Land Acknowledgements with Corinne Rice-Grey Cloud

Our very first guest! Corinne Rice-Grey Cloud met with Sierra Youth to discuss land acknowledgements and how to ensure they aren’t a performative action. Corinne walks the team through the process of crafting a thoughtful acknowledgement with the input of local tribal nations. From there, we discussed how to contribute to reconciliation with the sovereign nations whose land we live on. We could not have asked for a better first guest - Corinne is a gracious and incredibly knowledgeable educator. We are so excited for you to listen to all that she shared with us!

Follow Corinne for more lessons @misscorinne86, or visit her consulting website CorinneRiceConsulting.com!

Your 10-Minute Action to Create Change this week is:

Level 1 - Download the Native Land App to learn about who’s land you live, work, and play on.

Level 2 - Introduce yourself to your local Elders and Indigenous community centres to begin building those relationships.

Bonus Level - Bring them a gift of coffee/tobacco as a sign of respect.

Mentioned in this episode:

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Decolonizing Trauma Work: Indigenous Stories and Strategies by Renee Linklater

Indigenous Men and Masculinity: Legacies, Identities, Regeneration edited by Kim Anderson and Robert Alexander Innes

If You’ve Forgotten the Name of the Clouds You’ve Lost Your Way by Russell Means and Bayard Johnson

Where White Men Fear to Tread by Russell Means