Reclaiming Our Wealth and Our Roots | OneUnited Bank

Summary

The history of Indigenous and Black land rights in the United States is fraught with injustice. Together, we are fighting back by reclaiming land, building generational wealth, and developing a community led financial infrastructure).

What is the cost of land? For Indigenous communities, it was sovereignty. For Black Americans, it was centuries of forced labor. Both built the foundation of this nation, yet both were denied ownership and wealth.

Since settler colonialism, 99% of Native tribes have lost their ancestral land, and promises of ’40 acres and a mule’ never materialized for the descendants of Black slaves. Both are stories of stolen land and broken promises, with deep financial consequences.

Today, we stand together rooted in our shared history, ready to reclaim not just land but our financial future and generational wealth. We are guided by the resilience of our ancestors and the solidarity that binds our struggles.