Archiving. Original blog post on Bvlbancha Collective site, November 7, 2022. Transcript of the speech given at the National Day of Mourning, Nov. 25, 2021. Aletu, saultefuyat Ida, saktce uma ukula seyah, Ouma a mentele. My name is Ida, member of the United Houma Nation on the Gulf coast of so called Louisiana, which is unceded land. I come to you as myself, nothing more. I wear many, many hats, but I will boil it down today to say that I am a frontline worker on my tribal la

Archiving. Original blog post on Bvlbancha Collective site, July 31, 2022. We seem to move from Green Corn time to Green Corn time, so a year can be July-June of the following year. Thus, this update is regarding July 2021-June 2022 .  Bvlbancha Collective has been officially publicly operating for 31 months at this time: Feb 2020-July 2022.  Following a successful anchoring of the 2021 Power Shift Virtual Convergence and in-person Day of Action in April, 2021, the Bvlbancha

Archiving. Original blog post on Bvlbancha Collective site, July 26, 2022. Options for herbal supplements one can take if they were fighting virus symptoms: Fire cider: a tsp at a time, multiple times a day, to warm the body. (If palatable). It is sweet, sour, spicy. Good for anyone who is not sick, or has mild/moderate symptoms. Elderberry syrup: a tsp at a time, multiple times a day, for mild/moderate symptoms, cough, or respiratory congestion. Steams. Can go down to 1 tbsp

Archiving. Original blog post on Bvlbancha Collective site, July 13, 2020. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians has one of the highest rates per capita of Covid-19 infection and mortality among tribal nations in the U.S., and highest of any ethnic group within the state of Mississippi. The tribe has 11,000 members within 10 counties.   The Bvlbancha Collective is working in partnership with community leaders within the Bok Homa community (Laurel, Jones County) to provide i

Archiving. Original blog post from Bvlbancha Collective, June 5, 2020. Now is the time to stand in solidarity with our Black relatives. As Indigenous peoples, we have so many things to say about the intertwined struggles of Black & Native communities. We hope that in the days, weeks, and months of coalition-building and truth-bearing to come, we can contribute to generative dialogue around Afro-Native history, presence, resistance, and futures. But now it is time to amplify B

Archiving. Originally posted on Bvlbancha Collective's blog, March 16, 2020 Hello Bvlbancha! Just a week ago we were made aware of Bvlbancha’s first presumptive positive test result. Every day things are rapidly changing. It looks like we are on track to become the United States most infected city.   If you are local to the Bvlbancha area and you or a neighbor could benefit from fresh garden herbs, or plant medicines, pls contact us through email or the contact us portion of

Statement on Sharing Practices of Indigenous Culture Originally posted on Bvlbancha Collective's blog, March 10, 2020 As an established Indigenous community within the greater Bvlbancha area, we are grateful that our Indigenous voices, issues and cultural practices are gaining attention with exhibitions, lectures, tours, protests, etc. We are living in an intense era of crisis on many levels, and Indigenous communities can provide deep insight into how to cope with this reali