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Through iconic and entertaining pop culture images, and a rocking Native American soundtrack, Red Fever looks at the roots of how and why Native American cultures have been revered, romanticized, and appropriated; in the process, it uncovers the truth about the profound impact of Indigenous peoples on western culture, including fashion, sports, politics, and the environment.

This month's Critical Mass bike ride is starting at High Park. Unfortunately they only use Facebook to organize, but the poster is directly from them.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2246288900/posts/10162445064058901/
https://www.facebook.com/events/556394547111834
https://maps.app.goo.gl/hP4SaZjHB6Ltvbeg9

Fight for Bikes is meeting on the South Lawn of Queen's Park on Saturday 23rd at 2pm. After a few speeches at the park, we will split into three groups to bike down University, Yonge and Bloor. Bring your bikes if you have them!

I'm generally skeptical of the hype around LLMs, but I've been manually working around this broken mapping for years. I don't think I could have found a solution easily just by googling.

Two Steps Home - Open Cabin Day on Sunday October 20, 11AM - 4PM, where you can come and visit their prototype cabin.
SvN Architects and Planners' parking lot at 110 Adelaide St East, Toronto ON
https://maps.app.goo.gl/5kjyq937D6nzFBEbA

In 2021, evidence of unmarked graves was discovered on the grounds of an Indian residential school run by the Catholic Church in Canada. After years of silence, the forced separation, assimilation and abuse many children experienced at these segregated boarding schools was brought to light, sparking a national outcry against a system designed to destroy Indigenous communities. Set amidst a groundbreaking investigation, SUGARCANE illuminates the beauty of a community breaking cycles of intergenerational trauma and finding the strength to persevere.

https://films.nationalgeographic.com/sugarcane

Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond takes an entertaining and insightful look at the "Hollywood Indian", exploring the portrayal of North American Indigenous peoples through a century of cinema.

Traveling through the heartland of America, and into the Canadian North, Diamond looks at how the myth of “the Injun” has influenced the world’s understanding – and misunderstanding – of Indigenous peoples.

Reel Injun traces the evolution of cinema’s depiction of Indigenous people from the silent film era to today, with clips from hundreds of classic and recent Hollywood movies, and candid interviews with celebrated Indigenous and non-Indigenous film celebrities, activists, film critics and historians.

Ellie’s home, like most in Six Nations, isn’t connected to municipal water. On the sprawling reserve in Southwestern Ontario, roughly 70 per cent of households, or about 8,500 people, are without piped, reliable drinking water.

The Six Nations reserve is a 1 hour 20 minute drive West from Niagara

The Government of Canada and the Government of Alberta will match every dollar donated by Canadians to the Canadian Red Cross 2024 Alberta Fires Appeal. This means that every $1 donated will become $3 to support those affected by the wildfires.