"In a historic “first-of-its-kind” agreement the government of British Colombia has acknowledged the aboriginal ownership of 200 islands off the west coast of Canada.

The owners are the Haida nation, and rather than the Canadian government giving something to a First Nation, the agreement admits that the “Xhaaidlagha Gwaayaai” or the “islands at the end of world,” always belonged to them, a subtle yet powerful difference in the wording of First Nations negotiating.

BC Premier David Eby called the treaty “long overdue” and once signed, will clear the way for half a million hectares (1.3 million acres) of land to be managed by the Haida.

Postal service, shipping lanes, school and community services, private property rights, and local government jurisdiction, will all be unaffected by the agreement, which will essentially outline that the Haida decide what to do with the 200 or so islands and islets.

“We could be facing each other in a courtroom, we could have been fighting each other for years and years, but we chose a different path,” said Minister of Indigenous Relations of BC, Murray Rankin at the signing ceremony, who added that it took creativity and courage to “create a better world for our children.”

Indeed, making the agreement outside the courts of the formal treaty process reflects a vastly different way of negotiating than has been the norm for Canada.

“This agreement won’t only raise all boats here on Haida Gwaii – increase opportunity and prosperity for the Haida people and for the whole community and for the whole province – but it will also be an example and another way for nations – not just in British Columbia, but right across Canada – to have their title recognized,” said Eby.

In other words, by deciding this outside court, Eby and the province of BC hope to set a new standard for how such land title agreements are struck."

-via Good News Network, April 18, 2024

Gorgeous gorgeous Jewish students say free Palestine

Harriet

platforming palestinian joy is just as important as sharing the suffering they're enduring during this genocide. despite continued displacement and bombardment, you cannot steal their joy and spirit. happy birthday to this sweet baby 🖤🇵🇸 may they grow up to see a free palestine

Comic strip artists from the 40’s draw their characters while blindfolded

This is different from Al-Shifa:

There are images of decomposed bodies wearing what appear to be scrubs... with their hands tied. Meaning they were executed while bound. I will not be sharing them because I'm tired of showing our martyrs' bodies to people.

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how i think bive's body looks like. what do u guys think :3 do u see the vision..... idk how she sees without eyes but i think her glasses somehow function as eyes.. also since she's just hair and nerves she probably cant grow teeth either and definitely stole some off of a fucking carcass

aminals

After working on them for years, I finally have settled on the final starter evos for my Okeno dex! Yipee! I decided to try making full design sheets for them. It's such a fun exercise to really hone in on the details and making sure the design works from different perspectives. Getting the details to be all "on-model" throughout them is also very rewarding, I hope I did a good enough job! Batornado is Grass/Dark the Salamander is currently unnamed, and it is Fire/Poison Vinagruff is Water/Rock You'll be able to see more of them, dex entries, movepools and such on pokengine! Linked here: Okeno Collection on Pokengine

Loudest noise on earth

come on man

replaying kalos and reinvigorating my disdain for gender-exclusive trainer customization. the options for the male model are so fucking limited, you cant even be lucky luciano like in SM. something immensely pointless is the female model has the same hat accessories as the male one But Also has flower pins, ribbons, and stars, which boys are notably deathly allergic to i suppose. new leaf came out almost a year before this game by the way

replaying kalos and reinvigorating my disdain for gender-exclusive trainer customization. the options for the male model are so fucking limited, you cant even be lucky luciano like in SM. something immensely pointless is the female model has the same hat accessories as the male one But Also has flower pins, ribbons, and stars, which boys are notably deathly allergic to i suppose. new leaf came out almost a year before this game by the way

Today's Card Is: Torkoal

the lemon lime flavored one