Why not take Valentine’s day to another level? Show love and support to  local Native American communities, by acknowledging their ongoing presence and contemporary issues. If you don’t already know, learn the names of the Indigenous people of your area and find ways to thank them for their care of the land, past and present. Learn and teach the histories of trauma, not to dwell on the past but to create healing and empowerment for the future.

• Native Communities of the American North East Map

• Understanding Historical Trauma

• PBS Indian Country Diaries "Historic Trauma May Be Causing Today's Health Crisis"

• Dr. Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart: Historical Trauma and Unresolved Grief

• Examples of Alliances

• Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation (NOON)

• Reject and Protect: "The Cowboy Indian Alliance"

• Penobscot River Restoration Trust

• US Presidents Showing Support to Native Communities

• The White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education

• President Obama and the Native American Community

• Indian Country Today "And Obama Makes Eight: Presidents Who Visited Indian Country"