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Resources, Curiosity, and Mutual Relationships
Resources, Curiosity, and Mutual Relationships
The Native American Task Force of the Southwestern Washington Synod aspires to Curate Resources, Cultivate Sacred Curiosity, and Encourage Mutual Relationships between our congregations and their Native American neighbors and siblings.
Curated Resources and Documents
Gather, develop, and maintain resources relevant to Native American culture and history within the geographical area of the Southwestern Washington Synod. Resources will be curated and made available on our website, e-newsletter, and Synod and congregational events.
Cultivating Sacred Curiosity
Support the efforts of the bishop and synodical staff to connect with native peoples in acts of repentance and reconciliation
Encourage Mutual Relationships
Raise awareness within congregations about the Native American peoples and the history of the land relevant to the places we live and serve.
Public Declarations of Apology to tribes of the Northwest
- A Public Declaration to Tribal Councils 1987 https://swwasynod.org/1987-apology-to-the-tribes-of-the-northwest/
- A Public Declaration to Tribal Councils 1997https://swwasynod.org/1997-apology-to-the-tribes-of-the-northwest/
- A Public Declaration to Tribal Councils 2014-15https://swwasynod.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/A-Public-Declaration-2014-2015.pdf
- Repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery
- Synod Resolution 2019 https://swwasynod.org/swwa-repudiation-of-the-doctrine-of-discovery-resolution-2019-as-passed/
- ELCA Statement 2019 (not supposed to be spacing of documents like this:)
- Telling and Teaching the Truth: The Church’s Obligation to Education about the Ongoing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery 9/2021 https://elca.org/News-and-Events/8118
- Doctrine of Christian Discovery: Lutherans and the Language of Empire https://elca.org/JLE/Articles/1203?_ga=2.167998753.1431669280.1633970961-488237888.1612287583
- Dakota Access Pipeline Statement by ELCA Presiding Bishop Eaton https://swwasynod.org/1987-apology-to-the-tribes-of-the-northwest/
- Exploring Doctrine of Discovery through lens of Baptism - Episcopal Churchhttps://ecntx.org/exploring-doctrine-of-discovery-through-lens-of-baptism/
- Northwest Treaties https://nwifc.org/member-tribes/treaties/
Current and On-Going Actions
- A Model of Land Acknowledgement(leave unbolded until I have the statement to attach please)
o Why land acknowledgements? http://landacknowledgements.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Acknowledgement-Guide-finalfinal.pdf
- Boarding School Healing https://boardingschoolhealing.org/
- List of boarding schools in US: https://swwasynod.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/list-of-indian-boarding-schools-in-US.jpg
- A Statement from the Interfaith Network for Indigenous Communities regarding Indigenous Boarding Schools, September 2021 https://swwasynod.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/INIC-Statement-on-Boarding-Schools-with-signers9-21.pdf
- Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Children
- Treaties
- Northwest Treaty Tribes https://nwtreatytribes.org/treaties/
- Understanding Tribal Treaty rights in Western Washington https://nwifc.org/w/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2014/10/understanding-treaty-rights-final.pdf
Worship Resources, Books and Films (pdf)
Coming soon!
Related Organizations
- Faith Action Network https://fanwa.org/
- Interfaith Network for Indigenous Communities https://fanwa.org/our-network/inic/