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Indigenous Studies Working Group

At the start of our worship services and other gatherings, we acknowledge that our church occupies land that was the ancestral homeland of the Shawnee, Potawotami, Miami, and Delaware peoples – and we pledge to learn their histories and build relationships that restore justice. This program is a way to take action on that promise.

We began in September by reading and discussing An Indigenous People’s History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, a book that challenges the dominant mythology of the founding of this country. We then formed subgroups that will look into various topics in greater depth. Each group sets its own schedule and each participant contributes the time and “bandwidth” that makes sense in their lives.

We will be sharing our findings with the congregation in various ways. For more information or to join, please contact Stephanie Kimball.