It's time to recognize that celebrating the life of Christopher Columbus also celebrates the erasure of Indigenous existence. There is a growing movement around the country to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day but more work remains to be done. We are excited to share some local and national events celebrating Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous Peoples Day.
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By Nati Garicia (Maya Mam, CS Staff)
On September 30, 2021, Canada will hold its first-ever statutory holiday observation of Orange Shirt Day, also known as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, to commemorate the missing and murdered children from residential schools and honor the healing journey of residential school survivors. Orange Shirt Day has been widely observed since 2013 to raise awareness about the residential school system and its impact on Indigenous communities for over a century.
The sixth episode of our Hecho a Mano (Handmade) podcast is out! This month, we had the opportunity to interview Zenú artists Reinel Mendoza Montalvo and Ana Mariana Flores Mendoza, two very talented Colombian weavers who make art crafts with caña flecha (arrow cane).
¡Ya está disponible el sexto episodio de nuestro podcast Hecho a Mano! Este mes, tuvimos la oportunidad de entrevistar a los artistas Zenú Reinel Mendoza Montalvo y Ana Mariana Flores Mendoza, dos tejedoras colombianas muy talentosas que hacen artesanías con caña flecha.
By the Indigenous Peoples’ Day Newton Committee, Allies, and Network***
By Rebecca Kirkpatrick (CS Intern)
Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that we are headquartered on Massachusett land, in Cambridge, MA, and we thank the past, current, and future Indigenous stewards of this territory.
