Thank you for your interest in "Stolen Land, Stolen People".
The conversation will provide a brief history of the Doctrine of Discovery; describe the impact on Indigenous and African people- past and present, and explore ways we can come together for our collective healing.

This Racism is Real conversation will be led by ROJ Trainer & Accountability Council member Rev. Michelle Armster and feature panelists: Dr. Edward Valandra, Dr. Kyle Mays, and Erica Littlewolf.

This event will take place on Wednesday, April 12 4-5:30pm PT / 7-8:30pm PT (it will be recorded for registrants to watch at any time).

While registration is free, we ask you to Pay What You Can, so that we are able to financially compensate our trainers and panelists. 

If you are able, please add a donation to your cart during the checkout process (suggested amount: $10-20). Thank you for your support!

Our panelists: 
Edward C Valandra, Ph.D., is Sicangu Titunwan, born and raised on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation. His research focuses on the national revitalization of the Oceti Sakowin Oyate (People of the Seven Fires, commonly called the D/L/Nakota people) and the development of Native Studies. Dr. Valandra is the founder and Research Fellow for the Community for the Advancement of Native Studies (CANS), a Native-government-chartered, research-based, reservation-rooted organization.

Kyle T. Mays (he/his) is an Assistant Professor of African American Studies, American Indian Studies, and History at UCLA.  He is the author of Hip Hop Beats, Indigenous Rhymes: Modernity and Hip Hop in Indigenous North America (SUNY Press, 2018). His most recent book is An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States (Beacon Press) which argues that African enslavement and Indigenous dispossession have been central to the founding of the United States, and explores how Black and Indigenous peoples have resisted U.S. democracy from the founding of the U.S. to the present.

Erica Littlewolf is from the Northern Cheyenne and works for Mennonite Central Committee Central States' Indigenous Visioning Circle. She is committed to the work of decolonization, authentic relationship, and healing. With her BS in psychology and American Indian Studies, she applies her education to how justice issues impact Indigenous people.

Check out these books by our panelists! 

Colorizing Restorative Justice: Voicing Our Realities (2020, Living Justice Press) - edited by Dr. Valandra, with essays featured by Rev. Michelle, Erica, and other women of color: https://livingjusticepress.org/product/colorizing-restorative-justice-2/