“Whose Land Do You Live On?” Reminds Americans #Colonization Happened in Their Backyards

First Peoples populated America long before Europeans arrived to stake their claim. We have largely forgotten this legacy. A mapping tool is looking to change that.

by Krystal D'Costa

"Every day I travel back through the lands once occupied by the Canarsie and the Rockaways to the land the Merrick and #Massapequas called home. I visit the #Shinnecock annually and the land of the #Montauk frequently. Many of these groups are gone."
#IndigenousRights #Genocide #NativeAmericans #LandBack

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