Over the course of Winter Semester 2023 at Oakland University, I had the privilege to learn about Native authors and the continual fight they undertake to reduce the harmful effects of erasure—the colonial narrative that functions to erase Native history and presence—in American society. By listening to these voices, I learned what it means toContinue reading “Unsettling the Archives”
Category Archives: Land
Land Blessing & Community Assessment
Gidinawemaaganinaanig Endazhigiyang came to the inter-tribal Indigenous community of Southeast Michigan after over two-hundred years in settler colonial possession. The land had been cleared by the university and then backfilled with soil from other sites of construction around campus. Situated behind a parking lot, but nestled against the Western Biological Preserve, the land had beenContinue reading “Land Blessing & Community Assessment”
Gidinawemaaganinaanig Endazhigiyang
The unveiling of the Land Acknowledgement on campus, and the gift of Land back to the Indigenous community.
Gidinawemaaganinaanig: Endazhigiyang 