Rob Greenfield Instagram – I live on stolen Indigenous land – Turtle Island – the land commonly called the United States.
I was born in a town that they told me was Ashland in a “state” that they told me was Wisconsin.
Long before it was Ashland or Wisconsin it was land that Anishinaabe/Ojibwe people lived in reciprocal connection with for many hundreds of years. The Anishinaabe people have remained stewards and continue to be stewards of this land today. I was born on Lake Superior which is Gichigami in Ojibwemowin. I grew up and each year I return to the small town of Ashland which is located on land between The Bad River Band and The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. The Anishinaabe creation story shares that they arrived on this land after following the Megis shell to the food that grows on water – Manoomin or Wild Rice.
This land was stolen from the Indigenous people through colonization and genocide. This acknowledgment is of both the present and the past, because the past is part of the present. The colonization by the early settlers/colonialists has shifted in form but is here today in the US colonialist, capitalist, imperialist political system, prison and military-industrial complexes, police forces and many everyday societal constructs.
I am committed to publicly acknowledging these truths in my personal life and in my service to society. I am committed to supporting – through utilizing my resources, connections, finances, energy and time – efforts of Indigenous self-determination and reclamation of traditional ecological knowledge, language, food sovereignty and other notions of Land Back.
At robingreenfield.org/landback (link in bio) I share my commitments to support Indigenous friends and communities. (swipe for photos)
Chi Miigwech to Native people, past and present, who steward all land on our shared home, Earth.
For white people and people of privilege, I encourage you to make an action plan to support Indigenous communities. See the resources section for guidance as well as general resources for education and understanding.
The article shares in much more depth and I welcome you to read further.
There’s so much more to say…
Love,
Robin | Posted on 07/Oct/2023 18:30:15
