The great monk, mystic, and writer Thomas Merton lived one of the most fascinating lives of the 20th century. But of all the years he lived, his last - 1968 - may have been his most wide-ranging and fascinating.

This webinar will delve into complex topics of land acknowledgments, cultural appropriation, respect and relationship-building, reparations, practical strategies for white settlers to work for justice, and more.

In the Upper Mississippi Valley, Native Americans and immigrants worked together, married, and fought during the early 19th century.  Native women were central to the important fur trading, lead mining, and maple sugaring activities of the region.