As we celebrate National Native American Heritage Month through learning and anti-oppression work, the REAL Team invites you to discuss Common Misconceptions and Injustices Facing Indigenous Peoples Today on Wednesday November 30th from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. (Central Time) via Zoom.
Our Indigenous siblings encounter widespread racism, poverty, and environmental degradation on Indian reservations and in urban areas. This oppression makes it difficult to survive as a people and to live fully according to their traditions. Many do not have the necessary resources, financial support, time, and energy to sustain and teach their language and culture. Survival itself depends on keeping their families intact, surviving rampant gender violence, stopping the destruction of their land, and maintaining their language and distinctive ways of life.
While some languages and cultural traditions are in danger of being relegated to the pages of ethnologists’ books, many Native communities enjoy a thriving original language and vibrant cultural traditions. Given the dominance of Euro-American culture and economy, these traditions also embody resistance and resilience.
Join the conversation to learn about misconceptions, the rich heritage at stake, and present-day struggles including:
- Brackeen v. Haaland, the Supreme Court case slated to strike down the Indian Child Welfare Act that also may destroy tribal sovereignty for land and other rights,
- The movement to address lack of protection for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, and
- The fight to stop pipeline and other infrastructure projects being built on Native land.
We hope you can join us via Zoom on November 30 at 7:00 p.m.