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soniaI made my land tax payment to the Chinook Nation, since they're one of the tribes that live in this area. I included a note about land tax and a link to the Shuumi Land Tax page. Don't know what they'll think of all that.
I figured out which tribe to donate to with the Land Reparations & Indigenous Solidarity Toolkit (viacynthia1960) which links to Territory Acknowledgement which has a location search box on the left to find which tribes live there. From there you can get a map and more information about a specific tribe, for example Chinook territory.
I also invited a young Black man with elegant dreadlocks to go ahead of me in line at the post office, because he was there when I got there. He was hesitant, then thanked me profusely and in a low voice complained about being told to go to the end of the line after talking to the postal clerk, instead of "go to the head of the line when you're ready" like everyone else. I heaved a sympathetic sigh.
As he left, he looked me in the eye and thanked me again. I'm glad I could make a difference, and it makes me cry that a small bit of kindness and recognition made that much difference to him. I hope his day improved from there. He looked worn down.
I figured out which tribe to donate to with the Land Reparations & Indigenous Solidarity Toolkit (via
cynthia1960) which links to Territory Acknowledgement which has a location search box on the left to find which tribes live there. From there you can get a map and more information about a specific tribe, for example Chinook territory.I also invited a young Black man with elegant dreadlocks to go ahead of me in line at the post office, because he was there when I got there. He was hesitant, then thanked me profusely and in a low voice complained about being told to go to the end of the line after talking to the postal clerk, instead of "go to the head of the line when you're ready" like everyone else. I heaved a sympathetic sigh.
As he left, he looked me in the eye and thanked me again. I'm glad I could make a difference, and it makes me cry that a small bit of kindness and recognition made that much difference to him. I hope his day improved from there. He looked worn down.
