Grace and James reflect on the history of Columbus Day and Thanksgiving as we continue our focus on Decolonization.

Trying out an Indigenous recipe this season?
If you decolonize your table this Thanksgiving, be sure to share it with us on social media using the hashtag #FSPFocus!

Whose land am I on???
To find out which Indigenous nation once lived on the land you now occupy, check out NativeLand.ca; text your zip code or city/state to (907) 312-5085 or to LandAcknowledgement on Messenger; or download the NativeLand app for iOS or Android to search by location.

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 series:
Processes of Decolonization (Poka Laenui, aka Hayden F. Burgess)
BrownEyedAmazon.com (AnaYelsi's main website)

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