Resource Library
Photo by Russell Tomlin.
Sharing resources to broaden the understanding of Tribes and land justice.
Our Resources
The Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts and First Light Learning Journey have developed open access toolkits and educational materials that are free for public use. Please contact us if you have questions or issues that are not addressed in these materials.
-
Learning Journey Curriculum
Coming Soon
-
Land Access Legal Toolkit
Coming Soon
-
Learning Journey 101 Self-Guided Curriculum
Coming Soon
-
Communications Toolkit
Coming Soon
More Learning Materials
To support continued learning among the land trust community, the Oregon Land Justice Project has gathered these open access materials, organized by category. We do not own these resources; all credit is due to their respective owners and creators.
-
📍Native Maps (native-land.ca)
📍Heritage Maps (Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians)
-
📍A Guide to Indigenous Land Acknowledgement (native.gov)
📍Land Acknowledgement Guidance (oregon.gov)
📍So you Want to Do a Land Acknowledgement (Sogorea Te Land Trust)
📍A Guide to Changing Racist and Offensive Place Names in the United State (wilderness.org)
📍Land Acknowledgement: You’re on California Indian Land, Now What? (CSUSM Indian Studies)
📍Land Acknowledgement Guide (Illuminative)
📍From Acknowledgement to Action (Ecotrust)
📍Land Acknowledgement Toolkit (Tiana Wilson-Blindman)
📍The Meanings Behind Oregon’s Place Names (Travel Oregon)
-
📍Indian Country 101 (NCAI)
-
📍Teachings & Learnings About Native Americans (Native Knowledge 306)
-
📍Tribal Climte Adaptation Guidebook (Oregon Climate Change Research Institute)
📍The Value of Cultural Burning in Forest Management: A Conversation with Gabe Sheoships (Ecotrust)
📍Exploring Smart Forestry with the Hoopa Valley Tribe (Ecotrust)
📍Putting Indigenous Knowledge Into Practice for Climate Change: The Tribal Adaptation Menu (Agroecology Now)
VIDEO: The Honorable Harvest - Robin Wall Kimmerer (Bioneers)
-
📍 White House: Memorandum on Uniform Standards for Tribal Consultation (whitehouse.gov)
📍 Free Prior and Informed Consent: An Indigenous People’s Right and Good Practice for Local Communities (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
📍 Free, Prior and Informed Consent: Protecting Indigenous Peoples’ rights to self-determination, participation, and decision-making (Cultural Survival)
📍Indigenous Peoples: Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
📍Tribal Implementation Toolkit (NARF)
-
📍 Confluence Project Library (Confluence)
📍 VIDEO: Land of the Yakamas (Yakama Nation Fisheries)
-
📍 How to Come Correct (Sogorea Te Land Trust)
📍Unfencing the Future: Voices On How Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People and Organizations Can Work Together Toward Environmental and Conservation Goals (4 Rivers Consulting)
📍 for Indigenous Land Access and Return: A Summary of Legal and Relational Pathways - (Land Trust Alliance)
-
📍Blood Quantum and Sovereignty: A Guide (Native Governance Center)
📍Cultural Appropriation and Wellness Guide (Native Governance Center)
📍Indian Enough (Oregon Humanities)
📍AUDIO: Indigenous “Race Shifting” Red Flags (Kimm Tall Bear)
-
📍VIDEO: Broken Treaties (OPB)
-
📍Exploring the Abundance of Indigenous Homelands (Ecotrust)
📍Abundance: Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians
-
📍First Foods: How Native people are revitalizing the natural nourishment of the Pacific Northwest (Seattle Times)
📍Aligning environmental management with ecosystem resilience: a First Foods example from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon (Ecology and Society)
📍Why Do the Foods We Eat Matter? (Native Knowledge 360)
-
📍Considerations for Federal and State Landback (Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development)
📍Land Reparations & Indigenous Solidarity Toolkit (Resource Generation)
📍Sovereign-to-Sovereign Cooperative Agreements (University of Washington School of Law)
📍 for Indigenous Land Access and Return: A Summary of Legal and Relational Pathways - (Land Trust Alliance)
-
📍Welcome to Indian Country 101 (The Nature Conservancy in Washington and The Whitener Group)