During this season of Thanksgiving, and in recognition of Native American Heritage Month, the Franciscan Peace Center invites members of our community to reflect on land justice, particularly as it relates to our indigenous neighbors.

On today’s episode of The “Center” we’re joined by Eric Anglada, a Catholic Worker farmer, and lay leader at the Sinisinawa Mound Center in Southwestern Wisconsin. Eric co-founded the St. Isidore Catholic Worker Farm in Cuba City, Wisconsin with his wife, Brenna Cussen Anglada. When Eric is not farming, or facilitating summer solstice Wild Church activities, he educates communities to advocate for indigenous land justice. 

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Additional resources:

Would you like to learn more about the Catholic Worker movement, or find a Catholic Worker farm near you? Visit this website for more information: https://catholicworker.org/catholic-worker-farms/?paged=1

Eric Anglada has written several articles for the National Catholic Reporter. Read them here: https://www.ncronline.org/authors/eric-anglada

Get involved with the Honor Native Land Fund by visiting their website here:

https://honornativelandfund.org/

Would you like to learn what native land you are living on? This interactive map provides information about the indigenous land that we inhabit. https://native-land.ca/

Would you like to learn more, or get involved with the work of Land Justice Futures? Visit their website here: https://www.landjusticefutures.org/

Cultural Survival provides resources intended to help reconcile the real history of Thanksgiving, Land Treaties within the United States, and the impact that land theft from our indigenous neighbors has had on our society through the voices of our indigenous neighbors. You can visit Cultural Survival’s website here: https://www.culturalsurvival.org/news/9-ways-decolonize-and-honor-native-peoples-thanksgiving

Please note: The views expressed here are individual views that do not necessarily reflect the views of the Sisters of St. Francis, Clinton, Iowa.