The Overlook Indigenous Land Recovery Project
The Overlook Indigenous Land Recovery Project focuses on remembering and revitalizing the ancestral life ways and knowings of the Dakota people on their traditional homelands along the Mississippi River watershed. The initiative explores the intersection of the Great Plains grasslands and oak savannah bioregions, emphasizing the importance of water, plants, animals, and sustainable practices such as gathering, hunting, and mining.
By recovering and honoring these Indigenous knowledge systems, the project seeks to restore continuity, deepen understanding of the land, and support the revitalization of cultural and ecological practices that were disrupted by forced removal and colonization.
Congregations and Community grants provide support for urban pastors, churches, faith-based community organizations, and theological institutions to share resources, ideas, and practices for life-giving ministry in cities across North America. Typically, we invite those who have not previously had access to resources or grant funding.
