This project provides an opportunity for Manahatta residents, immigrants, tourists to participate in a sincere process of recognition and people‘s apology in daily life of indigenous people in the United States.
The reconciliation process in the United States is still in its infancy, says Winona Laduke, Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) member, author and activist, in an interview about reparations in the documentary Sacred Land Film Project (2011). She refers to Nelson Mandela and Ellen Johnson, the first female president of Liberia, who said that there are two sides to reparations: One side is the apology, where the perpetrator admits the crime and wrongdoing and agrees to make amends. The other side is the offer of reparation. In this context, she calls the U.S. a very immature child compared to Australia or Canada.
First Nations and Native Americans, organizations such as the American IndianCommunity House AICH in Manahatta aka Manhattan and the New York City area, have long demonstrated great commitment to this issue and have done considerable work in the reconciliation process.
