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late edit: DISCLAIMER: The pictured map is not actually a representation of the territories before colonisation. It's a hypothetical map of what countries there might have been had the continent not been colonised, thus all the names and borders are fictional and have never existed.

For good actual maps, check out native-land.ca.

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[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 122 points 1 year ago (8 children)

This map has some really weird boundaries that totally don't match reality. Here's a more accurate map: https://native-land.ca/

[–] shadowspirit@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

That is a well designed map. Kudos to the creator.

[–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

It even has a filter for language distribution over geography!

That makes me so happy and sad at the same time.

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

Yeah the map is shit but I appreciate someone pointing this out right now while there is a peak in awareness of the struggle of colonized people.

It's unfortunate that people only start talking about it when something like what is happening in Palestine breaks news for being so especially horrifying.

The fact is that this shit is going on right in our own back yard and has been for centuries and we should absolutely have solidarity with Palestine and their fight against the genocidal Zionist entity but we must also recognize that we have an important responsibility to fight against the bigger genocidal settler colonial entity that enables them and that is the US.

[–] mycorrhiza@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Bookmarked, this is amazing

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Also, the Anasazi died out centuries before Europeans arrived.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

unfortunately it doesn't seem to work in firefox

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Jeremyward@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Works fine on mobile Firefox for me

[–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Working fine for me, and on mobile too

[–] Zoop@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not sure if you're on mobile or desktop, but it works perfectly for me in Firefox on mobile. Screenshot here

[–] Zoop@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Holy cow! This is awesome! Thank you very much for sharing this here!

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Even this map is questionable, especially in all of eurasia.

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

The Sami do not predate the Scandinavians.