Meztli Projects, an arts and culture collective in Los Angeles, intends to create a space for Native and Indigenous community members to come together.
We cannot just rename a holiday here and have a land acknowledgment there and be satisfied that the nation’s abysmal history and continuing injustices toward Native people are resolved.
A fallen banner on the church's front steps read "STOP COLONIZING OUR LAND," while graffiti on the sidewalk formed phrases such as "Land Back," "USA" and "Stolen Land."
The name change is the first of its kind for a California park, part of a broad effort to identify and rectify derogatory names attached to state parks and transportation systems, officials said.