Monday Oct 28, 2024

Remembrance on Indigenous People's Day: A Reflection of Past & Present

The discourse surrounding the celebration of Indigenous People's Day vs "Columbus Day" continues as the country denies reckoning with its own history of its founding. This history exists past and present as the fruits of colonization remain largely unacknowledged or blatantly ignored. The recentering of indigenous peoples in this narrative is crucial for our society to come to terms with the oppression, assimilation, and appropriation of indigenous communities and culture.

References/Resources/Recommendations:

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW)

Federal Boarding Schools

Origin of Names of U.S. States | U.S. Dept of the Interior

Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative | U.S. Dept of the Interior

Video: Unspoken: America's Native American Boarding Schools (Part One) | PBS

Unspoken: America's Native American Boarding Schools (Part Two) | PBS

Struggling with Cultural Repression | National Museum of the American Indian - Smithsonian

U.S. Indian Boarding School History | The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition

"Indian" Removal Act

Remembering the Trail of Death and its Impact on the Potawatomi People

The Potawatomi Trail of Death | The History Museum