Land Acknowledgement and Beyond March 2025
by The Office
Check out these opportunities to educate ourselves and support our neighbors.
LAB Book Discussion on Tuesday, March 11, at 7 pm on Zoom
The book is The Sentence by Louise Erdrich. The discussion will focus on pages 73 (beginning with “So Grateful”) to 138. Let Ann or Pr. Rachael know if you would like the link.
Learning Opportunities
Lisa Jackson’s Wilfred Buck Documentary will be shown again on Thursday, March 6 at 7 pm
If you missed the opportunity to see this hybrid documentary portrait of First Nations astronomer “Star Guy” Wilfred Buck (Cree), you have another opportunity to do so this week!
You won’t want to miss this invitation to reconsider the relationship between science and Indigenous ways of knowing the world!
Advocate for Indigenous Rights and Climate Justice on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 from 10 am to 5 pm.
Mark your calendar now: Sarah Augustine is coming to the Twin Cities from March 31 to April 5
Indigenous Labor, Action & Relationship Building group at St. Frances Cabrini, a member of the Twin Cities Repair Community for Makoce Ikikcupi (Dakota Land Recovery), is sponsoring a trip by Sarah Augustine to Minnesota from March 31st to April 5th.
St. Frances Cabrini is hosting an informal potluck meet and greet for Sarah as she tours Minnesota and she will be at Cabrini on Friday, April 4th from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm to speak with those familiar with her writings (The Land is not Empty) and the “Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery” organization that she co-founded. Contact St. Frances Cabrini for more information.
Ms. Augustine will speak at United Seminary on April 4th, in the evening. All are welcome and encouraged to attend her presentation: “Embodying Solidarity with Indigenous People by Becoming Kin.”
This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the important work that lies ahead of us all and to identify possible pathways of engagement and support.
More details are available and registration is required.
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