Native lands

So many organizations are rightly acknowledging the evils that our ancestors imposed upon indigenous peoples. One way to do so is through acknowledgement of past, present, and future contributions of indigenous peoples.

Another way is through providing financial support to a Native-led organization.

This page provides much more detail:
https://give.sicangucdc.org/give/336528/donation/checkout#!/donation/checkout

So . . . I acknowledge that my home in Saint Louis stands on land once home to the Kickapoo, Kaskasia, Osage, and Miami peoples, who lived here for centuries before my ancestors started farming in Illinois and Missouri.

And I ask that you consider making a donation of $1 or more to one of the organizations listed on https://give.sicangucdc.org/give/336528/donation/checkout#!/donation/checkout.

And please check out https://native-land.ca/, and https://patch.com/missouri/stlouis/indigenous-peoples-who-once-lived-st-louis-map.

By the way, there are currently no federally recognized indigenous peoples groups in the state of Missouri.  Most of the indigenous people who once inhabited land in Missouri were forced to leave and resettle in “Indian” Territory (present-day Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Kansas) during the federal Indian Removal Act of 1830.