Social Justice Action Item: Read and watch #HonorNativeLand - A Guide and Call to Acknowledgement from the U.S. Dept. of Arts and Culture.

• Where to access: at usdac.us/nativeland or by following this link.
• Time needed: 10+ minutes
• What it's about:  How and why to practice land acknowledgment of the traditional Indigenous inhabitants of the land on which you stand.
• Discussion questions: 
  • What did you learn from reading the call and watching the #HonorNativeLand video? What surprised you? What challenged your thinking?
  • What is land acknowledgement? Why introduce the practice of land acknowledgement?
  • Imagine this practice widely adopted: imagine cultural venues, classrooms, conference settings, places of worship, sports stadiums, and town halls, acknowledging traditional lands. What does that world look like? How does the idea make you feel?
• Further Action:
  • Download and read the #HonorNativeLand Guide
  • Identify the traditional inhabitants of the land you are on and develop your own land acknowledgement. https://native-land.ca provides a good starting place.
  • Print, customize, and post #HonorNativeLand art.
  • Share the #HonorNativeLand Guide and call others in your network to action.
  • Build relationships: Find out if there are active Native groups or organizations in or near your community. Learn about their
    work and see how you can support them.