Category Archives: Native

Three Turtle Island instances for Native/Indigenous

By Indigenous, Native, TurtleIsland.buzz, TurtleIsland.rocks, TurtleIsland.social

Mastodon, Akkoma, and Pixelfed instances

TurtleIsland.* instances are for North American Native/Indigenous only.

  • TurtleIsland.social is a (Twitter-like) Mastodon instance originally established Dec 2022. User registrations are available through the ‘Create Account’ portal at https://TurtleIsland.social/about.
  • TurtleIsland.rocks is a (Twitter-like) Akkoma instance originally established Dec 2023. User registrations are available through the ‘Registration’ portal at https://TurtleIsland.rocks/registration.
  • TurtleIsland.buzz is a (Instagram-like) Pixelfed instance originally established March 2024. User registrations are available through the ‘Sign up’ portal at https://TurtleIsland.buzz.

TurtleIsland.* and Allies.* instances are ad-free, corporate-free, bigotry-free, and culture respectful environments for North American Native/Indigenous people and their allies to be in community and safe spaces. Join one, two, three or all four today!

#DigitalLandBack #InstanceBack #LandBack

Thanks!
-Yehuda

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Turtle Island Moderators Need Laptops

By Authors, Beadwork, GoFundMe, Indigenous, Indigenous Creatives, Indigenous Mutual Aid, Mvskoke, Native, TurtleIsland.buzz, TurtleIsland.social, TurtleIsland.video

Please donate to or share this GoFundMe if you can

https://www.gofundme.com/f/turtle-island-moderators-need-laptops

Hesci! (Hello)

Michelle and Tzipporah, moderators for Turtle Island, a group of Indigenous social media servers need Apple laptops. Michelle doesn’t have a laptop, just a phone and Tzipporah’s laptop is over 7 years old, underpowered for creative work and on its last legs.

Both Michelle and Tzipporah are citizens of the Mvskoke Nation and live on modest artists incomes. They cannot buy graphics and video editing level laptops without our help, so we are crowdfunding to help them.

They need these laptops to support themselves/family with their creativity, and moderate Turtle Island as unpaid volunteers. Please help if you can.

Mvto! (Thank-you)
-Yehuda, Michelle & Tzipporah

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Mvskoke History & Resources

By History, Indigenous, Mvskoke, Native, Trail of Tears

Native sources

Native sources of Mvskoke history will have the most accuracy.

Muscogee Nation

Mvskoke History: A Short Course for Muscogee Nation Employees
https://sde.ok.gov/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/Mvskoke_History_Powerpoint.pdf

Non-Native sources

I wouldn’t be sharing these selections if they weren’t decent sources of easily digestible Mvskoke history or important reference materials. Keep in mind however, that information from non-Native sources may have non-Native perspectives or bias, even if slight or subtle.

For example, generally when colonizer history says hundreds of years, Mvskoke history says thousands of years. This is something to remember, even the best non-Native historical documentation has built-in bias and inaccuracy doing its best to erase or minimize Natives.

Smithsonian Institution

This is a great slideshow (including videos) of Mvskoke history.

Before the Trail of Tears removal 23 pages.
https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/removal-muscogee/before.html

During the Trail of Tears removal 15 pages.
https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/removal-muscogee/during.html

After the Trail of Tears removal 17 pages.
https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/removal-muscogee/after.html

Videos

Yehuda Rothschild Mvskoke Video Playlist

Thanks!
-Yehuda

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US/CA Nations Indigenous Stores

By Indigenous, Native, Stores

While supplies last special!
For ground level supporters, in other words the first three Indigenous Creatives in each category with a TurtleIsland.social Indigenous Mastodon presence will receive one 1200x675px image in the header slider for their category.

TurtleIsland.blog, TurtleIsland.social, and TurtleIsland.art do not sell anything, receive or charge fees. We do this strictly to help grow the Indigenous Fediverse community and encourage people to join us on Turtle Island Internet properties.

TurtleIsland.blog, TurtleIsland.social, and TurtleIsland.art Internet properties are volunteer led and donation financed.

Many Indigenous creatives or stores are often multi-disciplinary and sell multiple types of creative items. The best thing you can do is check out their links and take a look at everything they offer.

Native Harvest Ojibwe Products – Ojibwe

Variety of Native products, food, coffee, clothes, jewelry
https://nativeharvest.com

Lakota People’s Law Project

LPLP assists in the reclamation of Indigenous lands. T-shirts and more.
https://store.romeroinstitute.org/collections/currently-selling

Thanks!
-Yehuda

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Mvskoke Nation Indigenous Stores

By Indigenous, Mvskoke, Native, Stores

While supplies last special!
For ground level supporters, in other words the first three Indigenous Creatives in each category with a TurtleIsland.social Indigenous Mastodon presence will receive one 1200x675px image in the header slider for their category.

TurtleIsland.blog, TurtleIsland.social, and TurtleIsland.art do not sell anything, receive or charge fees. We do this strictly to help grow the Indigenous Fediverse community and encourage people to join us on Turtle Island Internet properties.

TurtleIsland.blog, TurtleIsland.social, and TurtleIsland.art Internet properties are volunteer led and donation financed.

Many Indigenous creatives or stores are often multi-disciplinary and sell multiple types of creative items. The best thing you can do is check out their links and take a look at everything they offer.

Mvskoke Market

Owned by the Muscogee Nation & operated by Mvskoke Media.
https://mvskokemarket.com

Redstick Gallery

Owned by the Muscogee Nation & operated by the Cultural Center & Archives Dept.
https://redstick-gallery.myshopify.com

Visit the Muscogee Nation

Owned by Muscogee Nation & operated by the Tourism Dept.
Temporarily offline for upgrade
https://www.visitmuscogeenation.com

Thanks!
-Yehuda

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US/CA Nations Indigenous Sculpture

By Indigenous, Native, Sculpture

While supplies last special!
For ground level supporters, in other words the first three Indigenous Creatives in each category with a TurtleIsland.social Indigenous Mastodon presence will receive one 1200x675px image in the header slider for their category.

TurtleIsland.blog, TurtleIsland.social, and TurtleIsland.art do not sell anything, receive or charge fees. We do this strictly to help grow the Indigenous Fediverse community and encourage people to join us on Turtle Island Internet properties.

TurtleIsland.blog, TurtleIsland.social, and TurtleIsland.art Internet properties are volunteer led and donation financed.

Many Indigenous creatives or stores are often multi-disciplinary and sell multiple types of creative items. The best thing you can do is check out their links and take a look at everything they offer.

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Thanks!
-Yehuda

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Mvskoke Nation Indigenous Sculpture

By Indigenous, Mvskoke, Native, Sculpture

While supplies last special!
For ground level supporters, in other words the first three Indigenous Creatives in each category with a TurtleIsland.social Indigenous Mastodon presence will receive one 1200x675px image in the header slider for their category.

TurtleIsland.blog, TurtleIsland.social, and TurtleIsland.art do not sell anything, receive or charge fees. We do this strictly to help grow the Indigenous Fediverse community and encourage people to join us on Turtle Island Internet properties.

TurtleIsland.blog, TurtleIsland.social, and TurtleIsland.art Internet properties are volunteer led and donation financed.

Many Indigenous creatives or stores are often multi-disciplinary and sell multiple types of creative items. The best thing you can do is check out their links and take a look at everything they offer.

x

Thanks!
-Yehuda

Follow on Mastodon – TurtleIsland.social/@Yehuda
Follow on Mastodon – TurtleIsland.social/@Tzipporah
Follow on Mastodon – TurtleIsland.social/@Hvresse

US/CA Nations Indigenous Pottery

By Indigenous, Native, Pottery

While supplies last special!
For ground level supporters, in other words the first three Indigenous Creatives in each category with a TurtleIsland.social Indigenous Mastodon presence will receive one 1200x675px image in the header slider for their category.

TurtleIsland.blog, TurtleIsland.social, and TurtleIsland.art do not sell anything, receive or charge fees. We do this strictly to help grow the Indigenous Fediverse community and encourage people to join us on Turtle Island Internet properties.

TurtleIsland.blog, TurtleIsland.social, and TurtleIsland.art Internet properties are volunteer led and donation financed.

Many Indigenous creatives or stores are often multi-disciplinary and sell multiple types of creative items. The best thing you can do is check out their links and take a look at everything they offer.

Chase Kahwinhut Earles – Caddo

Award winning traditional pottery
https://www.caddopottery.com

Crystal Hanna – Cherokee

Credited with establishing “Southeastern Mississippian Traditional Pottery” as a fine art form
https://www.allthingscherokee.com/crystal-hanna

Ronda Talbert Moss – Cherokee

Basket maker, specializes in weaving baskets with pine needles and vines
https://redearth.org/collections/ronda-talbert-moss

Lisa Rutherford – Cherokee

Works in clay, textiles, beadwork, shell, and living history
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063464795738

Marcella Yepa – Jemez Pueblo/Chickasaw

Marcella has a distinctive style, marked by dramatic swirls and elegant shapes
https://marcellayepa.weebly.com

Thanks!
-Yehuda

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Mvskoke Nation Indigenous Pottery

By Indigenous, Mvskoke, Native, Pottery

While supplies last special!
For ground level supporters, in other words the first three Indigenous Creatives in each category with a TurtleIsland.social Indigenous Mastodon presence will receive one 1200x675px image in the header slider for their category.

TurtleIsland.blog, TurtleIsland.social, and TurtleIsland.art do not sell anything, receive or charge fees. We do this strictly to help grow the Indigenous Fediverse community and encourage people to join us on Turtle Island Internet properties.

TurtleIsland.blog, TurtleIsland.social, and TurtleIsland.art Internet properties are volunteer led and donation financed.

Many Indigenous creatives or stores are often multi-disciplinary and sell multiple types of creative items. The best thing you can do is check out their links and take a look at everything they offer.

x

Thanks!
-Yehuda

Follow on Mastodon – TurtleIsland.social/@Yehuda
Follow on Mastodon – TurtleIsland.social/@Tzipporah
Follow on Mastodon – TurtleIsland.social/@Hvresse

US/CA Nations Indigenous Photographs

By Indigenous, Native, Photographs

While supplies last special!
For ground level supporters, in other words the first three Indigenous Creatives in each category with a TurtleIsland.social Indigenous Mastodon presence will receive one 1200x675px image in the header slider for their category.

TurtleIsland.blog, TurtleIsland.social, and TurtleIsland.art do not sell anything, receive or charge fees. We do this strictly to help grow the Indigenous Fediverse community and encourage people to join us on Turtle Island Internet properties.

TurtleIsland.blog, TurtleIsland.social, and TurtleIsland.art Internet properties are volunteer led and donation financed.

Many Indigenous creatives or stores are often multi-disciplinary and sell multiple types of creative items. The best thing you can do is check out their links and take a look at everything they offer.

x

Thanks!
-Yehuda

Follow on Mastodon – TurtleIsland.social/@Yehuda
Follow on Mastodon – TurtleIsland.social/@Tzipporah
Follow on Mastodon – TurtleIsland.social/@Hvresse