I've worked with the Cooperative Development Institute here in the Northeast to help a bunch of farmers start/legally form coops and had good experiences. Happy to chat if it's helpful.
Hey, I've appreciated the series and the time you're taking to create this primer as a political project. I've been lurking for a few months but this series is drawing me out!
Two questions regarding referrals to other resources. Just a hunch that the effort it takes for you to pull these together may fade over time, I hope it doesn't, but it's got to be a lot of work!
Do you have any recommendations for books or other materials that provide historical and critical analysis of tribal and indigenous relations? I am coming pretty green to this but respect how you're approaching it and figured I'd start to see if you have any hot tips.
Second, I'm especially curious about how to link calls for land back and rematriation to the "historic" (and still insignificant) amount of resources and money that is flowing to conservation and climate related projects. Even though the federal government is deepening the crises of our time, it is still throwing previously unseen amounts of money around without much of a plan. I've got to assume there's a chance to improve material conditions for tribes and indigenous communities around the country in a meaningful way.
I feel that tension between digging in to a system that continues to perpetuate oppression and just straight up trying to get money to communities that need it. This specific pool of money feels like there's a connection that can / is already being made. I'm trying to do some writing on this but I wonder if this prompt sparks any other thoughts or recommendations?
I've worked with the Cooperative Development Institute here in the Northeast to help a bunch of farmers start/legally form coops and had good experiences. Happy to chat if it's helpful.
https://cdi.coop/