Land Back
Land Back, also referred to with
Description
Land Back aims to reestablish Indigenous political authority over territories that Indigenous tribes claim by treaty.
Land Back was introduced in 2018 by Arnell Tailfeathers, a member of the
The
Philosophy
The NDN Collective describes the Land Back campaign as a metanarrative that ties together many different Indigenous organizations similar to the
Land Back promotes a return to communal land ownership of traditional and unceded Indigenous lands and rejects colonial concepts of real estate and private land ownership.[7] Return of land is not only economic, but also implies the return of relationships and self-governance.[5]
Land Back does not mean that non-Indigenous people should be made to leave unceded Indigenous lands.[10][7]
Methods
In some cases, land is directly returned to Indigenous people when private landowners, municipalities, or governments give the land back to Indigenous tribes. This may take the form of a simple transaction within the colonial real estate framework.[2]
Indigenous-led projects may also use community land trusts to reserve lands for their group.[10]
Actions
In 2020, electronic music group,
In 2021,
Transfers
The
The Mashpee Wampanoag have lived in Massachusetts and eastern Rhode Island for thousands of years. In 2007, about 300 acres (1.2 km2) of Massachusetts land was put into trust as a reservation for the tribe. Since then, a legal battle has left the tribe's status—and claim to the land—in limbo.[2]
In 2016 Dr. Mohan Singh Virick, a Punjabi
In October 2018, the city of
In 2019, the United Methodist Church gave 3 acres (1.2 ha) of historic land back to the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma.[2] The US government in 1819 had promised the tribe 148,000 acres (600 km2) of land in what is now Kansas City, Kansas. When 664 Wyandotte people arrived, the land had been given to someone else.[21]
In July 2020, an organization of self-identified Esselen descendants purchased a 1,200-acre ranch (4.9 km2) near Big Sur, California, as part of a larger $4.5m deal. This acquisition, in historical Esselen lands, aims to protect old-growth forest and wildlife, and the Little Sur River.[22]
Land on the Saanich Peninsula in British Columbia was returned to the Tsartlip First Nation in December 2020.[23]
Management of the 18,800-acre (76 km2)
In August 2022, the Red Cliff Chippewa in northern Wisconsin had 1,500 acres (6.1 km2) of land along the Lake Superior shoreline returned to them from the Bayfield County government. This came after the tribe signed a 2017 memorandum of understanding with the county, acknowledging the Red Cliff Chippewa's desire to see their reservation boundaries restored in full.[25]
See also
- Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations
- Indigenous Land Rights
- Aboriginal title in the United States
- Indigenous land rights in Australia
- Indigenous land claims in Canada
- Republic of Lakotah proposal
References
- ^ ISSN 1742-7150.
- ^ a b c d e Kaur, Harmeet. "Indigenous people across the US want their land back -- and the movement is gaining momentum". CNN. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Opinion: 'Land Back' is more than a slogan for a resurgent Indigenous movement". Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ Barnett, Tracy L. (May 12, 2022). "Wixarika Caravan to AMLO: We Want Our #LandBack". The Esperanza Project. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- ^ hdl:10092/103260.
- ^ "The "Landback" Movement Would Return Stolen Land to Indigenous Stewardship". In These Times. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- ^ a b c Toastie, B. (August 22, 2022). "Questions about the LandBack movement, answered". High Country News. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ a b Moscufo, Michela. "For These Indigenous Artists 'Land Back' Is Both A Political Message And A Fundraising Opportunity". Forbes. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ Nelson, Kate (February 20, 2024). "The Land Back Movement Isn't Just Focused on Ancestral Grounds — It's Fighting to Preserve and Restore Foodways Too". Eater. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Yesno, Riley (2022). "Land Back". New Internationalist (540): 26–29.
- ^ "Native History: Construction of Mount Rushmore Begins". IndianCountryToday.com. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ "Landback Manifesto". Landback. NDN Collective. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ "Vast 'Indian Land' sign draws visitors to Desert X art festival". France 24. March 12, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "4 arrested after hanging "LANDBACK" flag from Omaha Street grain elevator". Kota TV. 2021.
- ^ "North Coast Journal - July 1, 2004: COVER STORY - The Return of Indian Island - Restoring the center of the Wiyot world". www.northcoastjournal.com. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ McHugh, Paul (September 20, 2005). "THE NORTH COAST: A Kayak Adventure / GOING HOME AGAIN / On a sacred island in Humboldt Bay, descendants of the Wiyots -- an Indian tribe nearly wiped out by massacres in the 1800s -- forge a future from the remnants of that tragic past". SFGATE. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ "Cape Breton doctor to be honoured". Cape Breton Post. SaltWire Network. October 2, 2017.
- ^ Ayers, Tom (May 2014). "Respected physician says First Nation needs the land 'more than I do'". Mi’kmaq-Maliseet Nations News. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "Vancouver returns city-owned land to Musqueam". CBC. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "Portion of c̓əsnaʔəm village and burial site returned to Musqueam". Musqueam Official Website. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "United Methodist Church gives historic mission site and land back to Wyandotte Nation". IndianCountry Today. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ "Northern California Esselen tribe regains ancestral land after 250 years". The Guardian. July 28, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "sartlip First Nation territory doubles in size after traditional land returned by B.C. government". CBC. July 28, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- AP News. January 17, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ Kunze, Jenna. "Chippewa Tribe Gets 1,500 Acres of Lake Superior Land Back in NW Wisconsin". Native News Online. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
External links
- The Land Back Campaign, NDN Collective
- The Halluci Nation - Land Back Ft. Boogey The Beat & Northern Voice (Official Audio) by A Tribe Called Red
- 100 years of land struggle (Canada)