https://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.comA blog covering Indigenous history, advocacy, culture and environmental justice. Written in the tradition of the long work of dignity and resistance.enhttps://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/obligatory-statement-on-thanksgivinghttps://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/obligatory-statement-on-thanksgivingWed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000HistoryThe Thanksgiving story taught in schools leaves out most of what actually happened. Here is what the record shows and why it still matters today.https://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/uranium-the-demon-mineralhttps://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/uranium-the-demon-mineralWed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000EnvironmentUranium mining has left a lasting mark on Indigenous lands across the American West. Here is what that extraction cost and what communities are still living with.https://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/make-indians-great-againhttps://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/make-indians-great-againWed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000AdvocacyPolitical slogans applied to Indigenous communities often misread what those communities are actually fighting for. Here is why the framing matters.https://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/native-american-mascots-racist-and-harmfulhttps://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/native-american-mascots-racist-and-harmfulWed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000AdvocacyThe continued use of Native American imagery as sports mascots causes documented harm. Here is the evidence and what decades of advocacy have achieved.https://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/the-500-years-that-shaped-todayhttps://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/the-500-years-that-shaped-todayWed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000HistoryFive centuries of colonisation have shaped every aspect of Indigenous life in the Americas. Here is a clear account of the forces still in play.https://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/what-columbus-day-gets-wronghttps://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/what-columbus-day-gets-wrongWed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000HistoryColumbus Day celebrates an arrival that began centuries of violence and dispossession. Here is what the holiday obscures and what it erases.https://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/the-treaty-system-and-how-it-was-brokenhttps://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/the-treaty-system-and-how-it-was-brokenWed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000AdvocacyThe United States signed hundreds of treaties with Native nations and violated nearly every one. Here is how that system worked and what the breaches cost.https://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/land-acknowledgements-gesture-or-commitmenthttps://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/land-acknowledgements-gesture-or-commitmentWed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000EducationLand acknowledgements have become common in institutional settings. Here is what they mean when done well and what makes them hollow when done poorly.https://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/the-indian-boarding-school-legacyhttps://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/the-indian-boarding-school-legacyWed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000HistoryThe US Indian boarding school system was designed to eliminate Indigenous culture. Here is what that system did and what its survivors and descendants carry today.https://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/water-rights-and-indigenous-communitieshttps://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/water-rights-and-indigenous-communitiesWed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000EnvironmentAccess to clean water is a persistent crisis for many Native communities. Here is how water rights became contested and what is at stake in current disputes.https://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/reclaiming-indigenous-languagehttps://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/reclaiming-indigenous-languageWed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000CultureHundreds of Indigenous languages are endangered due to colonial policy. Here is what language revitalisation looks like and why it matters.https://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/how-to-support-indigenous-causeshttps://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/how-to-support-indigenous-causesWed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000EducationNon-Native allyship can help or harm depending on how it is practised. Here is what genuine support looks like and what patterns to avoid.https://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/the-standing-rock-movementhttps://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/the-standing-rock-movementWed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000AdvocacyStanding Rock became a defining moment for Indigenous rights and environmental activism. Here is what happened, what it achieved and what it left unfinished.https://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/traditional-ecological-knowledgehttps://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/traditional-ecological-knowledgeWed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000EnvironmentIndigenous communities hold ecological knowledge built over millennia. Here is what that knowledge contains and why Western science is starting to listen.https://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/repatriation-of-sacred-objectshttps://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/repatriation-of-sacred-objectsWed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000CultureMuseums hold thousands of sacred Native objects taken without consent. Here is how the repatriation process works and what communities are still waiting for.https://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/the-cleveland-baseball-team-renaminghttps://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/the-cleveland-baseball-team-renamingWed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000AdvocacyThe Cleveland baseball team dropped its racist name in 2022 after decades of advocacy. Here is how that campaign was fought and what the win means in context.https://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/urban-indigenous-communitieshttps://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/urban-indigenous-communitiesWed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000CommunityMost Native Americans today live in cities, not on reservations. Here is what urban Indigenous life looks like and what challenges city-based communities face.https://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/indigenous-resistance-through-arthttps://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/indigenous-resistance-through-artWed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000CultureIndigenous artists use their work to resist erasure and assert cultural survival. Here is how that tradition continues and what it communicates to readers.https://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/food-sovereignty-and-indigenous-farminghttps://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/food-sovereignty-and-indigenous-farmingWed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000EnvironmentFood sovereignty is central to Indigenous self-determination. Here is what traditional farming involves and how communities are rebuilding food systems.https://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/building-coalition-non-native-allyshiphttps://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/building-coalition-non-native-allyshipWed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000CommunityEffective coalitions between Indigenous and non-Native organisations require specific commitments. Here is what that work involves and what makes it last.