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Decolonizing the Colonizers, Settlers, and Stayers

Recommended Readings For Ongoing Learning

HISTORICAL OVERVIEW

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

• 1491 by Charles C. Mann

• Settler Fragility: Why Settler Privilege Is So Hard to Talk About by Dina Gilio-Whitaker

CONTRIBUTIONS

• Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World by Jack Weatherford

• Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

STEREOTYPES

• The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative by Thomas King

• "All the Real Indians Died Off" And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker

ATROCITIES OF COLUMBUS (to understand the need for Indigenous Peoples’ Day)

• Pastwatch: The Redemption of Columbus by Orson Scott Card (science fiction novel)

• The Devastation of the Indies: A Brief Account by Bartolomé de Las Casas 1542, published in 1552

THANKSGIVING (to understand why this “creation myth” was created)

• This Land Is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving by David J. Silverman

ENVIRONMENTALISM/ NON VIOLENT DIRECT ACTION to understand protest movements and water protectors

• As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock by Dina Gilio-Whitaker

LISTEN TO A PODCAST (like…)

• All My Relations with Matika Wilbur (Swinomish and Tulalip) and Adrienne Keene (Cherokee Nation)

RESOURCES FOR WORKING WITH YOUNG CHILDREN

• Choosing Excellent Children's Books By And About American Indians

• How to choose excellent children's books by and about American Indians

• American Indians in Children's Literature: Making A Difference

• Elementary School Lesson Plans on American Indians

• #IndigenousReads by Indigenous Writers: A Children’s Reading List

• Rethinking Columbus

Allies to First Nations can do the following:

1. Get into the habit of making tribal land and nation acknowledgements.

2. Listen to Indigenous voices.

   • Talk to elders in the community.

   • When working with First Nations Indigenous People (and other marginalized groups), “yield the floor.”

3. Integrate history and culture into curriculum and/or daily lives (or conversations around specific holidays/ observances).

4. Read books by Indigenous authors. Do your research.

   • Learn about real role models and Indigenous contributions.

   • Learn about Inequalities that still exist and that resistance is ongoing.

   • Learn the real history of Indigenous People.

5. Attend Indigenous events (even virtually).

6. Join organizations – Support organizations advocating for Native American communities.

7. Donate to Indigenous organizations, legal defense funds, etc. (even small financial contributions go a long way).

8. Follow Indigenous groups on Facebook.

9. Become aware of stereotypes and campaign (or at least talk) about dismantling them.

10. Consume media and art created by Indigenous People.

11. Advocate for a more inclusive, truthful school curriculum.

    • If you are connected to a school, advocate.

    • If you are connected to media sources, educate.

    • If you have political access, speak up.

12. Take care of the environment – Beyond recycle, reuse, reduce, and compost, build a reciprocal relationship with the earth’s beings.

13. Share what you learn – Bring your community, students and family along on your journey.