Land-Back – An Historical Context Land-back is the act of returning land to Indigenous peoples. Returning land can be by direct gift, purchase, or any other form of giving the land title to the original people that occupied the space. Land-back returns physical and political control to the original peoples. It also provides the opportunity to educate the public about tribal stewardship based on traditional … Continue reading Land-Back
In what is now called New England, some centuries ago, European invaders disrupted our relationship with our homelands. They removed us from our lands, prevented access to crucial medicines, and eliminated and polluted our water sources. No longer living in relationship with the land, we lost its teachings. The invaders also reorganized our social systems into replicas of their patriarchal system. Our people lost knowledge, … Continue reading What is Rematriation?
Cheryll Toney Holley 