Nuns & Nones

Even in the face of unfathomable oppression and attempted erasure – Indigenous people have always been these lands’ longest caregivers and most steadfast defenders.

This Thanksgiving and Giving Tuesday, join us in making a Solidarity Gift to one of these incredible, Indigenous-led efforts near you that are restoring Native peoples’ relationship to ancestral lands, sequestering carbon, protecting land and waters from climate catastrophe, and defending sacred lands from destruction by corporate interests.

the shinnecock kelp farmers

northeast | Long island, NY

The Shinnecock Kelp Farmers are a multi-generation collective of six women who are enrolled members of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, leveraging their 10,000+-year-old traditional relationship with the sea and with seaweed to capture carbon and nitrogen that has poisoned the waters of Shinnecock Bay and beyond. All while laying the groundwork for green jobs on the East End. The Shinnecock Kelp Farmers were featured in the first session of our Land Justice Futures course, alongside their partners in solidarity, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood.

makoce ikikcupi

midwest | minnesota

Makoce Ikikcupi (“Land Recovery”), is a project of Reparative Justice on Dakota land that seeks to bring relatives home, re-establish spiritual and physical relationship with their homeland, and ensure the ongoing existence of the Dakota People. 

The project aims to acquire lands within their ancestral territory, practice sustainability, and adhere to Dakota culture and lifeways. Through settler donations, they have purchased 21 acres in Granite Falls, MN, where they are currently constructing three Dakota earthlodges. They hope this will be the first village site of many within their homeland. Makoce Ikikcupi kicked off our Fall Semester with a case study about the project and the opportunity for concrete acts of reparation.

apache stronghold & save oak flat

southwest | san carlos AZ/regionwide

Apache Stronghold comes together in unity to battle continued colonization, defend Holy sites and freedom of religion, build a better community through neighborhood programs and civic engagement.

The Apache Stronghold is protecting the Holy Ground at Chi’chil Biłdagoteel (also known as Oak Flat), a sacred site for Apache people and many other Native Americans. These sacred sites are currently threatened by the U.S. Federal Government’s proposed transfer of Oak Flat to Resolution Copper for the creation of a pit mine, resulting in the destruction of land, waters, plants, animals, as well as culture, tradition, and worship.