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320 pages, 6 x 9
13 photos, 1 illustration
Paperback
Release Date:16 Nov 2023
ISBN:9781642833119
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 center of social change, challenging philanthropic organizations 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 groundbreaking 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.
Edited by Raymond Foxworth of First Nations Development Institute and Steve Dubb of The Nonprofit Quarterly, Invisible No More is a groundbreaking 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.
These writings are an opportunity to reset relationships between mainstream environmental organizations—often white dominated—and Native communities. Invisible No More will be indispensable in the struggle against social injustice, climate change, and environmental degradation.
Raymond Foxworth (Navajo) serves as program director at the Henry Luce Foundation. Previously, he served for over 15 years at First Nations Development Institute in various capacities, most recently as Vice President, where he oversaw national grant-making activities to Native nonprofits and tribal entities, fundraising activities, and all communications functions.
Steve Dubb is senior editor of economic justice at NPQ, where he writes articles, moderates webinars, and works to cultivate voices from the field and help them reach a broader audience. Before that, he worked with cooperatives and nonprofits for over two decades, including twelve years at The Democracy Collaborative and three years as executive director of North American Students of Cooperation.
Steve Dubb is senior editor of economic justice at NPQ, where he writes articles, moderates webinars, and works to cultivate voices from the field and help them reach a broader audience. Before that, he worked with cooperatives and nonprofits for over two decades, including twelve years at The Democracy Collaborative and three years as executive director of North American Students of Cooperation.
Foreword: "We Are Not Invisible!" by Michael Roberts
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Steve Dubb
Part I: Indigenous Perspectives on Philanthropy
Chapter 1: Philanthropy and Native Communities: Toward a More Just Future
Raymond Foxworth
Chapter 2: Building on Our Strengths: Centering Native People and Native Languages
Brooke Mosay Ammann, Valerie Segrest, and Lisa Wilson
Chapter 3: Challenging Harmful Philanthropic Practices
Sarah EchoHawk and Trisha Moquino
Chapter 4: Envisioning a Healthy Relationship between Money and Power
Sarah Kastelic and Sherry Salway Black
Part II: Protecting the Environment
Chapter 5: Fire, Forests, and Our Lands: An Indigenous Ecological Perspective
Hilary Renick
Chapter 6: Our Bodies Are the Front Lines: Responding to Land-Based Gender Violence
Annita Lucchesi
Chapter 7: Fisheries and Stewardship: Lessons from Native Hawaiian Aquaculture
Brenda Asuncion, Miwa Tamanaha, Kevin K.J. Chang, and Kim Moa
Chapter 8: Fire and the Coast Salish Three Sisters
Samuel Barr
Chapter 9: The Pendulum of Climate: A Hopi Story
Monica Nuvamsa
Chapter 10: Healthy Land, Healthy Food, Healthy People: A Cochiti Invitation to Join Us at the Table
A-dae Romero Briones
Part III: Indigenous Perspectives on Environmental Justice
Chapter 11: Preserving Our Place: Isle de Jean Charles
Chantel Comardelle
Chapter 12: Reconciling the Past May Be the Only Way to a Sustainable Future
Trisha Kehaulani Watson-Sproat
Chapter 13: An Indigenous Vision for Our Collective Future: Becoming Earth's Stewards Again
Native Peoples Action
Chapter 14: Regeneration—from the Beginning
A-dae Romero Briones
Part IV: Building Native Economies, Toward an Indigenous Economics
Chapter 15: Advancing Economic Sovereignty: Lifting Up Native Voices for Justice
Raymond Foxworth
Chapter 16: Moving beyond the Five Cs of Lending: A New Model of Credit for Indian Country
Jaime Gloshay and Vanessa Roanhorse
Chapter 17: Rewriting the Rules: Putting Trust Lands to Work for Native American Benefit
Lakota Vogel
Chapter 18: Helping Native Business Owners Thrive: How to Build a Supportive Ecosystem
Heather Fleming
Chapter 19: Building Community through Finance: A Wisconsin Native CDFI's Story
Fern Orie
Chapter 20: Radical Economics: Centering Indigenous Knowledge, Restoring the Circle
Vanessa Roanhorse
Afterword: Building a House of Knowledge
Carly Bad Heart Bull
About the Contributors
About the Editors
Sources
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Steve Dubb
Part I: Indigenous Perspectives on Philanthropy
Chapter 1: Philanthropy and Native Communities: Toward a More Just Future
Raymond Foxworth
Chapter 2: Building on Our Strengths: Centering Native People and Native Languages
Brooke Mosay Ammann, Valerie Segrest, and Lisa Wilson
Chapter 3: Challenging Harmful Philanthropic Practices
Sarah EchoHawk and Trisha Moquino
Chapter 4: Envisioning a Healthy Relationship between Money and Power
Sarah Kastelic and Sherry Salway Black
Part II: Protecting the Environment
Chapter 5: Fire, Forests, and Our Lands: An Indigenous Ecological Perspective
Hilary Renick
Chapter 6: Our Bodies Are the Front Lines: Responding to Land-Based Gender Violence
Annita Lucchesi
Chapter 7: Fisheries and Stewardship: Lessons from Native Hawaiian Aquaculture
Brenda Asuncion, Miwa Tamanaha, Kevin K.J. Chang, and Kim Moa
Chapter 8: Fire and the Coast Salish Three Sisters
Samuel Barr
Chapter 9: The Pendulum of Climate: A Hopi Story
Monica Nuvamsa
Chapter 10: Healthy Land, Healthy Food, Healthy People: A Cochiti Invitation to Join Us at the Table
A-dae Romero Briones
Part III: Indigenous Perspectives on Environmental Justice
Chapter 11: Preserving Our Place: Isle de Jean Charles
Chantel Comardelle
Chapter 12: Reconciling the Past May Be the Only Way to a Sustainable Future
Trisha Kehaulani Watson-Sproat
Chapter 13: An Indigenous Vision for Our Collective Future: Becoming Earth's Stewards Again
Native Peoples Action
Chapter 14: Regeneration—from the Beginning
A-dae Romero Briones
Part IV: Building Native Economies, Toward an Indigenous Economics
Chapter 15: Advancing Economic Sovereignty: Lifting Up Native Voices for Justice
Raymond Foxworth
Chapter 16: Moving beyond the Five Cs of Lending: A New Model of Credit for Indian Country
Jaime Gloshay and Vanessa Roanhorse
Chapter 17: Rewriting the Rules: Putting Trust Lands to Work for Native American Benefit
Lakota Vogel
Chapter 18: Helping Native Business Owners Thrive: How to Build a Supportive Ecosystem
Heather Fleming
Chapter 19: Building Community through Finance: A Wisconsin Native CDFI's Story
Fern Orie
Chapter 20: Radical Economics: Centering Indigenous Knowledge, Restoring the Circle
Vanessa Roanhorse
Afterword: Building a House of Knowledge
Carly Bad Heart Bull
About the Contributors
About the Editors
Sources
Index