Reflection Links

1. Enter your address here to view the Indigenous territories that you are occupying, or click around on the map to explore

2. Check out this Territories List and Indigenous Languages List

3. Check out this Native Land Digital Teacher's Guide if you'd like to implement a map-based reflection activity in your classroom 

This map shows Indigenous land seized by the United States from 1776 until 1887. Enter your address or zip code in the search bar to learn more!

Learning for Justice, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, published this important article about the impact of settler-colonialism. The media clip posted here is recommended in the article.

Some Reflection Questions to Ponder:

1. What is settler-colonialism?

2. What is your role in settler-colonialism?

Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Yang (2012) produced this helpful article on decolonization. 

Some Reflection Questions to Ponder:

1. What is decolonization?

2.  How can decolonization serve as a tool for social justice?

3. What are some ways you can decolonize your thinking, actions, and curriculum?

This film, produced by NDN Collective, shows Indigenous Land Defenders calling for the return of sacred Ȟesápa, or "Black Ridge",  lands in the area occupied by Mt. Rushmore. 

NDN Collective Calls-to-Action: 

• Watch and share this video

• Sign this petition demanding Mount Rushmore be closed and ALL public lands in the Black Hills returned to its original Peoples

• Donate to the LANDBACK Campaign

• Sign up to be the first to receive notifications about the campaign launch 

(NDN Collective, 2020).

References

NDN Collective. (2020, September 22). HESAPA - A LANDBACK FILM. [Video]. YouTube.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCl6TS5zBIw