Dear TCS families,
We are the Middle Level Social Justice League and our first project was to reflect on tomorrow's upcoming holiday. While for many of us it is a day to show gratitude and celebrate we should also acknowledge that this is a day of grieving for the many Indigenous people that currently inhabit and have inhabited this land far before its colonization.
We would like to acknowledge that Cook County and The Children's School building is on the ancestral homeland of the Council of Three Fires—the Ojibwa, Ottawa and Potawatomi tribes—and a place of trade with many other tribes, including the Ho-Chunk, Miami, Menominee, Sauk and Meskwaki.
If possible, we would highly recommend donating to the Chi-Nations Youth Council, which is a youth run organization that creates safe spaces for Native youth and promotes activism. This youth group worked diligently and succeeded in passing a resolution in Chicago that recognized Chicago as ancestral native land. The group has also started the First Nations Garden, a community garden in Albany Park. If you cannot donate money you can donate your time by attending a community day at the garden, which is held every Sunday to work the land and build relationships.
We are grateful to be part of such a thoughtful and generous community,
The ML Social Justice League
