Early in his career, Henry Jackson supported the termination of Indigenous treaties and rights in large measure because he believed it would be better for these communities to not be “wards of the state.” Eventually, he realized that he was wrong and that Indigenous communities were not served by terminating treaties and tribal rights but rather by protecting and nurturing them. As a result, he led the senate to pass laws that rejected the terminations policies of the 1950s and instead sought to protect and fortify Indigenous sovereignty through what the historian Sasha Harmon described as “a game-changing spate of legislation that sanctioned meaningful support to a resurgence of tribal self-government.” In reflecting on why he had been so amiss earlier in his career when he backed termination policies, he identified the lack of Indigenous input that could give him the requisite context and insight. Jackson credited his cooperation with Native Forest Gerard as having been fundamental in changing his thinking and creating the successful legislation that came out of their relationship. Given that Henry Jackson is our namesake, we believe it incumbent upon the JS to build upon and honor his legacy by working to incorporate Indigenous culture, people, and perspectives as a way to forge the allyships that Jackson recommended and valued.