As yall know, self-representation and independent media are key.
You might have heard about Reclaim Turtle Island , which is a budding platform for Indigenous-run grassroots media projects. Right now we need your support! Literally all across Turtle Island, Indigenous Nations are combating reservation apartheid and industrial genocide. This means fierce 'n' frontline resistance to resource extraction! Everything from tar sands, pipelines, fracking, to mining, Land Defenders are throwing down to protect our lands and build up our communities, regaining identity and reclaiming territories.
Born in late 2013, we focused on supporting the Mi'kmaq Warriors fighting fracking, and put out our first short film! Co-produced with subMedia.tv, titled Kahsatstenhsera - Indigenous Resistance to Tar Sands Pipelines.
Reclaim Turtle Island is a form of anti-colonial cultural production and is primarily focused on producing media for and by Indigenous folks, helping to inspire to strive for total liberation. We are raising funds for a few simple reasons.
#1 is equipment. We want to produce high-quality short films that educate and elevate! This means audio, post-production editing tools, data storage (so many hard drives), etc!
The other main reason is that we are in the midst of production right now!!!!
*Funds from this project will go to:
Film production, including Dine' resistance to frack-sand mining, uranium mining and cultural revitalization and sovereignty projects, Lakota and Ponca resistance to tar sands pipelines, Innu resistance to Plan Nord, and more...
Travel for an ACFN grassroots organizer to attend an important gathering in Lakota territory, marking their 2014 Liberation Day and furthering conversations about tar sands resistanc...
Equipment needed for film-production, such as audio, post-production editing, etc...
Even a small donation will help us reach our goal!!Nia:wen'kowa - Great thanks! Your support can help make this happen.
(amanda lickers, turtle clan/ onondowa'ga haudenosaunee is a curator for Reclaim Turtle Island an anti-pipeline organizer based in tiotiah:ke, so-called montreal @amandalickers)
Tags: @defendourlands, ACFN, alberta tar sands, amanda lickers, fracking, indigenous, Kahsatstenhsera, Mi'kmaq Warrior Society, pipelines, Reclaim Turtle Island, SubMedia TV