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L3GACI Day of SERVICE October 3rd!

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Giving is always in our nature, but during these hard times with a government shutdown and food insecurity , we are volunteering our time and resources to help our communities thrive! So on tomorrow, October 3rd , we will be providing small parcels of food while they last and rides to food banks for the families that need it most! We will be available in the area of Newark and surrounding areas from 8 am to 5 pm . Please use the comment section below for further details on how to obtain our services for the day! We will directly contact you to render our services when available, and there will be no fee needed! October 3rd , Monday only. Or send us an email so we can schedule sooner! Thanks for your patience and we will collaborate with others if needed!

UPDATE

When you comment and leave your email address, we can contact you directly from our server without you exposing your email to others! Thank you for your patience!

UPDATE 11/2

We are excited that we are able to help riders with food bank rides, but we are filling up spaces that are being reserved, if we are not able to be available, we apologize.

Indian Giver…How indigenous Americans Give to others.

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Tessa.uwin

We grew up hearing phrases we never stopped to question… and “Indian giver” was one of them. It rolled off our tongues like a joke, but the truth behind it was never funny. That term was built off a li… one that twisted the kindness of Indigenous people into something ugly.

Our ancestors gave with open hands and open hearts. They shared food, medicine, shelter, knowledge — even land. Not to give away, but to share. To live side by side in peace and balance.

That’s what reciprocity meant to them.

But when the settlers came, they didn’t understand balance. They took that generosity and claimed it as ownership.

Then they flipped the story and made us look untrustworthy for wanting fairness.

They said we were “Indian givers” for refusing to accept theft. They said we gave away the land and tried to take it back. But we never gave it away — we shared it, and it was taken.

This message isn’t just about correcting a phrase. It’s about reclaiming truth. It’s about remembering who we are, where we come from, and how our people always led with love and balance… even when that love was betrayed.