Settler Greed, Indigenous Land

Global theft of Indigenous lands is ongoing and is negatively impacting Indigenous communities worldwide. Do your part by learning whose land you occupy and how you can help return Indigenous lands.

Whose land is it anyway?

Maps are colonial ways of showing boundaries, which function differently in for many Indigenous Nations. However, maps can be helpful for finding out which Nation's land you occupy. A starting source is https://native-land.ca : be sure to do your own research into your specific area.

Why does it matter?

Colonization is an ongoing process, this process includes acquiring Indigenous lands through any means necessary. These processes are often violent, underhanded and coercive. Settler law and ways of being undermine Indigenous Sovereignty and therefore undermine our rights to our own territories, especially in cases where land is economically valuable to settlers.

What is the solution

The solution is decolonization and land repatriation; however both of those require a lot of work. You can help by donating to Indigenous organizations focused on land rights, by learning and teaching about how the land was stolen and if you own land, gifting it back to Nations it was stolen from.