Unit 4 Destination Reflection - Lummi Nation

Please open this on-line resource: http://www.native-languages.org/states.htm, which shows the pre-contact homelands of the Native Nations in what is now the United States.

Please click on your own state, and take note of which Nations were living in the area you now inhabit. You can also use the links on this resource to visit the current websites of many of the Native Nations’ tribal governments, and learn more about their history and contemporary lives.

  • What feelings arise for you in seeing a familiar landscape peopled with names that may be unfamiliar to you?
  • Do they alter the way you think about the place you live? If so, in what way?
  • Do you know anything about the current life of these communities in your home state and their struggles? Have you had experience working alongside them in the past, or can you imagine ways to become an ally going forward?

 

Unit 4: Stories From Our Faith
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Heather Vickery is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with UU congregations, State Action Networks, past UU College of Social Justice (UUCSJ) program participants, and regional staff in order to expand engagement in UUSC and UUCSJ’s work. As the Coordinator for Congregational Activism, she manages the workshop offerings and group visits to the UUSC/UUCSJ office and assists with communications for the Activism and Justice Education Team. Heather is an active member of the Boston Immigration Justice Accompaniment Network and a dedicated dog-mom to her rescue puppy Nova.

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