Upcoming Book Discussion on Red Earth Nation.
In the spirit of truth and reconciliation we want to both publicize and thank the Decorah UU Fellowship for hosting a Community Book Read “Red Earth Nation” by Eric Zimmer and Meskwaki Historians, Johnathan L. Buffalo and Dawn Suzanne Wanatee Buffalo. The First Unitarian of Des Moines Green Sanctuary Team and IUUWAN Environmental Justice Team are encouraging people to attend by zoom
Discussion of the book will be held on Tuesdays February 10, 17, and 24 from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. in person at Luther College Student Union or on zoom, but you can purchase the book now to read before the discussions.
“In 1857, the Meskwaki Nation purchased an eighty-acre parcel of land along the Iowa River. With that modest plot secured as a place to rest and rebuild after centuries of devastation and dispossession, the Meskwaki, or “Red Earth People,” began to reclaim their homeland—an effort that Native nations continue to this day in what has recently come to be called the #Landback movement. Red Earth Nation explores the long history of #Landback through the Meskwaki Nation’s story, one of the oldest and clearest examples of direct-purchase Indigenous land reclamation in American history.” – synopsis from the website Red Earth Nation, University of Oklahoma Press.
This book was recommended by Shelley Buffalo from the Meskwaki Settlement. This is an important history of Iowans to know. Red Earth Nation can be purchased at Dragonfly Books for a 10% discount, at University of Oklahoma Press, or Amazon. If you or a friend wishes to join the discussions of Red Earth Nation, please email decorahuu.contact@gmail.