Native Liberation Is Strong and Growing Well
Marcie Rendon, International Liberation Reference Person for Native Americans
Native liberation is strong and growing well—partly due to our hosting a series of small workshops for folks with particular Native identities—Native men, Native women, owning-class Natives, Natives with Black heritage, Cherokee people, Native Chicanas/os—and a workshop for discharging on money.
Darlene Daniels and I have led “Introducing RC” workshops for Native communities on the North American continent, and Darlene has done similar work in Australia and New Zealand.
Barbara Boring’s work with Native people raised white has had a large influence, within Native liberation and also generally in the U.S. RC Communities. It has helped non-Native constituencies better understand the work of Native liberation. Overall, more people are discharging on backing [supporting] Indigenous leadership.
Malaina Guzman attended the RC Pre-World Conference in South America in my place and recently led a Native women’s workshop. Dan Nickerson led a men’s workshop. Our constituency is growing, and more strong leaders are needed to do the work.
I’m planning more “Introducing RC” workshops for Canadian First Nations people. I’m also doing mini-sessions with constituents who are interested in developing Native RC Communities. I would love to hear from Natives who are striving to build a Community around them. Kate Insolia has organized phone time for Native women who live in isolated areas, and we hope to expand this.
Given the rapid acceleration of the climate emergency, I have agreed to lead workshops on climate change. All who care about our future generations need to invest time, including discharge time, and resources in developing good thinking and encouraging a rational solution to the crisis.
Migwetch (“thank you,” in the Ojibwe language).
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA