October News - Indigenous Peoples Day 2024
LandBack Fund - Webinar - Our Playlist Project Resource is LIVE
- Coalition Board Game Night
- Prayer as Action Hour
- Spotlight on Repair
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Indigenous Peoples Day 2024 |
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Monday, October 14th was Indigenous Peoples Day! We asked folks on Social Media to consider these questions from Tewa Women United: How has my family benefitted from the past and present colonization and genocide of the original peoples of these lands? How did my family gain access to originally Indigenous lands? What legacy does my family have in the role of colonization? How am I continuing to benefit from colonization today? |
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Check out some of our blog posts from IDP:
Reclaim the Land: Dr. Kirsten C. Kunkle is lauded as the leading Native American soprano in today’s classical music world. Listen to her original composition, "Reclaim the Land," which was commissioned for the 150th anniversary of Yellowstone National Park.
Ay Ay Mama: Nayo Ulloa has been a dedicated player of the Peruvian flute (kena) as well as other Andean and Native flutes for over 50 years. Listen to his composition, "Ay Ay Mama," that asks the Pacha Mama (Mother Earth) for forgiveness for mistreating her and recommits to her healing.
A Letter on Indigenous Peoples Day: Eric Massanari (he/him) serves as the Executive Conference Minister for the Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference (PNMC) of Mennonite Church USA. Eric wrote this letter to fellow PNMC ministry leaders on Indigenous Peoples Day (Oct. 14th). |
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Landback Rematriation Fund with the Coalition to Dismantle the DoD |
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| Dear Coalition friends and relatives.
I am proud to announce that we are launching our Rematriation: Landback program in November!
This program allows middle class families to participate in landback. Traditionally, land return has included major donors with significant wealth or those who have historical land to return.
The Coalition, in partnership with repair partners, now makes it possible for anyone to participate in land return by contributing to a collective fund. |
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Families buying or selling homes can assess a tax on the sale and contribute to a collective fund – individuals can calculate regular rent – retirees with savings can contribute what feels reasonable. This fund will then be distributed to Indigenous partners so that they can buy the land that they identify, consistent with the needs of their communities.
To learn more, please come to our webinar on Nov 21, 2024 at 4pm PT / 5pm MT / 6pm CT / 7pm ET. Register for the link below. Please come with questions!
Sarah Augustine Executive Director of the Coalition to Dismantle the DoD |
Our Sacred Lands Playlist is LIVE |
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Our Sacred Lands Playlist Volume 1: Community Singing Songs has been released!
The PDF resource includes 21 original songs with links to recordings, lyrics, teaching tips, artist bios, and much more!
You can watch a recording of our Playlist launch AND download a PDF copy from our website. |
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Our Playlist Project is dedicated to Bizzy Feekes, beloved sibling and ancestor. |
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Coalition Board Game Night |
Did you know that the Coalition is working to create and produce a board game as part of our education efforts? You can read more about the beginning stages of the project here. We now need to raise a little more money to complete the final stages of development and so we are inviting all Repair Network congregations to host a fundraising board game night! |
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People play-testing the game at MennoCon 2023 in Kansas City (Photo by Joanna Harader) |
Game pieces from DDoD board game at MennoCon 2023 in Kansas City (Photo by Joanna Harader) |
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This event could be as easy as setting a time, date, and location and inviting people to bring their favorite board games and make a donation to the Coalition’s board game project.
You might want to include a brief informational piece about the work of the Coalition in general and the board game project in particular or encourage discussions about colonial themes in some of the board games you might play. (See this article by Tim Nafziger on “Games for Fun and Liberation.”)
You could organize tournaments, have a board game auction, anything to have fun and raise awareness of and money for the board game project. |
You can make donations by check or through this link. Choose "Board Game Fund" from the dropdown menu to designate your donation. If you have any questions or would like some support for hosting an event, contact Matthew Carlson at matt31275@gmail.com. |
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Creator, We remember the shadows of those who were taken, the stories hidden, the voices quieted. Hold close the ones who never returned and comfort those who still carry the weight. In silence, may healing come to all who suffer and may we walk gently toward truth and reconciliation. Guide us with wisdom to honor what was lost, and to nurture what can be restored. In the quiet of our hearts, we seek healing. Amen.
Written by Dr. Kelly Sherman-Conroy (Oglala Sioux, Native Theologian)
Retrieved from www.ecsw.org/ |
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During our October gathering we learned about the Truth and Healing Commission Bill S.1723/H.R.722 and prayed for this important step in acknowledging and speaking truth about the history of Indian Boarding Schools in the U.S. Learn more about the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS). Use this toolkit to contact your legislators about the Truth and Healing Commission Bill. Next month's Prayer Hour will be November 29th at 1pm PST / 2pm MST / 3pm CST / 4pm EST |
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Episcopalians on the Wind River Reservation worship at Our Father’s House, a church in Ethete, Wyoming. |
Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church in Kitchener, ON, CA. |
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Read about the recent repatriation of "200 tribal items that have been in the possession of Wyoming’s Episcopal diocese since the 1940s" to the Northern Arapahoe.
The items were returned on October 14th, Indigenous Peoples Day.
Read the full release |
Canadian Mennonite Churches:
"A Mennonite church in Kitchener, Ont., among four in Canada paying reparations to Indigenous people on whose land their church buildings are located, says its payments are part of efforts to "repair past wrongs."" Read the full article |
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Looking for how to plug-in? Want to learn more about the Coalition? Join our next Volunteer Orientation on December 19th from 4-5:30 PST / 5-6:30 MST / 6-7:30 CST / 7-8:30 EST. Register below for the zoom link! |
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Our next Coffee Hour will be Wednesday, November 27th 9:00 am PST / 10:00 am MST / 11:00 am CST / 12:00 pm EST. Grab a cup of coffee and bring your questions as we spend time in community together. Register for the link below! |
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Resource Corner - Get your copy of Transformation
For this chapbook six activists, 3 Indigenous leaders and 3 White leaders, shared their experience with three stages of growth: crisis, the dark night, and transformation.
Bizzy Feekes, our artist in residence for 2023-24, created a visual art piece to go with each reflection. Bizzy’s internship concluded in May 2024. She remains with us in our hearts since her untimely death in July 2024. We miss you, Bizzy.
From the DDoD blog: -
Jesus and the Wounded by Josué Coy Dick won the binational contest for the 2024 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest.
- Sarah and Sheri's Substack:
- Dodging a bullet: reflecting on my lost sisters by Sarah Augustine
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Response to "Dodging a bullet": Sheri Hostetler reflects on putting a face to the statistics of MMIW. "Behind every statistic is a face, a story, a unique brilliance that we have lost. Can you see it?"
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Uncomfortable: Sarah Augustine reflects on how race and wealth are intertwined.
- Response to "Uncomfortable": Sheri Hostetler reflects on 'leveling uneven ground' as a privileged white person.
- Confessions of a Basic White Guy (in Clericals) is a Substack written by Joe Hubbard, Chair of our Episcopal Indigenous Justice Roundtable. All proceeds from his Substack support the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery. Posts from October:
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All check donations to the Coalition should be sent to the following address: Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery 3258 Thompson Ave. Alameda, CA 94501
Checks should still be made out to our fiscal sponsor, Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference. If the check is for the salary campaign or another special fund, that should also be mentioned in the memo line. |
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