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i made you into a million different characters in my head and in my writing you were a god and you were a damned soul a traveler of the universe and an explorer of the sea a man who made mountains a being who distorted time but in reality you were none of those things you were simply a mistake

thruu  (via wnq-writers)

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When I use a Harry Potter reference in class to help students understand a counseling concept and someone scoffs, I’m like

Did you know? You can buy wild rice direct from Native folks!

Wild rice isn’t actually rice-it’s a grass seed that grows naturally in lakes in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and it’s been an indigenous staple food for many, many centuries. Although some corporations have taken and grown “wild rice” in paddies, it is not the same thing- it is actually a hybrid seed that is not the same quality and often sold for a higher price anyways.

Not only is the wild rice a sacred food, but is a form of Indigenous science that lets you know how healthy the water is (or isn’t), because water is life and affects the health of all people, plants, and animals that live with it. This has been belatedly acknowledged by very recent research from the University of Minnesota that the health of the wild rice can predict all health of lakes and streams.

I buy my wild rice from the Red Lake Nation and the White Earth Nation.

The cool thing about buying from the White Earth Nation is that they also have videos showing the traditional processes involved in harvesting and parching the rice, and they offer stuff like gift baskets, chokecherry preserves, maple candy, soup & pancake mix, and cookbooks which make great gifts!

What I like about buying from the Red Lake Nation is there is a massive variety and quantity of different wild rice products at many different prices! They are aware that the broken grains are not as quality, but it doesn’t go to waste-you can buy the broken grains for “Soup Bits” ($3.49) which are an inexpensive way to add flavor & nutrition to soups and stews. They also offer “Quick Cook” wild rice ($5.69), which is prepared from a lighter roast/parch process that allows the grains to cook in a shorter amount of time and has a rich, traditional flavor.

You can also buy syrups and jellies made from hand harvested hawthorn, chokecherry, and highbush cranberry there.

BUT! If you’re worried about shipping costs or like me, are disabled/have limited mobility and can’t always get to the store like you might prefer,Red Lake Nation also sells their rice through Amazon, eligible for Prime shipping. This is also good for those, Native or not, who are struggling in the community and share their wishlists for help purchasing food.(Also please know this post is only meant to share information, not to make anyone feel bad or imply they’re eating “inferior” food.)

If you’re interested in finding out what other nations cultivate and sell/trade wild rice, there’s a partial list here of where you can buy hand-harvested wild rice from native people in the Great Lakes region

Kestrel-dad not sure how to dad but he’s trying his best.

Disability Justice Reading List

Hey everyone! Here’s a list of some interesting Disability Justice readings. Here’s a link to a Google Drive with all of these files, but I will also list them out here for easier finding. If you have any requests, let me know and I will try to find a pdf to add it to the list! I’ll update this post as I add more books and essays, as this was just what I could easily find tonight.

Intro to Disability Justice:

A Disability Justice Primer by Sins Invalid

Spoon Theory by Christine Miserandino

Access Intimacy by Mia Mingus

Medical Industrial Complex Infographic by Mia Mingus

Sick Woman Theory by Johanna Hedva

Designing Collective Access: A Feminist Disability Theory of Universal Design 

Neurodiversity: Terms and Definitions by Nick Walker

Autism FAQ by Lydia X.Z. Brown

Psychiatry Critical/Abolitionist perspectives on Psychiatry:

Defining Mental Disability by Margaret Price

The Myth Of Mental Health by Kai Cheng Thom

Reframing Psychotherapy by Kai Cheng Thom

Harm Reducation Guide to Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs

Race and Madness by Nadia Kanani

Disability Incarcerated

Care Work by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

Helping Your Friends Who Sometimes Want to Die Maybe Not Die by Carly Boyce

The Protest Psychosis by Johnathan M. Metzl

The Race of Hysteria by Laura Briggs

Miscellaneous: 

The Cancer Journals by Audre Lorde

Feminist, Queer, Crip by Alison Kafer

Work In The Intersections: A Black Feminist Disability Framework by Moya Bailey

Disability and Difference in Global Contexts: Enabling a Transformative Body Politic by Nirmala Ervelles

Medical Apartheid by Harriet Washington Ch. 1 (If anyone can get the whole book please let me know!)

Fugitive Science by Britt Rusert

Tag Masterlist!

For mobile users.

This is the masterlist of all of the tags that I use! I will be adding to it as needed.

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An Essence of Autumn

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The summer rolls over stabbed by the city red plumage explodes across the trees. The colors always reminded me of you. She slowly drips back into the earth until everything is stained, removed, then frozen. And the world begins again.

Michelle K., Fall. (via enchanting-autumn)

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Furins, Japanese hanging bells made to tinkle in the wind and give people a feeling of relief from the heat of summer days.@Unnojuku, Nagano Prefecture,Japan.

長野の北国街道・海野宿にて。