Remembrance on Indigenous People's Day: A Reflection of Past & Present
Description
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
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
Immigration and Relocation in U.S. History: Native American | Library of Congress
The Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears | National Geographic
(Video) How the Brutal Trail of Tears Got Its Name | Smithsonian Channel (Youtube)
Christopher Columbus
Was Christopher Columbus a Hero or Villain? | Biography.com
Why Columbus Day Courts Controversy | History.com
Christopher Columbus | Britannica.com
Sand Creek Massacre
(Video) UNUM Short: Remembering the Sand Creek Massacre | PBS
Sand Creek Massacre | Britannica.com
Osage Murders
How Marriage and Murder were Used to Steal Osage Oil Riches | History.com
Additional
Butchered Tongue Lyrics (Hozier) | Genius Lyrics
Understanding the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Crisis Beyond Individual Acts of Violence
Skunk, Bayou, and Other Words with Native American Origins | Merriam-Webster
United States
