Full Description
For too long, Native American people in the United States have been stereotyped as vestiges of the past, invisible citizens in their own land obliged to remind others, "We are still here!" Yet today, Native leaders are at the centre of social change, challenging philanthropic organisations that have historically excluded Native people, and fighting for economic and environmental justice.
Edited by Raymond Foxworth of First Nations Development Institute and Steve Dubb of The Nonprofit Quarterly, Invisible No More is a ground-breaking collection of stories by Native American leaders, many of them women, who are leading the way through cultural grounding and nation-building in the areas of community, environmental justice, and economic justice. Authors in the collection come from over a dozen Native nations, including communities in Alaska and Hawaiʻi. Chapters are grouped by themes of challenging philanthropy, protecting community resources, environmental justice, and economic justice. While telling their stories, authors excavate the history and ongoing effects of genocide and colonialism, reminding readers how philanthropic wealth often stems from the theft of Native land and resources, as well as how major national parks such as Yosemite were "conserved" by forcibly expelling Native residents. At the same time, the authors detail ways that readers might imagine the world differently, presenting stories of Native community building that offer benefits for all. Accepting this invitation to reset assumptions can be at once profound and pragmatic. For instance, wildfires in large measure result from recent Western land mismanagement; Native techniques practiced for thousands of years can help manage fire for everyone's benefit.
In a world facing a mounting climate crisis and record economic inequality, Invisible No More exposes the deep wounds of a racist past while offering a powerful call to care for one another and the planet. Indigenous communities have much to offer, not the least of which are solutions gleaned from cultural knowledge developed over generations.
Contents
Foreword by Michael Roberts
Introduction by Steve Dubb
Part I: Indigenous Perspectives on Philanthropy
Introduction to Part I
Chapter 1: A Call for Action
Raymond Foxworth
Chapter 2: Rising Movements
Valerie Segrest, Lisa Wilson, Brooke Mosay Ammann
Chapter 3: Changing Harmful Philanthropic Practices
Sarah EchoHawk and Trisha Moquino
Chapter 4: Rebalancing Money and Power [these two articles will be combined in one chapter]
Sarah Kastelic and Sherry Salway Black
Part II: Protecting the Environment
Introduction to Part II
Chapter 5: Fire, Forests, and Our Lands
Hilary Renick
Chapter 6: Our Bodies Are the Front Lines
Annita Luchesi
Chapter 7: Fisheries and Stewardship
Brenda Asuncion, Miwa Tamanaha, Kevin K.J. Chang, and Kim Moa
Chapter 8: Heathy Land, Healthy Food
A-dae Romero Briones
Part III: Indigenous Perspectives on Environmental Justice
Introduction to Part III
Chapter 9: Preserving Our Place
Chantelle Comardelle
Chapter 10: Reconciling the Past
Trisha Kehaulani Watson-Sproat
Chapter 11: Regeneration—from the Beginning
A-dae Romero Briones
Chapter 12: Becoming Earth's Stewards Again
Native Peoples Action
Chapter 13: Fire and the Coast Salish
Samuel Barr
Chapter 14: Climate: A Hopi Story
Monica Nuvumsa
Part IV: Building Native Economies, Toward an Indigenous Economics
Introduction to Part IV
Chapter 15: The Long Outwaiting for Economic Justice
Raymond Foxworth
Chapter 16: Moving beyond the Five Cs of Lending
Jaime Gloshay and Vanessa Roanhorse
Chapter 17: Rewriting the Rules for Trust Lands
Lakota Vogel
Chapter 18: Helping Native Business Owners Thrive
Heather Fleming
Chapter 19: Building Community through Finance
Fern Orie
Chapter 20: Radical Economics
Vanessa Roanhorse
Afterword [Carly Badheart Bull, Native Ways Federation]
About the Editors
About the Contributors
