Native American Day: Celebrating Indigenous Resilience and Legacy

This year, September 27 is an ample opportunity to stop and reflect on the existence and traditions of Native Americans – those who have been on this land prior to the United States' existence. Of course, a day, a week, a month, or YEARS could not repay all that Native Americans have lost at the hands of colonizers, yet for those of us who are non-Indigenous, it's a day of responsibility to learn, unlearn, reflect, and act. Keep reading for more resources and opportunities to up your allyship in support of Native Americans and First Nations.

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Five Resources

1. TedTalks by Indigenous Native Americans and First Nations

2. Language and Learning Resource for Non-Indigenous People

3. Intersectional Indigenous Identities: Afro-Indigenous and Black Indigenous Peoples - Terminology

4. Native Americans in Philanthropy - Job Board

5. "Native Americans: We Shall Remain" - TedTalk

Four Questions from SPG

1. What Native American land do you currently live or work upon?

2. What is something that you were taught as a young person about Native Americans and First Nations that you later discovered is not true?

3. What lessons about land, nature, food, and daily living might we learn from Native Americans and First Nations?

4. As an ally, how can you further understand the tribes that do/did inhabit the land where you live? What might information might local libraries, chambers of commerce, or landmarks hold?

Three Quotes

1. “When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.” – Cherokee Tribe

2. “I cannot think that we are useless or God would not have created us.” — Chief Geronimo

3. ”Nobody can be in good health if he does not have all the time fresh air, sunshine and good water.” — Chief Flying Hawk

Two Books

1. American Nations?by?Colin Woodard

2. Chronicles of Border Warfare?by?Alexander Scott Withers (Editor)