Kuyini Ukuvuma Umhlaba?

  “I-Land Acknowledge iyisitatimende esisemthethweni esamukela futhi esihlonipha aboMdabu njengabaphathi bendabuko balo mhlaba kanye nobudlelwano obuhlala njalo obukhona phakathi kwaboHlanga kanye nezindawo zabo zendabuko.

Ukuqaphela umhlaba kuwukubonakaliswa kokubonga nokwazisa kulabo ohlala endaweni yabo, futhi kuyindlela yokuhlonipha aboMdabu abebehlala futhi besebenza kulowo mhlaba kusukela kudala. Kubalulekile ukuqonda umlando omude okwenze ukuba uhlale ezweni, futhi ufune ukuqonda indawo yakho kulowo mlando. Ukuhlonishwa komhlaba akukho enkathini edlule, noma umongo womlando: ubukoloni buwuhlelo oluqhubekayo lwamanje, futhi sidinga ukwakha ukuqaphela kwethu ukubamba iqhaza kwethu kwamanje. Kubalulekile futhi ukuqaphela ukuthi ukuvuma umhlaba kuwumthetho womdabu.”  https://www.northwestern.edu/native-american-and-indigenous-peoples/about/Land%20Acknowledgement.html

Phakathi nalo mhlangano wesidlo sasemini oqondiswe kumculi wokufundisa, kodwa ovuleleke emphakathini, sizozwa imbongi ka-Osage u-Duane BigEagle, owayeyimbongi kaCalPoets' Uthisha, owayenguMxhumanisi Wendawo yaseMarin County kanye nowayenguMongameli webhodi labaqondisi beCalPoets.   Kulo mhlangano owakhayo, ohlanganyelwe, ababambiqhaza bazomenywa ukuba bafunde, babelane, futhi babuze imibuzo ngalo mkhuba - bese beqala inqubo yokuzakhela owabo umhlaba wokuvuma okubonisa indawo yabo kanye nobuqiniso babo, uma bekhetha.

Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi kuningi okufanele kucatshangelwe, ekwakheni ukuvuma umhlaba. UDuane BigEagle uthi:  "Ngokwami angincomi ukuthi kugunyazwe umhlaba ngaphandle kokuthi wenze ucwaningo futhi usho amagama owashoyo. Abomdabu (kanye nayo yonke intsha) banele bakhuluma amazwi angenalutho."  Ngokwawo lo mkhuba umane uyisiqalo.  Kudingeka umsebenzi wasekhaya kanye nokunye.  Sifake izixhumanisi ezithokozisayo ngezansi ezingakusiza ukuthi uqale ukucabanga ngokuthi ungaqala kanjani ukusebenzisa lo mkhuba, ngendlela eyiqiniso.

Amadokhumenti ongawalanda ku-Duane BigEagle:

Amanothi Othisha Ngamasiko Omdabu WaseMelika

Izinto Eziyisisekelo/Izici Zabantu Bomdabu BaseMelika

Izindinganiso ZaseNdiya, Isimo Sengqondo, Nokuziphatha, Kanye Nokucatshangelwa Kwezemfundo

Usemhlabeni kabani? 

https://native-land.ca/

https://ncidc.org/California_Indian_Pre-Contact_Tribal_Territories

Amaphuzu okufanele acatshangelwe ekulungiseleleni ukuvunywa komhlaba:  https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2019/03/are-you-planning-to-do-land.html

Amaphuzu amaningi okufanele uwacabangele ekulungiseleleni ukuvunywa komhlaba:

https://apihtawikosisan.com/2016/09/beyond-territorial-acknowledgments/

Izinsiza ezengeziwe:

https://native-land.ca/resources/territory-acknowledgement/

https://nativegov.org/a-guide-to-indigenous-land-acknowledgment/

UDuane BigEagle uyilungu leNorthern California Osage Association futhi wazalelwa eClaremore, e-Oklahoma. Ufundise ukubhala ngobuciko kusukela ngo-1976 ngohlelo lweCalifornia Poets In The School.  Uyenzile  ufundise ezinhlelweni zezifundo zoMdabu eSan Francisco State, Sonoma State, futhi njengamanje ufundisa eCollege of Marin.  Uklonyeliswe ngezibonelelo ze-Artist in Residence ezivela kuMkhandlu Wezobuciko waseCalifornia kanye ne-Headlands Center for the Arts futhi usebenze kumaphaneli ahlukahlukene asekhaya, wesifunda, kanye nekazwelonke kanye nokubuyekezwa kwenqubomgomo kuma-ejensi amaningi okuhlanganisa uMkhandlu Wezobuciko waseCalifornia kanye ne-National Endowment for the Ubuciko. Uthole imiklomelo eminingana yezinkondlo okuhlanganisa ne-WA Gerbode Poetry Award ngo-1993. Uyilungu leBhodi elisungula i-American Indian Public Charter School e-Oakland, CA., futhi usebenze njengomeluleki wezinguquko kwezemfundo kuma-ejensi amaningi okuhlanganisa ne-Annenberg Institute. Wezinguquko Zesikole. U-Duane BigEagle futhi uyisishoshovu samasiko, umculi wendabuko waseNdiya waseMelika kanye nomdansi wendabuko wase-Osage Southern Straight.  Uke waba nguMongameli weBhodi Lezimbongi zaseCalifornia Ezikoleni.