EMPOWER Conference Lancaster, PA
​Dec. 7-9, 2023 Resources:

Waniishi/ Thank you for attending this session!
Here are several resources discussed during our time together:
Foundational Theorist: bell hooks

bell hooks, Killing Rage: Ending Racism

Native American Stories shared:
Story of Turtle Island-
https://deadlystory.com/page/culture/articles/World_s_Indigenous_Peoples_Day/Turtle_Island#:~:text=Eventually%20the%20muskrat%20resurfaced%20with,and%20so%20became%20Turtle%20Island.

Story of Grandmother Spider-
https://www.plt.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/PLTPreK-8_Activity-18_Tale-of-the-Sun_Student-Page_How-Grandmother-Spider-Stole-the-Sun.pdf
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The Medicine Wheel-
https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/what-is-an-indigenous-medicine-wheel

Honest History:
The Walking Purchase of 1737
https://www.britannica.com/event/Walking-Purchase

Indian Boarding Schools
https://carlisleindianschoolproject.com/

Land acknowledgements
https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/informational/land-acknowledgment

Lancaster based Native American Tribal Occupancy:
Lancaster Longhouse – Mennonite Life









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