An aerial view of a rooftop with grafitti that says "Our Home on Stolen Land." Blog title on the left reads "4 Lessons in Decolonization from Indigenous Communities for National Indigenous History month"

4 Lessons in Decolonization from Indigenous Communities for NIHM

Cultural Critiques, Resources

Each June, Canada observes National Indigenous History Month (NIHM). For many organizations and individuals, these 30 days are, rightfully, an opportunity to reflect on the violence European colonizers enacted against Indigenous communities during the theft and conquest of the Americas. However, we must recognize that Indigenous histories do not begin with colonial contact. For centuries,…