Invisible No More
Voices from Native America
256 pages
6 x 9
13 photos, 1 illustration
Book 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 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.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Michael Roberts
Introduction by Steve Dubb
Part I: Indigenous Perspectives on Philanthropy
Introduction to Part I
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: Changing 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
Introduction to Part II
Chapter 5: Fire, Forests, and Our Lands
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: A Cochiti Invitation to Join Us at the Table
A-dae Romero Briones
Part III: Indigenous Perspectives on Environmental Justice
Introduction to Part III
Chapter 11: Preserving Our Place: Isle de Jean Charles
Chantelle 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
Introduction to Part IV
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 by Carly Bad Heart Bull
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Notes
Sources
Index