Appreciate and donate challenge !

[DaddysMonkey]

In honor of the land and wildlife , let alone the indigenous people that were here and still live here … I think it would be cool to have a challenge the rest of the month (if not all the time). 
 

Find an indigenous reservation of some sort in your area that you can visit (museums , hiking trails , walking trails , tribal reservation areas) , learn about their culture and appreciate their land and wildlife. Donate if you’re able to even !

Dad , Big Brother and myself went to Nisqually today and soaked in the beautiful land and history markers (and wildlife markers) all over the trails for everyone to read and learn from. 
 

https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/nisqually-nwr#hike-full-description
 

[Vampiress]

I do not have a car, but there is a tribe near me I can tell you a little about that I have learned of since moving to this part of Washington state. Nearby is the Chinook tribe. Back in 2001 the federal government had actually recognized them as a tribe officially, but in 2002 that recognition was revoked and has not been given back to them since. To this day they are still fighting to get that recognition back. The Chinook Nation is actually a group of various indigenous peoples who speak the Chinookan language. There are actually a LOT of unrecognized tribes in the United States, and it's really a shame that they get ignored and denied the rights that the recognized tribes possess.

Official site (you can learn how to support them seeking recognition here): https://chinooknation.org/

You can contribute to them here via donations: https://chinooknation.org/contribute/

Wikipedia article about the Chinook people: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinookan_peoples

Wikipedia article listing unrecognized tribes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unrecognized_tribes_in_the_United_States

They also have very active social media accounts and keep people regularly posted about their journey.

Edited November 14, 2022 by Vampiress

[Vampiress]

Since this is an appreciation thread, I just saw this and figured it was appropriate to share here.

"100 Ways to Support—Not Appropriate From—Native People"

https://www.vice.com/en/article/pa5a3m/how-to-be-an-ally-to-native-americans-indigenous-people