Dr. Darren R. Reid
@ThatHistorian
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Historian of indigeneity & settler colonialism. Lover of silent film. Director, Looking for Charlie. Author, Native American Racism in the Age of Donald Trump.
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Joined December 2010
Folks, I am just over the moon to announce that my new book, "Native American Racism in the Age of Donald Trump: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives" is OUT TODAY from @Palgrave. https://t.co/3sLki0PAzQ
#Twitterstorians and #AcademicTwitter
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Not all heroes wear capes.
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This story = the perfect metaphor for Indigenous resilience. “The search team conducted multiple sweeps from the air, attaching a long-range speaker to a helicopter on which they played a message from the children’s grandmother, in the Huitoto language”. https://t.co/nU8mqSqhrv
theguardian.com
The four Indigenous children were the only survivors of a plane crash that killed their mother
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Colonisation did not stop in 1890. It is very much alive and well.
Indigenous groups faced off with Brazilian police, exchanging arrows and tear gas amid anger over a bill that would limit their ability to win protected status for ancestral lands https://t.co/UArXiTaLDj
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Potentially catastrophic events are happening to #Brazil’s Indigenous peoples right NOW. The consequences for them, and the rainforests that the planet relies upon, will be profound.
⚠️ Urgent: A dangerous backlash against Indigenous rights and the environment is underway in Brazil’s Congress this week. Here are some key updates you should know.
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Just a friendly reminder that this man is an imbecile. He does not know what he’s talking about.
I hope that the people of Brazil are able to resolve matters peacefully
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Lula has confirmed a ‘lack of security’ at government sites across Brasilia (#Brazil’s capital city).
Vocês devem ter acompanhado a barbárie em Brasília hoje. Aquelas pessoas que chamamos de fascistas, o que há de mais abominável na política, invadiram a sede do palácio e o Congresso. Achamos que houve falta de segurança.
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The current situation in #Brazil. Like in the US, it will likely accomplish little - but it underlines how democracy is under threat across the Americas.
🚨 URGENTE: Bolsonaristas estão destruindo tudo que vem pela frente dentro do Palácio do Planalto.
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That being said, the fact that this group has broken through security suggests a degree of complicity with at least some parts of the security and policing forces responsible for these locations. 4/
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But their numbers are small and they are disorganised. This is a fringe movement. There is the potential for escalation, but that currently seems unlikely. 3/
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Perspective. This is (yet another) assault on democracy by the Far Right. 2/
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Hundreds of @jairbolsonaro’s supporters are currently storming the seats of power in Brazil. 1/ https://t.co/GWsuM9DiCC
theguardian.com
President tours scene of riot and orders federal government to take control of policing in capital Brasília as extremists refuse to accept his presidency
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From Indiana Jones to Avatar to Dances with Wolves - I speak with the incredible ladies behind @HightailingPod about Indigenous Representation in popular movies. #history #twitterstorians
https://t.co/0PeqvBg9Jy
open.spotify.com
High Tales of History · Episode
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This intersects with some important indigenous issues. Castillo was descended from Indigenous peoples, though did not identify as Indigenous himself. Indigenous leadership in #Peru must be a part of dialogue re: constitutional reform.
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The issue is not whether Boluarte is a legitimate or popular successor, it is whether she can move the country towards badly needed constitutional reform. I asses this is the key step needed for long term stability.
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The situation in #Peru is more complicated than western media reports. 1. Castillo did attempt a legislative coup. 2. He enjoys a lot of support in some quarters, enmity in Congress. 3. The constitution is deeply unpopular with no clear road to reform. https://t.co/OlZ7g1seXs
aljazeera.com
President Dina Boluarte names her cabinet days after former President Pedro Castillo was removed by Congress.
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Meanwhile in Peru: President Pedro Castillo has been arrested for sedition. After staging a failed coup and getting caught in Lima’s busy traffic. After 17 months in power. And after going through 5 cabinets.
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Reality check. We’re not really talking about it, but @twitter is becoming an increasingly visible gathering ground for Nazis, the Far Right, and the next wave of conspiracy theories that will shape global politics for the next decade. Let’s not pretend otherwise.
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A serial killer has murdered at least three Indigenous women. Their bodies are believed to be in a landfill. Police don’t have any plans to search for them. https://t.co/af3d2oLaHP
cbc.ca
Two NDP MPs are calling for an emergency Commons debate and more federal resources to support vulnerable women in response to the deaths of four women allegedly slain by a serial killer in Winnipeg.
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