Mahtowin Munro is one of the leaders of United American Indians of New England (UAINE), an organization of Native Americans fighting for indigenous rights and against various forms of ongoing indigenous genocide. Some of Munro’s activism with the UAINE includes working for the recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day and organizing the National Day of Mourning. This talk, “Sinking Columbus and the Mayflower: Indigenous Struggles, Decolonization, and the Necessity of Solidarity,” was part of the larger series “Global Racism, State Violence and Activism,” organized by Tufts’ department of Anthropology, and co-sponsored by the Center for the Humanities at Tufts, Women Gender and Sexuality Studies, and Race Colonialism and Diaspora. Amongst the dozens of insightful pieces of knowledge Mahtowin Munro gave during her talk, one of the most interesting points was the link between the forces that perpetuate settler colonialism and those fueling climate destruction. Munro made sure to emphasize the importance of recognizing indigenous resistance as unequivocally necessary to protect our planet.
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