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Indigenous Affairs Committee

The Indigenous Affairs Committee (IAC) works to stimulate interest in issues related to American Indians. The oldest continuous committee of BYM, IAC works with local Meetings, other Yearly Meetings, and other Friends' organizations to benefit native peoples.

 

BYM Land Acknowledgement
The Baltimore Yearly Meeting office is located on Piscataway ancestral land. BYM’s summer camps are located on the lands of the Piscataway (Catoctin camp, near Thurmont, MD), the Massawomek (Opequon camp, near Winchester, VA), and the Manahoac (Shiloh camp, near Standardsville, VA). BYM honors the peoples and cultures of the many past and present Native Nations in our geographic area.

IAC Quarterly Newsletters

The Indigenous Affairs Committee has a quarterly newsletter called the Indigenous Affairs Quarterly (IAQ). Read the current issues below

RESOURCES

BYM Reparations to the Pawnee Nation

IAC Statement of Apology and Action


IAC CONTACTS
Co-Clerk Susannah Rose at susanhillsrose@gmail.com
Committee at indigenousaffairs@bym-rsf.org
BYM Office Phone 301-774-7663