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Policy 200 citations v1.0

Civil Rights, Agricultural Displacement, and Peonage: A General Legal Research Document

Comprehensive Legal Research for Civil Suits Involving Agricultural Displacement, Peonage, and Institutional Betrayal

200+ citations covering peonage law, USDA discrimination, conservation district overreach, First Amendment retaliation, injunctive relief, agricultural trafficking, international human rights (UNDRIP, Geneva Conventions, food sovereignty), and the Neely Fuller Jr. framework.

#peonage#13th Amendment#Pigford#conservation district 2026-02-14

Policy 150 citations v1.0

Criminal Liability Risks for Entities Engaged in Agricultural Displacement

International War Crimes, Federal Criminal Statutes, Ecocide, and the Immunity Question

150+ citations covering ICC starvation war crime charges, Rome Statute, Geneva Conventions, ecocide, TVPA forced labor, peonage, civil rights violations (§241/§242), mail/wire fraud, RICO, hate crimes, state criminal statutes, and the settled law that qualified immunity does not shield criminal prosecution.

#war crimes#ICC#starvation#ecocide 2026-02-14

Systems 53 citations v1.0

Indigenous Cartographies: Mapping, Wayfinding, Knowledge Systems, and Data Sovereignty

D100 Order/Focus/Intelligence — TEK8 Learning Lotus Petal Study

Comprehensive study of Indigenous mapping traditions, wayfinding systems, knowledge cartographies, and data sovereignty — covering Polynesian navigation, Aboriginal songlines, counter-mapping, and GIS integration. 53 citations.

#map#cartography#TEK8#D100 2026-02-14

Economics 41 citations v1.0

Community Wealth Building: Gift Economies, Potlatch, Cooperative Economics, and Youth Financial Sovereignty

D2 Coin/Instinct/Ownership — TEK8 Learning Lotus Petal Study

Comprehensive study of gift economies, potlatch traditions, cooperative economics, and community wealth building as they inform the D2 YIELD petal of the TEK8 Learning Lotus. Examines the Flow/Scarcity binary across Vedic, Buddhist, Gandhian, Ubuntu, and degrowth traditions with practical youth financial sovereignty curricula. 41 citations.

#yield#economics#TEK8#D2 2026-02-14

Pedagogy 45 citations v1.0

Sound Pedagogies: Drumming, Singing, Digital Audio Archives, and Remix Culture

D12 Ether/Sound/Creativity — TEK8 Learning Lotus Petal Study

Comprehensive study of music and sound as educational frameworks — Library of Congress Citizen DJ, Indigenous drumming, neuroscience of rhythm, hip-hop pedagogy, and ethnomusicology ethics. 45+ citations.

#music#sound#drumming#TEK8 2026-02-14

Pedagogy 44 citations v1.0

Indigenous Craft Pedagogies: Cooking, Making, and Trading as Education

D4 Fire/Sight/Agility — TEK8 Learning Lotus Petal Study

Comprehensive study of traditional cooking, craft-making, and trading as educational frameworks — covering Indigenous food revitalization, ethnomathematics in craft traditions, fire stewardship, and maker education. 44 citations.

#craft#cooking#fire#TEK8 2026-02-14

Decolonial 55 citations v1.0

Gathering, Foraging, and Harvesting: Indigenous Sustainability Protocols and Place-Based Education

D8 Air/Touch/Strength — TEK8 Learning Lotus Petal Study

Comprehensive study of traditional gathering, foraging, and harvesting practices as educational frameworks — covering Indigenous sustainability protocols, ethnobotanical knowledge, place-based learning, and land stewardship. 55 citations.

#gathering#foraging#harvest#TEK8 2026-02-14

Pedagogy 38 citations v1.0

Soil Sovereignty: Garden-Based Education, Composting, Seed Saving, and Permaculture

D6 Earth/Smell/Endurance — TEK8 Learning Lotus Petal Study

Academic research on garden-based education outcomes, soil science, seed sovereignty, and permaculture with Indigenous critiques. 38 citations.

#garden#soil#earth#TEK8 2026-02-14

Community 45 citations v1.0

Indigenous Games and Game-Based Learning: From Slahal to Strategy

D10 Chaos/Mind/Willpower — TEK8 Learning Lotus Petal Study

Comprehensive study of Indigenous games and game-based learning as vehicles for developing mind, willpower, and strategic thinking — centering Slahal (the Coast Salish guessing game given by the Creator as an alternative to war), with cross-cultural survey of lacrosse, Chunkey, Mancala, Go, and more. 45 citations.

#play#indigenous games#TEK8#D10 2026-02-14

Community 50 citations v1.0

Water Journeys: Canoe Culture, Pilgrimage, Food Sovereignty, and Empathy Education

D20 Water/Taste/Empathy — TEK8 Learning Lotus Petal Study

Comprehensive study of water-based education — Tribal Canoe Journeys, Polynesian navigation, water sovereignty, food sovereignty, and empathy education. 50 citations.

#water#journey#canoe#TEK8 2026-02-14

Decolonial 30 citations v1.0

Chapter V: The Crystal in the Garden

Resurgence, Sovereignty, and the Decolonial Game Table

When self-determination makes suicide disappear — the Chandler & Lalonde discovery, the structural violence of letter grades, and what happens when the crystal IS the student.

#Chandler Lalonde#self-determination#decolonial#suicide prevention 2026-02-11

Community 45 citations v1.0

Rites of Passage: Comprehensive Research

Van Gennep, Turner, and 25+ Traditions Mapped to the Crystal Cycle

How the three-phase rite of passage structure (separation, liminality, incorporation) maps perfectly to the Crystal Cycle's daily learning rhythm.

#rites of passage#van Gennep#Turner#liminality 2026-02-10

Community 20 citations v1.0

Opera Limen

The Quillverse Threshold Opera — A Transmedia Rites of Passage Performance

A transmedia performance framework combining opera, TTRPG, and rites of passage — where the Crystal Cycle becomes a theatrical ritual bridging game mechanics, live music, and communal transformation.

#opera#rites-of-passage#transmedia#Crystal-Cycle 2026-02-10

Policy 25 citations v1.0

Education Self-Determination in Washington State

Alternative Learning Experiences, Tribal Sovereignty, and Community-Based Education

How Washington's ALE laws create a legal framework for community-based education that honors tribal sovereignty and family self-determination.

#ALE#self-determination#WA policy#tribal sovereignty 2026-02-10

Policy 40 citations v1.0

Youth Incarceration in Washington State

Crisis Data, Racial Disparities, and Community-Based Alternatives

Green Hill at 130% capacity, record racial disparities, and evidence that community programs outperform confinement at 1/50th the cost.

#youth incarceration#Green Hill#racial disparities#alternatives 2026-02-10

Pedagogy 35 citations v1.0

7ABCs Afterschool Genesis

Activity Catalogue, Partnership Directory, and the Peoples Arcade Framework

The blueprint for the 7ABCs Local-Global Studies Cooperative — an afterschool program running through the Crystal Cycle with halfball, gardens, esports, Indigenous games, and 20+ activity categories.

#afterschool#Crystal Cycle#halfball#NASEF 2026-02-09

Research Tools 120 citations v1.0

TEK8 Annotated Bibliography

120+ Sources for the TEK8 Learning Lotus Framework

Comprehensive source documentation covering IB programme standards, Indigenous knowledge frameworks, cross-cultural pedagogy, and evidence-based education research.

#bibliography#IB#sources#research 2026-02-09

Economics 35 citations v1.0

TEK8 Capital Flow Study

From Cultural Capital to Financial Abundance: A Systematic Path Through Eight Forms of Wealth

Tracing how value flows from cultural to financial capital through the TEK8 framework, with case studies from Tulalip Tribes, El Centro de la Raza, and Harlem Children's Zone.

#capital#economics#Tulalip#El Centro 2026-02-09

Pedagogy 47 citations v1.0

Seed, Soil, and Shard

Garden-Based Science Education Through the TEK8 Learning Lotus

What 147 studies tell us about learning in gardens — and why the school garden is not merely a science supplement but a complete pedagogical environment capable of activating all eight TEK8 petals within a single session.

#garden#nature-based#NGSS#WA-policy 2026-02-09

Pedagogy 120 citations v1.0

TEK8 Learning Lotus: A Scholastic Framework

Mapping the Crystal Cycle to IB-Aligned Holistic Education

How the 10-step Crystal Cycle maps to International Baccalaureate knowledge areas, creating a complete curriculum architecture that honors both ancient wisdom and modern standards.

#IB#curriculum#Crystal Cycle#holistic education 2026-02-09

Research Tools 15 citations v1.0

The Quillverse Knowledge Engine

Obsidian + Zotero + rpgcast-xyz Integration Architecture

Architecture for a knowledge management system where Obsidian, Zotero group libraries, and the Quillverse platform work together as a single living knowledge organism — connecting gameplay exploration to scholarly research.

#obsidian#zotero#knowledge-management#MUD 2026-02-09

Systems 15 citations v1.0

TEK8 Lotus Emergence Study

How Ancient Wisdom, Gaming Mechanics, and Educational Standards Converge

A comprehensive analysis of how the TEK8 Learning Lotus emerged as a unified framework integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge with game-based learning and IB programme standards.

#emergence#systems thinking#TEK8#IB 2026-01-08

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