#myturtlesback

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Land/Consent. We live and cycle in stolen land. . “Acknowledging Indigenous land goes beyond a simple statement at the beginning of a presentation or a simple reference in your bio. When you acknowledge the land you are acknowledging the colonial history of American and the white supremacist, racist, economic, and religious forces at play that are responsible for stealing the land where you live today. You’re acknowledging that colonialism is an ongoing process and that much of this land was unceded territories of nations that existed before you and will continue to exist after you. When you ride outdoors, research the Indigenous nations that are active around you and donate money, time, or support to them.” @gfx_prints. . Learn to build consent to how you recreate on the land by listening to Indigenous people. The land is medicine to a lot of us who ride for self care. A good place to start learning from is our Diné relative @renay.h. . There’s a particular ‘amnesia’ this country has about the history of Turtle Island, so called America. Not enough history is discussed about the people who inhabited this land and the atrocities committed against them because that’s the point, to continually erase and maintain empire. I encourage all of you to do more research of the you land you live on. . You can visit native-land.ca to search any city in the US and Canada and many places in South America to see who’s territory you’re on. . As my homie @pedalhomie puts it: .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “Mountain bikers and cyclists need to rethink not only our relationship to land but our relationship to disrespecting people”. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #nativeland #landacknowledgement #turtleisland #changethename #consent #landmanagement #motherearth #indigeneous #indigenoussolidarity #native #nativeland #myturtlesback #cycling #bikes #colonialism #mtb #gravel (at Turtle Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB3zSnPFovq/?utm_medium=tumblr