The Land Back movement and health

The land and the places we live have deep ties to culture, language, history and the opportunities to live long and well. Join us on the National Day of Racial Healing as we examine the relationship between reclaiming ancestral land and health and well-being. Nick Tilsen, president and CEO of NDN Collective and a citizen of the Oglala Lakota Nation, will describe how Indigenous land acknowledgements can help repair generational trauma rooted in forced relocation and intentional erasure of native language and cultural traditions. We will also discuss the land back movement calling for the return of Indigenous lands to strengthen social and economic opportunity. The movement’s strategy emphasizes building relationships across groups experiencing oppression, shifting power and transforming systems to build a world where everyone thrives.

UPDATE: Please note that our guest speaker was unable to attend. We proceeded with the webinar to mark the National Day of Racial Healing and provide an overview of the Land Back movement.