INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
LEARN WHOSE LAND ARE YOU ON?
This website allows you to actually see the Indigenous land you’re living on. Gentrification has always been an issue in America from the moment Columbus set foot in this country. We encourage you to learn about the history of the local indigenous peoples and recognize that this is their land.
DONATE
Consider donating to local charities that support indigenous people. If you don’t have a local or regional indigenous non-profit, consider donating to an organization like Cultural Survival, NDN Collective, Amazon Frontlines, and the Nature Rights Council. These non-profit organizations also provide excellent educational resources.
Special thanks to the Mohegan tribe of Connecticut for their guidance in creating these pages.
Gladys Iola Tantaquidgeon
(1899-2005)
was a Mohegan medicine woman, anthropologist, author, tribal council member, and elder in Connecticut.
For years she preserved vital records and correspondence of tribal members, which proved integral to their making the case for federal recognition, which the Mohegan received in 1994. That year, Tantaquidgeon was inducted into the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame.
Fedelia Hoscott Smith Fielding
(1827 - 1908)
also known as Dji'ts Bud dnaca ("Flying Bird"), was a keeper of tribal traditions and speaker the traditional Mohegan Pequot language. She lived in one of the last "tribe houses," a reservation-era log cabin dwelling.
By 1900 the Mohegan Pequot language had almost died out and few were as fluent as Fidelia. She kept four diaries in the language, which have become vital sources for reconstructing and understanding this important language.