Peace Academic Center, formerly Hopi Mission School, in Kykotsmovi, Ariz., closed last fall, and the property is being transferred to the Hopi tribe.
Peace Academic Center, formerly Hopi Mission School, in Kykotsmovi, Ariz., closed last fall, and the property is being transferred to the Hopi tribe.
Freeman Academy hosted an Indigenous People’s Celebration Oct. 16 that brought together six schools to make connections with tribal groups and learn about Dakota, Nakota and Lakota life, pursuing the Lakota phrase Mitakuye Oyasin (we are all related).
Mennonite congregations and individuals from the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery are supporting Apache Stronghold’s two-month prayer journey across the United States to deliver their appeal directly to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Mennonite organizations have joined new legal effort in a longstanding campaign to prevent copper mining at a sacred Indigenous site in Arizona.
In many Canadian churches today, it is common to hear a land acknowledgment at the start of a service. It’s a way to recognize the First Nations who occupied the land.
The government of Suriname has scrapped plans to allow Colony Mennonites from Bolivia and other countries to purchase about 74,000 acres of land. Indigenous politicians and conservation groups criticized the arrangement on climate and transparency grounds.
