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PennElys Droz

is an Anishinaabekwe mother of five, a Program Officer for the NDN Collective, and an active founding Board member of Sustainable Nations. She has worked for over 20 years in service of the redevelopment of thriving, ecologically, culturally, and economically sustainable, and resilient Indigenous Nations. She loves mycelium, plants, and soils. Her soul is fed in her garden, in the forest and desert, and on the water with her children and partner.

Articles By This Author

Social Justice

Indigenous and Black Communities Find Common Cause for Land Justice

Historically, Indigenous and Black folks have been turned against each other by colonizers and enslavers. Now, communities are learning from one another and finding solidarity in efforts to reclaim stolen lands.

PennElys Droz | Nov 22, 2022

Social Justice

Stolen Lands: A Black and Indigenous History of Land Exploitation

Colonization, through genocide, land theft, and the imposition of private property, has dispossessed Indigenous and Black peoples of their homelands across the continents for generations.

PennElys Droz | Nov 16, 2022

Issues

The Healing Work of Returning Stolen Lands

The Wiyot Tribe regained its sacred island home after decades of unrelenting prayer and relationship-building.

PennElys Droz | Nov 15, 2021

YES! Media to Sunset June 2025

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YES! Media to Sunset June 2025