let me hear your voice tonight (
alexseanchai) wrote2011-10-10 09:30 pm
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Happy Columbus Day
And by 'happy' I mean 'if you're not First Nations and you're living somewhere that used to be First Nations territory, check your privilege'.
I saw, somewhere, a someecard saying that the appropriate celebration today would be to declare your neighbor's house yours. Cute. I had a better idea. Find a charity dedicated to improving the lives of First Nations folk and donate.
I hit up Charity Navigator, and their four-out-of-four-star charities for the keywords 'Native American' (more results than 'First Nations') are the Native American Heritage Association, the American Indian College Fund, and Trees, Water, and People, which I'm not linking because it's not specific to First Nations. Among the three-star charities are the First Nations Development Institute and the Native American Rights Fund. I'm hitting up random.org to see which of those four gets my $5 today. And the dice say...4. NARF it is.
I saw, somewhere, a someecard saying that the appropriate celebration today would be to declare your neighbor's house yours. Cute. I had a better idea. Find a charity dedicated to improving the lives of First Nations folk and donate.
I hit up Charity Navigator, and their four-out-of-four-star charities for the keywords 'Native American' (more results than 'First Nations') are the Native American Heritage Association, the American Indian College Fund, and Trees, Water, and People, which I'm not linking because it's not specific to First Nations. Among the three-star charities are the First Nations Development Institute and the Native American Rights Fund. I'm hitting up random.org to see which of those four gets my $5 today. And the dice say...4. NARF it is.
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