Feb 06 2012
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“ I hope you would make mention of the fact that the very land upon which you are protesting does not belong to you – that you are guests upon that stolen indigenous land. I had hoped mention would be made of the indigenous nation whose land that is. I had hoped that you would address the centuries-long history that we indigenous peoples of this continent have endured being subject to the countless ‘-isms’ of do-gooders claiming to be building a “more just society,” a “better world,” a “land of freedom” on top of our indigenous societies, on our indigenous lands, while destroying and/or ignoring our ways of life. I had hoped that you would acknowledge that, since you are settlers on indigenous land, you need and want our indigenous consent to your building anything on our land – never mind an entire society.
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John Paul Montano, Anishnaabe writer,
“Open Letter to Occupy Wall Street Activists”
(via solitaryforager)
As a descendant of abducted Africans, I always stand in solidarity with Indigenous Americans.
(Source: socialuprooting)
