🌎 Decolonization & Land Context

Most actions and mutual aid efforts take place on stolen Indigenous land.
Ignoring this context can damage trust, erase histories, and weaken pod legitimacy.
Acknowledging and acting responsibly builds real solidarity and effectiveness.

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Beyond Acknowledgment: A Solidarity Framework

1. Research (Before You Act)

• Use Native-Land.ca to identify nations and treaties in your region.
• Check tribal websites for current struggles (e.g., water defense, missing relatives).
• Search local archives for broken treaties and active land disputes.

2. Relationship (Before You Speak)

• Offer labor before asks: "Can our pod assist with your next supply run?"
• Follow communication protocols (some nations require council contact, not DMs).
• Compensate Indigenous speakers and advisors (no "free emotional labor").

3. Redistribution (Beyond Symbolism)

Symbolic Gesture	Material Alternative
Land acknowledgment at events	Donate 1% of pod funds to a land tax or Indigenous org
Posting solidarity graphics	Amplify their campaigns directly, not your org
Using "decolonization" rhetoric	Offer shared access to storage, meeting space, or supplies

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Pod Decision-Making Audit

Ask before any major plan or action:

• Who historically controlled this land?
• Who is most impacted by this issue today?
• Have we consulted them? If not, why?

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Land & Migrant Justice Intersections

Connections to note:

• Border walls desecrate sacred Indigenous sites (e.g., Tohono O’odham Nation).
• ICE collaborates with tribal police on some reservations.
• Many Indigenous peoples are also migrants (e.g., Maya communities crossing borders).

Solidarity actions:

• Provide bilingual legal observers for Indigenous-led protests.
• Share mutual aid networks (e.g., water drops for desert camps).
• Support Indigenous border communities resisting surveillance or militarization.

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Harm Reduction Guide

Mistake	Repair Approach
Spoke for a nation without consent	Issue public correction and cede platform
Used cultural imagery without permission	Remove materials and donate to the impacted community
Ignored treaty or land rights	Pause action, consult elders, and adjust plans

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Decolonial Pod Practices

• Meeting Openings: Acknowledge current Indigenous struggles (e.g., "Lenape resisting pipeline X") instead of past-tense statements.
• Resource Allocation: Set aside supplies for Indigenous-led efforts before filling pod needs.
• Conflict Resolution: Use restorative circles, not punitive call-outs, to model decolonial values.

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Checklist (Enhanced)

• Researched active Indigenous land struggles (not just historical maps).
• Compensated Indigenous advisors for time and expertise.
• Audited pod spaces (Are we occupying contested or sacred land?).
• Added Indigenous contacts (with consent) to emergency Signal groups.