Today, we honor the unbroken presence and resilience of Anishinaabe peoples on their ancestral homelands. The trail marker at Clinch Park isn't just a historical artifact, it's a declaration that Indigenous peoples are still here, still fighting, still caring for this land.

This is Anishinaabe territory. It has always been Anishinaabe territory. The Odawa, Ojibwe, and Potawatomi nations never ceded this land, never gave permission for its theft, and continue to assert their sovereignty despite centuries of attempted erasure.

Today’s action:
* Learn more about the Anishinaabe Trails Project https://anishinaabetrails.org/clinch-park/
* Visit the trail marker and listen to what it teaches you
* Acknowledge that you are on indigenous territory
* Reflect on how colonization continues today through environmental destruction, pipeline projects, and ongoing dispossession
* Consider what Land Back means and how you can support Indigenous sovereignty

This marker exists because Indigenous communities fought to have their presence acknowledged. It represents resistance against a settler society that would prefer Native peoples remain invisible or relegated to the past.

Your grief for ongoing colonization is connected to Indigenous peoples' grief for stolen children, murdered relatives, poisoned waters, and desecrated sacred sites. By witnessing this marker, you join a movement that centers Indigenous voices and demands justice, not just recognition.

Additional resources
https://vimeo.com/1072691352/47a3c76f6a?ts=0&share=copy
https://glenarborsun.com/marking-anishinaabe-trails/