“We were promised an incredible relationship. But now, people who didn’t exist when our treaties were signed are telling us we can’t exist.” Passamaquoddy Nation Seeks Audience with King Charles to Honour Treaty Relationship. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xyS...
Posts by Chris Beaver
The Myth of the Noble Savage: The "noble savage" is weaponized romanticism — a dehumanizing colonial myth under the guise of admiration.
NDN POV with @chrisbeaver.bsky.social & Jesse Wente youtu.be/ZVL6U2RhHPU?...
The Myth of the Savage Indian: Colonizers stole the Americas by spreading myths to dehumanize Indigenous peoples and inspire violence.
NDN POV with @chrisbeaver.bsky.social youtu.be/ZVL6U2RhHPU?...
The NDN POV series is a deliberate assertion of Indigenous narrative sovereignty and this episode unpacks its importance in the the broader struggle for Indigenous self-determination.
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What is a Pretendian? On the first episode of NDN POV, Riley Yesno, Kim Tallbear, and Drew Hayden Taylor tell Chris Beaver how Pretendians harm Indigenous communities. youtu.be/IawrSg5u1S8?...