SCOOP—Emails obtained by @zeteo.com show Mahmoud Khalil reached out for help from the Columbia administration *one day before* ICE detained him.

He said he couldn't sleep from threats he was receiving.
He even wrote that he feared ICE "might come to my home."

Mahmoud Khalil has been quietly sent 1000+ miles away to a Louisiana ICE facility.

Note this ACLU/RFK Human Rights report from *just months ago* on ICE detention in LA —

"Inside the Black Hole: Systemic Human Rights Abuses Against Immigrants Detained & Disappeared in Louisiana"

Who Gets To Determine A Hate Crime? | Defector On Feb. 13, Sam Nordquist, a Black trans man from Minnesota, was found murdered in a field in upstate New York. He was 24 years old. The ongoing investigation suggests that Nordquist was subjected to ...

this weekend I wrote about Sam Nordquist, and the infuriating way the media and other authorities have treated his murder
defector.com/who-gets-to-...

Call for 2025 Indigenous Media Conference Program Proposals!

🚨 New Deadline: March 3, 2025! 🚨

Don’t miss this opportunity to share your expertise and shape the conversation in Indigenous journalism and media. - tinyurl.com/IJA2025

#IMC25 #IndigenousJournalism

Yes, Linda’s book is children’s/middle grade!

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and follow other Wampanoag folks - I think @robmaxim.bsky.social is the only other one on here so far though 😀

JasonWiddissWampum - Etsy Shop Authentic Aquinnah Wampanoag Made Wampum/Wayward Wampum by JasonWiddissWampum located in Gay Head, Massachusetts. Smooth shipping! Has a history of shipping on time with tracking. Rave reviews! Average review rating is 4.8 or higher

I also love www.etsy.com/shop/JasonWi... , www.redtailboutique.com, and huckleberrywoman.com

Finally, if you're looking to do holiday shopping, please support Wampanoag artists! My first recommendation is my mom, obviously 😊 : www.hatmarchagifts.com/designsbymar...

Ways to Help | WLRP 2024

The Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project is doing amazing work to revitalize our language, which has been endangered for many years. Please consider supporting them: www.wlrp.org/ways-to-help

Donate — Aquinnah Cultural Center

There are also many other great Wampanoag organizations and projects you can support, like the Aquinnah Cultural Center: www.aquinnah.org/donate

Colonization and the Wampanoag Story by Linda Coombs: 9780593480434 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books Until now, you've only heard one side of the story: the "discovery" of America told by Christopher Columbus, the Pilgrims, and the Colonists. Here's the true story of America from the Indigenous persp...

I also highly recommend Linda Coombs' excellent book COLONIZATION AND THE WAMPANOAG STORY, which you can find here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/692454...

Nothing More of This Land From award-winning journalist Joseph Lee, an exploration of Indigenous identity that builds on the author’s experiences and questions as an Aquinna...

To learn more about the Wampanoag story & the complexity of Indigenous identity, I hope you'll consider pre-ordering my book. It explores big questions about land & community, from Martha’s Vineyard to Indigenous lands around the world 🌊
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Nothin...

400+ years after the "First Thanksgiving" most Americans have no idea that the Wampanoag people are still here. My tribe, the Aquinnah Wampanoag, is on Martha's Vineyard and we're still fighting for our land and rights. We’re also doing some cool stuff. 🧵👇 if you’d like to learn more & support us

Tribal lands were stolen. What happens when those ancestral territories are returned? A movement to undo a history of violence and oppression could be a key in unlocking climate action, too.

Excited to share this story by @josephvlee.bsky.social for @vox.com that places #LandBack in the larger context for our planet.

The Land Back movement is not only an important cultural story—it could also prove key in the fight to build climate resilience.

www.vox.com/down-to-eart...