Giving First Recipient for October 2024
Each Sunday, the offering collected during worship is split between the support of First Parish and another organization chosen by the Social Justice Committee. For October, the Native Land Conservancy will share half of the plate.
Native Land Conservancy (NLC), www.nativelandconservancy.org, an Indigenously-led national land conservation nonprofit based in Mashpee, MA. Founded on the principle that all land is sacred, with a mission to “protect sacred spaces, habitat areas for our winged and four-legged neighbors, and other essential ecosystem resources to benefit Mother Earth and all human beings.” NLC partners with other land conservancies and provides Indigenous wisdom to preserve natural resources. As Paula Peters, NLC’s Communications Director shares, “land rescued by Indigenous People is more than land conservation –it helps restore humanity’s relationship with the earth.” NLC supports land recovery and restoration, and the space to use cultural practices of their ancestors. NLC educates through their outreach programs, guided walks, public events, blogs, newsletter, and social media. Fall events include “Indigenous Teachings with the Elements” and historian and culture keeper Linda Coombs speaking on the myths of Thanksgiving and her new book, “Colonization and the Wampanoag Story”.
Please give generously.