Talk:Nahko and Medicine for the People

allegations of sexual predation

There are currently multiple allegations of sexual predation, grooming minors, coercive behavior towards women and minors (children), intimidation and non-consensual sexual activity. https://www.facebook.com/boredphoto/posts/10157235451342466 User:Pedant (talk) 19:20, 2 July 2020 (UTC)

Statement from Winona LaDuke's org, Honor the Earth (apparently he was on their board):

Honor the Earth Board Statement Regarding Nahko, July 8,2020

Honor the Earth Board Statement Regarding Nahko

July 8,2020

It is with great sadness that we learn of accusations against Nahko Bear for sexually inappropriate behavior.

In keeping with the gravity of the situation, Nahko has resigned from the board of Honor the Earth.

Honor the Earth has a zero-tolerance policy for sexual harassment and inappropriate sexual behavior.

We remain committed to protecting the work of our communities, and the healing needed from intergenerational trauma. Oppression of women and girls is oppression of the earth.

We pray for healing and justice for the women who have come forward and commit to engaging in restorative justice.

From the Honor the Earth website. Accessed 12 July 2020. - CorbieVreccan ^☊ ☼ 19:24, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

Is there any reason this hasn't been included in the article under a header like "Controversies"? TipsyElephant (talk) 15:35, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

Nobody has yet managed to do this properly, and I think it can be boiled down to a few reasons. First, things needs referencing with reliable sources, and any first hand reports coming from Facebook (or twitter, or blogs, or reddit, or petition sites, or 'opinion pieces', etc) are not in themselves reliable. Second, any allegations which have been reliably reported need to be properly represented, that is, without original research or anything made-up or inferred from unreliable sources. Third, and related to the previous point, while there has been apologies issued, there have also been specific denials, which should also be considered. So, like I said nobody has managed to do this. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 16:10, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

Either Contribute or Stop blocking additions

The last edits involving removal due to "copyright violation" are not constructive, and unilaterally false. The source did not own copywright on any material, and none was copy-pasted. I am beginning to suspect that there is an ulterior motive in keeping this page a stub, there are plenty of reliable sources available for example, this source is not only a reliable source, it shows that the source that was supposedly infringed on, was not. Perhaps we should refrain from mentioning the controversy as it is extremely difficult to do so without it being unbalanced and unrepresentative of the situation. It is impossible to cite that there have been no legal action taken against this person, as you can not prove a negative. There are no cases, how do you cite that? (you cant). As stated before this is all personal accounts and screenshots of statements made on Facebook and Instagram, there has been actual Vandalism on this page, and the current state of the article encourages it. Cap dz (talk) 01:42, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

Your addition was flagged by a bot as a potential copyright issue and was assessed by myself. Here is a link to the bot report. Click on the iThenticate link to view what the bot found. Since the text has previously been published online, we can't add it here.— Diannaa (talk) 11:05, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

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