The U.S. recently observed Indigenous Peoples' Day, a.k.a. Columbus Day, and Thanksgiving is around the corner. On this episode, special guest AnaYelsi Velasco-Sanchez, sits down with James to talk about the importance of Decolonization, and how we can shift to an anti-racist celebration.

Recommended Resources from AnaYelsi:

1. Anything from Kimberlé Crenshaw and her Theory of Intersectionality for those working to understand multiple forms of oppression and oppressive systems. Begin with her 2016 TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/kimberle_crenshaw_the_urgency_of_intersectionality

2. Anything from Patricia Hill Collins for the same aforementioned reasons

3. Gloria Anzaldúa's Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza for those feeling like they have a foot straddling two worlds

4. Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass for those that are in the process of better understanding our relationship to the earth, plants, animals...

5. NAIITS - An Indigenous Learning Community for those that are Christian practitioners

Also referenced in this episode:
Processes of Decolonization (Poka Laenui, aka Hayden F. Burgess)

Interact with AnaYelsi via:
BrownEyedAmazon.com (AnaYelsi's main website)

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