As we mark Indigenous Peoples Day, it’s important that we tell the truth about our past, our present, and our path forward.

And the truth is that from the moment the first European boats touched these shores, to the continued assault on tribal sovereignty today, there has never been a day in this nation’s history that wasn’t steeped in the blood and suffering of Indigenous peoples.

The truth is that our fight to stop climate change is inextricably linked with the fight for Indigenous justice – and no one who continues to trample on the sovereign rights of Native peoples can be trusted to take the climate emergency seriously.

We know all about the way Donald Trump aggressively auctioned off drilling permits for public lands and sacred tribal grounds without consulting the impacted tribes.

But little is said about Biden continuing many of those same policies – bragging about issuing more drilling permits than any other administration in history and handing out mining contracts on Native land without consulting tribal leaders.

And while Harris promised, in her first weeks of campaigning, that she will “always honor tribal sovereignty and respect tribal self-determination,” her record as California’s attorney general screams a different story.

Harris repeatedly opposed recognition of tribal lands, supported regulations that harmed tribal casinos and economic self-determination, and oversaw the largest carceral system in the United States where Indigenous Americans are disproportionately imprisoned.

With this track record, and her service in the Biden administration, Native American voters have every reason to be skeptical – and they are.

Even Tim Walz, the midwestern nice guy governor whose “progressive record” is meant to persuade voters that he will be a check against Harris’ worst instincts, has a record of trampling on Indigenous rights.

Tribal leaders in Minnesota called on Walz to halt the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline, outlining the project’s massive climate impact and the incursion on their sacred lands. As opposition grew, Walz eventually called in the Minnesota National Guard to squash the nonviolent protests and guarantee the pipeline completed construction

My administration will honor all existing treaties with Indigenous nationsand ensure free, prior, and informed consent for any and all activity on tribal sovereign land. This will effectively end unfettered drilling and strip mining of sacred tribal lands that is contributing to the climate emergency.

We will establish a federal Land Back Commission and create a task force of Tribal nations’ leaders to assess their needs.

We will support a Truth and Reconciliation Commission and a reparations plan to address Indigenous people’s economic dispossession.

My administration will increase appointments of Indigenous voices throughout our federal government.

...and much more.

You can read and share our full Indigenous rights platform from our website.

Please forward this email to your friends and family and ask them to join you in supporting our campaign.

My record on this is clear and consistent. This is not a token holiday. This is not a message campaign.

The fight for Indigenous justice is the fight for our soul and our collective survival.

There are still millions of people who are disengaged and unwilling to vote for Trump OR Harris, knowing that neither represents their priorities. We can inspire them to vote Green, but we need your help to reach them and time is running short.

In solidarity and gratitude,

Jill