Posts tagged First Nations
When Indigenous Activists Walk The Land To Honor Their Past And Reshape Their Future
When Indigenous Activists Walk The Land To Honor Their Past And Reshape Their Future

(ANALYSIS) For Indigenous activists, walking the land can take on powerful spiritual and political significance. It has been, and continues to be, an important way Indigenous nations pursue healing, environmental stewardship and diplomacy across Turtle Island, the name many Indigenous groups use to refer to North America.

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Analysis, North America, ReligionMeaghan WeatherdonThe Conversation, Meaghan Weatherdon, Indigenous Peoples, Native Americans, First Nations, Thanksgiving, Canada, Indians, analysis, religionComment
Returning Indigenous Objects: If You Steal Something, Give It Back

(OPINION) For generations, Indigenous people have been asking for objects taken during colonization of their traditional homelands to be returned. Some of the objects are sacred, but also many items are human remains. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples said human remains and funerary objects should be returned to the individual tribes.

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OpinionBecky TallentSpokane FaVs, Becky Tallent, Indigenous people, Indigenous items, Sacred objects, Pope Francis, First Nations, Indigenous rights, Native AmericansComment