Land Acknowledgement
Mitten Kittens and Grand Raggidy Roller Derby acknowledge that the land on which we live, work, and skate is the traditional, ancestral, and contemporary land of the Anishinaabe people, the People of the Three Fires: the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi. We recognize we benefit from access to this land and the resources it provides. In offering this land acknowledgment, we affirm Indigenous sovereignty, bear witness to the historical and ongoing oppression of Indigenous peoples, commit to educating ourselves, and stand in solidarity against the profound and lasting impacts of genocide, forced relocation, and colonization—particularly violence toward Indigenous women and transgender and Two-Spirit persons. We urge everyone to learn and to take action: to celebrate and support Indigenous businesses, arts, and events, to donate their time and resources to Indigenous-led organizations, to advocate for missing and murdered Indigenous women, and to preserve, restore, and give back that which has been stolen.
Resources
Cultural Awareness: Native History in Michigan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28yLabfGO-0Uniting Three Fires Against Violence - https://unitingthreefiresagainstviolence.org/Anishinabek Nation - https://www.anishinabek.ca/Ojibwe.net - https://ojibwe.net/about-us/Grand River Band of Ottawa Indians - https://www.grandriverbands.com/about/ and https://www.grandriverbands.com/federal-recognition/Team Indigenous Rising - https://www.teamindigenous.org/National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center - https://www.niwrc.org/Native Land Conservancy - https://www.nativelandconservancy.org/Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act - https://www.bia.gov/service/nagpra and https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nagpra/index.htmThe National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition - https://boardingschoolhealing.org/