That ↗️ is a link to the feed!

(It says “view in Bluesky” but you can view it in your browser. Bookmark it for easier access later.)

August 8–14, 2025

Unapologetically Indigenous:

Love | Landback | Liberation

ℹ️ About the feed

This live feed of the latest BlueSky posts from the Indigenous Milk Medicine Week 2025 was created by Bridget Mc Gann (@bridgetmcgann.medsky.social). Not affiliated with the IMMC, I just like easy ways to follow things.

This feed collects IMMW 2025 hashtags and terms. Terms related to Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) are also included, as that issue is very relevant to indigenous and island peoples whose lands are affected by the consequences of climate change, colonialism, and racial capitalism.

To save space, you can use “🤱🏻🪶” to push a tweet to the feed.

🤱🏻 About the 2025 Theme

(per the IMMW website)

This theme reflects the heart of IMMW — It celebrates the strength, connection, and healing that Milk Medicine brings through community care. From our Ancestors to future generations, Milk Medicine is a vital thread that holds us together.

🫱🏼‍🫲🏽 Love:

Love is at the core of everything we do: the love that nurtures our children, families, and communities, and the deep kinship ties that bind us. In our communities, kinship reflects a mutual responsibility for our well-being, grounded in the understanding that we are all interconnected.

🌱 Landback:

Landback represents the reclamation of traditions and practices that have sustained us for generations. It reconnects us with the original teachers in the land and the four directions, and with one another through cultural sovereignty and healing practices rooted in our Ancestors' ways.

✊🏽 Liberation:

Liberation is the ongoing struggle for self-determination and the reclamation of our right to practice traditional birthkeeping and lactation, ensuring our people are free to live in health and balance.

More information on the Indigenous Milk Medicine Collective website

🦋 About Bluesky and Bluesky feeds

I’m not very familiar with Bluesky. What is a “feed”?

It’s like your twitter feed, but people make their own algorithms. It’s “choose your own adventure” social feeds.

Ok cool. So what is the algorithm for this one?

Any posts that contain #IMMW2025, #IndigenousMilkMedicineWeek2025, breastfeeding emojis, or related terms will show up in this feed. The full list: #iycf, iycf-e, #iycfe, #indigenousmilkismedicine, #MilkMedicine, #IndigyMilkHeals, #IMMW2025, #IndigenousMilkMedicineWeek2025, #UnapologeticallyIndigenous, #LoveLandbackLiberation, #IndigenousMilkMedicineWeek, 🤱🏻🪶

But I don't have Bluesky!

Fun fact: You do NOT have to have a Bluesky account, or even be logged in, to view this feed. (Or any feed!) So you can totally share it anywhere! To grab the link, right-click on this link and click "copy link address." You can also bookmark it in your browser.

I saw something in the feed that is definitely not related to breastfeeding or indigenous health…

Sometimes things slip through the filters you set. If you notice any issues please ping me! I can probably fix it. Please be patient, as I am going to be spending a lot of time unplugged over the weekend.

I looked at BlueSky once, but it seemed like a ghost town.

I've got you!

• Here are some tips.

• Here's a lactation starter pack--a list of lactation researchers that you can follow with the click of a button.

• Here's a feed of Native American scholars and academics

• Here's a list I made with a general theme of decolonizing Irish/Irish-American heritage, Irish diaspora historical trauma and colonization, rewilding, and endangered languages

• List of tweeters working on climate change in Ireland

• A List of DOHaD/child health researchers--you pin it just like a feed to keep up with all of the posts from the people on the list.

• A List of medical anthropologists

• Language revitalization and documentation list

• Indigenous Skeeters feed

• ...And when you’re done with that, I have an informative thread pinned to my profile that is chock-full of explainers and pro tips, geared towards researchers and health professionals.

Happy Indigenous Milk Medicine Week everyone!