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Land Acknowledgment

Faith in Place Action Fund would like to acknowledge that we are on the traditional lands of the first people of present-day Illinois: the Peoria, Kaskaskia, Miami, Mascoutin, Mesquaki, Odawa, Piankashaw, Wea, Sauk, Potawatomi, Kickapoo, Ojibwe, and Chickasaw Nations, present-day Indiana: the Miami, Delaware, Potawatomi, and Shawnee Nations, and present-day Wisconsin: the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Brothertown Indian Nation, Forest County Potawatomi Community, Ho-Chunk Nation, Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Sokaogon Chippewa Community­­­, St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, and the Stockbridge Munsee Band of Mohican Indians.

 

We share gratitude for the land itself and for the people of these Nations, past and present. Learn more about the history of the land you live on, stories of First Nations in the United States, and ways to donate on this page. 

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Read

We have included here some of our favorite books for learning about the history of Native Peoples in the United States and how they have been the foundation of the environmental justice movement for centuries. The books are linked to online local bookshops for learning more about each title and purchasing.

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For more reading options, check out this comprehensive list of recommendations from First Nations Development Institute.

  • An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

  • Restoring the Kinship Worldview by Darcia Narvaez and Don Trent Jacobs

  • Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

  • As Long as Grass Grows by Dina Gilio-Whitaker

  • We Are Water Protector by Carole Lindstrom

Listen

Included below are just a few of our favorite podcasts and episodes about Indigenous history, activism, culture, politics, and more. Check them out and listen by clicking below. ​

  • Telling Our Twisted Histories 

  • Coffee with My Ma

  • The Henceforward

  • All My Relations

  • Stolen | Surviving St. Michaels 

  • unrooted. A podcast by TIF

Follow

Learn about the incredible work Indigenous activists are leading, and follow them on social media and in the news. Here are just a few Native activists to follow to get started:

  • Quannah Chasing Horse Han Gwich’in and Oglala Lakota | Instagram

  • Dallas Goldtooth Mdewakanton Dakota and DiÅ„e | Instagram

  • Nanieezh Peter Neetsaii Gwich’in and Diné | Article

  • Dr. Lydia Jennings Huichol (Wixáritari) & Pascua Yaqui (Yoeme) | Twitter

  • Winona LaDuke Anishinaabekwe/ Ojibwe | Article

  • Tara Houska Zhaabowekwe Couchiching First Nation | TED Talk and Articles

Support

Support Indigenous communities by purchasing items by Native-owned shops or donating to support the work of Native-led organizations. Check out a few ideas below to get started:

  • First Nations Development Institute

  • Native News Online

  • Indigenous Environmental Network

  • Trickster Cultural Center Native Connections

  • American Indian Center

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