On this Indigenous Peoples Day–yeah, yeah, yeah, we know: Columbus, blah blah blah–a new project allows you to see what indigenous tribe’s land you’re squatting on, covering areas on every inhabited continent, NPR reports.
Native Land Digital, an Indigenous-led nonprofit based in Canada, created the map using historic territories of native peoples, incorporating areas that may have overlapped through history or due to nomadic tribal traditions. Users can enter a modern address, city or ZIP code to zoom into that area to research land claims. Filters allow you to superimpose “settler lines” that show contemporary names.
“In reality, we know that the land is not something to be exploited and ‘owned,’ but something to be honoured and treasured,” the organization says. “However, because of the complexities of history, the kind of mapping we undertake is an important exercise, insofar as it brings an awareness of the real lived history of Indigenous peoples and nations in a long era of colonialism.”