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Collected Item: “Haida Matriarchs Occupy Ancient Villages to Protect Against Covid-19”

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Haida Matriarchs Occupy Ancient Villages to Protect Against Covid-19

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Eight to 95 percent of the Haida people were wiped out by the smallpox epidemic purposely introduced to Haida Gwaii to destroy our people. We plan to survive this pandemic at all cost.

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purposelyexposed, smallpox, Haida Gwaii, survival

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https://www.facebook.com/Indigenousrisingmedia/photos/pcb.3693710543979078/3693709450645854/

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Indigenous Rising Media

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2020-07-10
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