“All lives Matter–Absolutely. We’ve got to value our people and our communities and that’s exactly how it should be. Self love, self awareness–hopefully we show that we really believe this by doing our little part to strengthen our Native communities every single day and not only in times of tragedy. But in recent months whenever a black person gets killed and the #BlackLivesMatter marches start, we Natives wanna get a little bit antsy…”Hey, but what about us?? Police kill us at higher rates than anybody else…” And that’s all true but when we do that we’re walking into the trap that says that justice is a zero sum game…we start begging for scraps at the table of #Justice, like there’s only so much to go around…that comes from deficit and insecurity and it’s counterproductive…we have to create allies not take away from their moments–ours will come if we keep pushing. #BlackLivesMatter
Video: Sharif & @Knockzarelli – From Stolen Land to Stolen Land
?Thanks for taking your time to stay connected with the music! The foundation of this land is built on the genocide of indigenous populations and the enslavement of African peoples. Today we are still living under the echoes of displacement through constant state repression. Police are becoming more militarized and are increasingly escalating violence against communities of color. The same type of repression tactics that are tested on Palestinian populations, then sold and trained to our local forces.
?Let’s connect different communities seeking social change by intersecting their struggles. We would like you to join San Francisco based MC and community organizer, Sharif, and Detroit based producer, musician and ?motion picture artist,? Sacramento Knoxx in our premier of “From Stolen Land to Stolen Land”. It is also important to note the importance of our actions.
Musical Documentary: Sacramento Knoxx – NiiMiDAA | Idle No More | ZagaaJibiiSing Solidarity
Multitalented Anishinaabe producer, MC and Detroit Raiz Up Collective member, Sacramento Knoxx, has produced a new short documentary, “NiiMiDAA” which translates to ‘Let’s Dance’ in the Anishinaabemowin native language, in support of the Idle No More movement.
Featuring footage from the #RoundDanceRevolution and interviews with artists and organizers including Chantel Henry, Dylan Miner, and Don Lyons, the short film also includes a new music video for Sacramento Knoxx’s anthemic #IdleNoMore-inspired hip-hop track “Dear Vaughn”.
It’s bigger than hip hop, so the doc concludes with footage from Idle No More solidarity rallies held in the Detroit-Windsor areas and provides background and context on this ever-evolving Indigenous resurgence and revitalization movement.
Produced by The Raiz Up Hip Hop Collective in solidarity with Idle No More, ZagaaJibiiSing aka (Detroit-Windsor) is Anishinaabemowin for ‘place that sticks out the river’.
The Raiz Up is a Detroit-based crew that uses hip-hop as a tool to create social awareness in their community through community dialogue, artistic creation and collective action. Combining Indigenous cultural roots with hip-hop connections is all part of their ongoing decolonization work to build community and create art and music:
Native American activism holds a prominent place in the group’s work as well. Most RAIZ UP members identify with indigenous culture and the group actively promotes decolonization, the reclaiming of native language and culture.
Members have dropped Native American banners from buildings, helped organize and document an Idle No More dance at Fairlane Mall, and put together an Ojibwe art installation to decolonize space at a traditional native site in Flint. They’re also interested in raising awareness about an Native American burial mound at Historic Fort Wayne in Southwest Detroit.
“NiiMiDAA” captures the heartbeat of Idle No More with passion and vitality; and Knoxx and his crew make it clear that the spirit of the movement lives on.
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