U & D

“My students most want to know why you are not angrier,” I asked at the April LD291 Best Practices – Native Studies conference. Not a very PC question. But I got an answer. [paraphrased] “For us, land is power. And we have always been here. So why should we be angry?”
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There appears to be a somewhat warm and fuzzy understanding of what drives environmental sovereignty among the Wabanaki and other Nations and tribes. I understand that this vision goes back to the essential balance between the traditional Native community and the environment, a balance necessary for subsistence. However, it pains me that some teachers would [...]

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