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Guest Post by Mari Villaluna
This Thanksgiving many families will celebrate a holiday founded on the genocide of Native people. When we teach kids that Native people only existed in the past, we participate in their erasure. Many Americans don’t know there are many Native people still fighting for legal recognition by the United States government.
Mari Villaluna is a twin-spirit parent, educator and Indigenous organizer. In this guest post, they share ideas on ways you can GET INVOLVED TODAY to support justice and self-determination for Native people. You can follow them on Instagram @solomamihood and Facebook at @beautifulmariposa.
Mari Villaluna is a twin-spirit parent, educator and Indigenous organizer. In this guest post, they share ideas on ways you can GET INVOLVED TODAY to support justice and self-determination for Native people. You can follow them on Instagram @solomamihood and Facebook at @beautifulmariposa.
We are still here — and we still need your support!
The Wampanoag are the people that discovered the “Pilgrims”. Currently, the Trump Administration is refusing to give this tribe the federal recognition status of the Mashpee Wampanoag this year. This literally means that their reservation, tribal services, etc.could all be lost!
This is settler-colonialism and is an example of the ways the US government uses the legal system to genocide a whole nation of people.
In the Mashpee Wamppanoag’s own words:
“The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s citizens are currently suffering a massive loss of resources and services due to the uncertainty of the trust status of CONTINUE READING: We are still here — and we still need your support! - SF PUBLIC SCHOOL MOM
