The Franklin Community Co-op, and its two store locations, occupies land that belongs to the Nipmuc, Pocumtuc, and Wabanaki Confederacy people. As we work to fully embody cooperative values, both Care for Community and Care for the Environment are present in our efforts to support, uplift, and promote Indigenous land stewardship, cultural conservation, and education in our region. We invite you to learn more about whose land you are on here: https://native-land.ca/, and, to learn more about the #landback movement and how you can participate in and support land activism and Indigenous communities here: https://landback.org/.
Regionally, the NEFOC (Northeast Farmers of Color) Land Trust is engaged in this reparative work, and you can learn more, and lend them your support, at https://nefoclandtrust.org/ .