10/14/2025
It’s been a minute since I’ve posted here.
If I’m honest, I’ve been sitting with when and how to re-enter this space in a way that feels intentional, especially in a year where so many communities are under threat.
Today felt right.
Every year, this day reminds us how history can distort truth.
While some still celebrate Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples’ Day calls us to remember what was taken, and who continues to lead, resist, and restore despite centuries of erasure.
It’s not about rewriting history. It’s about telling it fully.
About honoring the original stewards of this land and unlearning the stories that made colonization sound like discovery.
Slide 1:
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Honoring the original stewards of this land.
Slide 2:
Indigenous Peoples’ Day isn’t just a new name on the calendar.
It’s a recognition of truth — the truth that this nation was built on Indigenous land and Indigenous resistance.
Honoring this day asks us to see what was erased, to acknowledge what was taken, and to listen to what’s still being taught through Indigenous voices and leadership.
Slide 3:
It took nearly fifty years from the original call by Indigenous Nations before the U.S. government formally recognized Indigenous Peoples’ Day in 2021.
That recognition matters.
But accountability requires more than symbolic change. It asks us to dismantle the systems that continue to cause harm and to center Indigenous sovereignty, leadership, and lived experience.
Slide 5:
Decolonization isn’t abstract.
It’s daily work.
How we hire.
How we teach.
How we build.
How we make decisions.
It’s choosing to unlearn narratives that normalize erasure and replace them with practices rooted in respect, reciprocity, and repair.
Slide 5:
to learn, honor, and act.
Find out which ancestral lands you live and work on, and support Indigenous-led movements year-round.
Resources to start:
Native Land Digital – Identify local tribal territories
Native Governance Center – Learn to build Indigenous inclusion
IllumiNative – Amplify authentic Native stories
Landback.org – Support land rematriation and sovereignty
