Race Equity Culture™ Partner Training with Vance Blackfox
Land Back and Land Ack(nowledgment)
This virtual two-hour session will introduce participants to the history and significance of land acknowledgments and the Land Back movement.
Over the past two decades governments, organizations, churches and, individuals from around the world have been honoring Mother Earth, Indigenous peoples, their ancestors, and Tribal Nations by practicing land acknowledgments when people gather. This class will introduce participants to the history and purpose of land acknowledgments, why they are important, as well as how and when groups and individuals should practice them. There are appropriate and respectful ways to deliver acknowledgements and knowing these ways will promote them and leave lasting impacts.
In addition, the Land Back movement has been impacting the lives of Tribal Nations and Tribal Members across Turtle Island. Class participants will learn more about this movement and reparations, why the movement is important to not only Indigenous people but for all people, and how best to engage in the restorative justice practices that such a movement fosters and demands. Asking people and organizations to choose justice in this way can prove challenging, yet starting the conversation gets us all closer to healing.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email workshops@equityinthecenter.org.
Accessibility
Our trainings are hosted on the Zoom video conferencing platform. You will need a computer or mobile device with a camera and microphone, and a quiet place to participate. A desktop computer (rather than cell phone or tablet) is ideal for accessing the training, as it allows the best ease of access to all the features in Zoom.
Trainings are interactive and most include breakout discussions. Please come ready to participate! If this is not possible for you, accommodations can be made by direct messaging the EIC Zoom host at the start of the training. We offer auto-generated closed captions through Zoom. Captions can sometimes be a little glitchy or inaccurate. Please reach out to workshops@equityinthecenter.org if you have accessibility needs or concerns.
Upcoming Workshops and Cost
In April 2022, we adopted a tiered pricing model to align with best practices in equity-focused organizations. We ask that organizations purchasing tickets on behalf of their staff purchase tickets in the tier that aligns with your organizational budget and sector. For individuals purchasing tickets for themselves, we ask that those with greater privilege purchase tickets at the higher end, which allows individuals with historically less access to wealth, disproportionately BIPOC folks, to pay the lower fees.
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Q4 2024 Session
Thursday, November 21, 2024
3:00 – 5:00 pm ET
(2-4pm CT / 1-3pm MT / 12-2pm PT)
Prior attendance of Vance’s Indian 101 training is recommended but not required.
When you sign up for Land Back and Land Ack, you will receive 25% off of your ticket for Indian 101 on November 14!
| Subsidized Rate | Actual Cost Rate | Supporter Rate | Investment Rate |
| Non-profits with budgets <$1M | Non-profits with budgets between $1M and $3,999,999; government | Foundations with assets less than $10M; non-profits with budgets between $4M and $9,999,999 | All for-profit companies; foundations with assets over $10M; and non-profits with budgets $10M and above |
| $75 | $100 | $125 | $150 |
*Budget categories based on Rockwood Leadership Institute’s tiered pricing model
Your Facilitator
Vance Blackfox
Vance Blackfox, an Indigenous theologian and citizen of the Cherokee Nation, serves the churchwide organization of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) as the Director of Indigenous Ministries and Tribal Relations. An alumnus of Texas Lutheran University (TLU) and the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC), Vance has served the ELCA in multiple capacities, from taking a post as National President of the Lutheran Youth Organization during his TLU days, to later working as a diversity and cultural education professional for the Women of the ELCA, Augsburg Fortress Publishers, California Lutheran University, ELCA Youth Gathering, and LSTC’s Youth in Mission. In addition to serving numerous ELCA and ecumenical teams and committees throughout the years, he is at present the Indigenous Theologian and Coordinating Team Member for the ELCA’s Theological Round Table, as well as creator and producer of the Vine Deloria Jr. Theological Symposium hosted at LSTC.
Vance is the founder and director of Other+Wise, a multi-site cultural education and cultural immersion program for youth and student groups from across the country. He has also served as the Director of Communications at the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, as the Director of Communications for Native Americans in Philanthropy, and has held executive director positions at the Haskell Foundation, which supports Haskell Indian Nations University, and the Oaks Indian Mission. Vance has served as the Guest Curator of the Indian Museum at the University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures, presently he serves on the board of directors for the San Antonio Community Resource Directory and the Charter for Compassion, and is the Indigenous theologian for the Faith-Based Initiative for the City of San Antonio.
