It’s complex being an Indigenous person at the UN. You desire to make use of this opportunity for your community, but you’re also forced to stomach clear forms of violence and dismissal towards our Nations to even have a voice at this international forum.| 4Rs
Co-écrit par la super équipe Anishinaabekweg 4Rs de Lacey Dawn Hawranik et Jess Bolduc.| 4Rs
Co-written by the Anishinaabekweg 4Rs super team of Lacey Dawn Hawranik & Jess Bolduc| 4Rs
From April 6th – 10th 2022, for the first time in over 2 years, the 4Rs team, our incredible helpers and most of our 2021 National Learning Community (NLC) cohort gathered together in person on the lands of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and Huron-Wendat for our closing retreat and to honour and close out our year together. | 4Rs
So, what does “Land Back” mean? While these words seem straight forward enough, this phrase encompasses a complicated and intergenerational web of ideas/movements. When I hear Indigenous youth and land protectors chant “Land Back!” at a rally, I know it can mean the literal restoration of land ownership. When grandmothers and knowledge keepers say it, I tend to think it means more the stewardship and protection of mother earth. When Indigenous political leaders say it, it often means ...| 4Rs
