@markjsolomon

Indigenous home brewer works in Student Affairs. tweets are mine and I am embarrassed

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Mark Solomon retweeted
Don Kelly@thedonkelly2 Jul 2023
Thread. A great thread.
Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx
@CraigBaird2 Jul 2023
Many Canadians know about The Group Of Seven, but have you heard of the Indigenous Group of Seven? Formally known as the Professional Native Indian Artists Incorporation, it was formed in 1973 with seven Indigenous artists to promote Indigenous art. These are the artists 🧵1/8
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I am stunned at @benandjerrys post about Land Back and returning the Black Hills. Usually even the most “progressive” brands will only offer lukewarm land acknowledgments and stop there. Seeing a company this big tell the real truth using this language evokes so many emotions.
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Thank you to @lowbrewco I am disappointed they found you too late. Thank you for your compassion Reconciliation becomes more distant with each story.
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Taika Waititi to Hollywood: “Stop asking us what to do, how to fix things alright? ….You f*cking broke it, you fix it” 🙌🏼
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A little example of the range of messages an Indigenous columnist gets from the same column 😝
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Campaign aims to get an Indigenous woman on Canada’s $20 bill – Wiikwemkoong Elder included Read more: myespanolanow.com/52603/news…
A campaign to have an Indigenous woman on Canada’s $20 bill includes a Wiikwemkoong Elder. One of the proposed designs features the late Josephine Mandamin of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory who walked around the Great Lakes from 2003 to 2017 to bring awareness to the problems of water pollution and environmental degradation on the Great Lakes and Indigenous reserves in Canada.

ALT A campaign to have an Indigenous woman on Canada’s $20 bill includes a Wiikwemkoong Elder. One of the proposed designs features the late Josephine Mandamin of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory who walked around the Great Lakes from 2003 to 2017 to bring awareness to the problems of water pollution and environmental degradation on the Great Lakes and Indigenous reserves in Canada.

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We are #SenecaProud of alumnus @JullyBlack who was honoured with a Blanketing Ceremony and Eagle Feather by National Chief @ChiefRoseAnne for her change to Canada's anthem: xitter.cf/AFN_Updates/status/164…
AFN
@AFN_Updates3 Apr 2023
Replying to @AFN_Updates
The Juno-winning R&B singer @JullyBlack was honoured with a Blanketing Ceremony and Eagle Feather by National Chief @ChiefRoseAnne and AFN Knowledge Keepers for singing the truth during her National Anthem Performance at the @NBA All-Star game. #2023AFNSCA 2/
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I've had a lot of requests to share some free and accessible resources that folks can use to help identify and confront the growing phenomenon of residential school denialism as they see it, so here is a 🧵
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Waubgeshig Rice@waub31 Mar 2023
Reminder on National Indigenous Languages Day that the federal government is responsible for damaging and erasing Indigenous languages in Canada, so it should be obligated to fully fund fluency restoration everywhere. "Reconciliation" means little when languages are dying.
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Lake Superior is actually not a lake at all, but an inland sea . All of the four other Great Lakes, plus three more the size of Lake Erie, would fit inside of Lake Superior. There is enough water in Lake Superior to submerge all of North and South America in 1 foot of water.
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“Where could bias show up in our decisions today?” This article has some excellent practical suggestions about how to recognize and disrupt bias in hiring and selection processes.
Harvard Business Review
@HarvardBiz25 Feb 2023
Anyone in a position to make hiring decisions should learn to deeply understand, challenge, and confront their personal biases. hbr.org/2019/06/how-to-reduc…

How to Reduce Personal Bias When Hiring

When it comes to hiring diverse candidates, good intentions do not necessarily lead to good results. Often well-intentioned hiring managers end up inadvertently weeding out qualified candidates from...

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Thanks to Ron MacLean and Hockey Night in Canada for the segment on Saturday highlighting books about hockey’s Black superstars. Our book celebrating the trailblazing career of Angela James can be found at Burnstown Publishing: lnkd.in/gt7UyZww... lnkd.in/gbYsjGP3

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Replying to @CdnHeritage @HockeyCanada @SportCanada_EN
And read her life story: burnstownpublishing.com/prod…
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Renee was a dear friend sat beside her in many music classes. I miss her a lot and think of her often. Please support the @LULImpact office scholarship in her name
CTV News Northern Ontario@CTVNewsNorthern16 Feb 2023
On a cold day just more than 25 years ago, a Laurentian University student was killed in a knife attack while working at an adult video store in the south end of Sudbury. northernontario.ctvnews.ca/m…
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Duncan McCue@duncanmccue2 Jan 2023
Here’s my four favourite reads of #2022: Omar El Akkad, Louise Erdrich, Sally Rooney and Sarah Polley. My annual New Years Resolution is to read more - any suggestions?
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Alex Usher@AlexUsherHESA6 Dec 2022
Geneviève Bergeron Hélène Colgan Nathalie Croteau Barbara Daigneault Anne-Marie Edward Maud Haviernick Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz Maryse Laganière Maryse Leclair Anne-Marie Lemay Sonia Pelletier Michèle Richard Annie St-Arneault Annie Turcotte 6/12/89. RIP.
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This powwow-dancing Grinch has been turning heads at the Ochapowace Cree Nation's annual Christmas dinners! Chance Bear has been dressing up since 2017 and is now asked to dance at community events around Saskatchewan. Read the story here 👉 cbc.ca/news/indigenous/powwo…
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