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Frieda McAlear
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Indigenous, any pronouns. Senior Research Associate , . Tweets are my own.
Huichin/Ohlone lands/OaklandJoined September 2013

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I don't know how any institution holding stolen remains can utter a Land Acknowledgement + WTF: The has made available for return 0% of the nine Native American remains that it reported to the federal government.
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WTFFFFFF @SFSU !!!! You stop all of your land acknowledgments until you make ALL of these stolen remains available to Indigenous tribes projects.propublica.org/repatriation-n
San Francisco State University
Located in California

San Francisco State Univ. has the 54th largest collection of unrepatriated Native American remains in the U.S. The institution reported still having the remains of at least 300 Native Americans that it has not made available for return to tribes.
The institution has made available for return 41% of the more than 600 Native American remains that it reported to the federal government.
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these are listed at Melancholynow.com RTs help immensely and are free. i’m a single mama, working and going to school full time to support my family. all sales help me pay rent during my last year of school.
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baby thunder clan earrings available. lightning bolts glow in the dark and they’re lit up with amethyst and lots of love, backed with brain-tanned hide from my family back home.
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The bar is so high for Indigenous scholars who publish Indigenous studies theories within core disciplines. Meanwhile, settler scholars sprinkle a few words related to Indigenous people in their articles and are commended for their commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion...
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New: Three decades after legislation pushed for the return of Native American remains to Indigenous communities, many of the nation’s top museums and universities still have thousands of human remains in their collections. Check on institutions near you.
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It’s going down!!! East Oakland yall ready!!!!!! My first tech talk in my hometown and im bringing the heat!!! Buy your tickets now and meet me there 😉
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Blossoming from a novice to a professional software engineer can be challenging. However, by starting and contributing to open-source projects, you can build your experience in no time. Learn how w/@sydnee_sampson on Jan 28. Register techintersections2023.eventbrite.com #TechIntersections
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ATTENTION TULSA FRIENDS!! Please be on the lookout for my cousins daughter! Her mom: ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Kealy took off from our home on 1/5/2023 around 2:40am. She had gotten into trouble the day before while we were dealing with a car fire.
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“Nature management is much more central to the settler colonial project than is commonly recognized.” Looking forward to the publication of this book. The conservation field has come a long way to acknowledging its primary function in the colonial project.
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“Black women saw unemployment increase to 5.5% last month, up 0.3 percentage points from 5.2% in November. Overall, Black employment held steady at 5.7%, while the unemployment rate for Black men actually declined to 5.1% from 5.4% last month.”
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🚨SIGN-ON: NSF is refusing to move forward with collecting LGBTQ+ data on its national STEM workforce surveys to ensure the equity of LGBTQ+ scientists. It has made its final decision. Please sign this open letter to the NSF Director and share widely!
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My friend Maria runs Community Kitchens in Oakland and does tremendous work getting nourishing and quality meals to orgs supporting unhoused folks in the Bay Area. It’s like #homeymademeals but they partner with restaurants. Please help us signal boost this post ⬇️
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Can’t sleep. Too many people sleeping in the streets with no shelter. Please help us feed those at emergency shelters. CKoakland.org
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