‘Miscellany’ Archives
First Declaration of Indigenous Peoples Day at the 1977 Geneva UN Conference
The Native nations from the USA sent a delegation of thirteen members plus staff and observers. In addition, the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) Federation sent a separate delegation of twelve, plus several observers. Five of the US delegates were affiliated with IITC: Russell Means (Lakota), David Monongye (Hopi, Hotevilla), Phillip Deere (Muscogee), Larry Red Shirt (Lakota), and Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (Southern Cheyenne). AIM delegates were Pat Bellanger (Ojibwa) and Clyde Bellecourt (Anishinabe-Ojibwe). An additional fifteen Native people from the USA came as staff and observers, seven of whom were affiliated with IITC, including Peggy Phelps Means (Lakota), Bill Means (Lakota), and Winona LaDuke (Ojibwe). Others included Marie-Helene Laraque (Taino), Joe Lefferty (Sioux), Marie Sanchez (Northern Cheyenne), and David Spotted Horse (Hunkpapa). The Iroquois delegation included Leon Shenandoah, Oren Lyons, and Audrey Shenandoah (Onondaga). Four of the seven Canadian delegates were affiliated [...]
Indigenous Peoples Day Events
Indigenous Peoples Day Festival October 6 ”“ 7 All My Relations Gallery (AMRA), and Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI) is hosting an Indigenous Peoples Day Festival to raise awareness, and provide education of Native American Arts. Augsburg University Native American Film Series 2018 Presents “The Eagle and the Condor ”” From Standing Rock with Love” October 8, 6:00 pm ”“ 8:30 pm Free event. A film about how and why Indigenous people are standing up against a violent extraction-culture. Come to share your experiences at Standing Rock! Reception starts at 6pm and screening at 6:30pm. Sateren Auditorium 715 22nd Ave So. http://www.augsburg.edu/filmseries/2018/07/18/the-eagle-and-the-condor-from-standing-rock-with-love Indigenous Food Tasting Hosted by Dream of Wild Health October 8, 4 ”“ 6 pm Free event at MAIC. Our featured chefs are Brian Yazzie of Yazzie The Chef, Gatherings Cafe, Howasta [...]
