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So because of this podcast, I want to make a thread with more information on some of the topics we discussed. https://twitter.com/BechdelCast/status/1296479670708375554
Aslak Holmberg narrated this animation for the 100th year of independence in Finland, discussing the history of colonialism against Sami people.
This is the Youtube video I saw when I was living in Finland taking about salmon fishing rights being criminalized by the Finnish government.
Sofia Jannok and other Sami people at Standing Rock, singing a joik and explaining what it is.
Sofia Jannok again, giving a really lovely Ted Talk about environmental abuse at the hands of corporations and colonial governments.
Here is a 911 call that happened during Standing Rock when the police used militarized weapons and water cannons against Water Protectors in the middle of winter in below freezing temperatures.
https://doesthendnlive.tumblr.com/about
Does The NDN Live is another test I created basically documenting how many indigenous people appear in films and.... live.
Does The NDN Live is another test I created basically documenting how many indigenous people appear in films and.... live.
https://slate.com/culture/2019/11/frozen-2-reparations-northuldra-twist-ending-spoilers.html
The Slate article about Frozen 2 and reparations that I quoted in the podcast.
The Slate article about Frozen 2 and reparations that I quoted in the podcast.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlLa5ha8fjWHh9dOrz34ddh-2jQmkn6X0
The Sami dubbed soundtrack for Frozen 2
The Sami dubbed soundtrack for Frozen 2
Maxida Märak, musician and Sami activist, tells a story about her culture and the exploitation of natural resources in Sami territories.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/23/battle-save-lapland-want-to-build-railroad
Sami people are in opposition of the arctic railroad that would cut straight through their territories.
Sami people are in opposition of the arctic railroad that would cut straight through their territories.
https://alinahdee.wordpress.com/2019/02/27/my-statement-on-the-arctic-railway-in-finland/
My personal statement against the Arctic Railroad in Finland as a former resident of the country.
My personal statement against the Arctic Railroad in Finland as a former resident of the country.
Interviews with Sami people in opposition to the railway.
Sameblod (Sami Blood) is a 2016 Swedish film by Swedish / Southern-Saami director and screenwriter Amanda Kernell. The film was inspired by the trauma and self-hatred within her own Sami family.
https://worldlibraries.dom.edu/index.php/worldlib/article/view/369/325
Famed Saami political writer and Saami womens’ rights activist is a woman named Elsa Laula Renberg. She founded the first Sámi women's organization, "Brurskanke samiske kvindeforening" [Brurskanke Sámi Women's League] on December 5, 1910. “
Famed Saami political writer and Saami womens’ rights activist is a woman named Elsa Laula Renberg. She founded the first Sámi women's organization, "Brurskanke samiske kvindeforening" [Brurskanke Sámi Women's League] on December 5, 1910. “
https://rosecricket.tumblr.com/post/190009469538/as-an-indigenous-woman-i-need-to-talk-about-frozen
An indigenous woman's reaction to Elsa being indigenous-coded on Tumblr
An indigenous woman's reaction to Elsa being indigenous-coded on Tumblr
Also for those who are unfamiliar with some of the films / books / shows we talk about at the end:
Rhymes For Young Ghouls https://www.amazon.com/Rhymes-Young-Ghouls-Devery-Jacobs/dp/B00WJLBU5C
Rhymes For Young Ghouls https://www.amazon.com/Rhymes-Young-Ghouls-Devery-Jacobs/dp/B00WJLBU5C
Strange Empire https://www.cbc.ca/strangeempire/
Trail of Lightning https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36373298-trail-of-lightning
Storm of Locusts https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37920490-storm-of-locusts
Gargoyles, featuring badass hot black-indigenous Elisa Maza <3 https://www.disneyplus.com/series/gargoyles/1HRYnnrgmsZ5
"Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) https://store.steampowered.com/app/295790/Never_Alone_Kisima_Ingitchuna/
MAÏNA
I failed to mention this on the show but when The Baker Twins were interviewed on the Tyra Banks show, it was honestly a game changer for me when they said "Why does the lead actress have to be some beautiful blonde white girl? Why can't she be native?"
