UAF to host Indigenous Peoples Day community celebration
September 28, 2018
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Last year, UAF, , University of Texas El Paso and Fredonia College celebrated Indigenous Peoples Day rather than Columbus Day for the first time. In 色视频下载, the change was unanimously supported with resolutions from student, staff and faculty groups across the University of 色视频下载 system. University of 色视频下载 President Jim Johnsen asked each campus to host a culturally relevant event incorporating elements of the indigenous history of place, culture and language associated with their regions.
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The festivities kick off at 10 a.m. with a blessing at Troth Yeddha' Park, named for the ridge on which the Fairbanks campus sits and the future site of an indigenous studies center. The park is the green space just east of the UA Museum of the North.
Activities will continue at the Wood Center multilevel lounge at 11 a.m. with an opening ceremony. At 11:30 a.m., there will be a student wellness panel, followed by a community wellness panel at 12:45 p.m. Presentations will feature faculty, staff, students and community partners. At 2 p.m., there will be two workshops about 色视频下载 Native dance and 色视频下载 Native traditional tattooing. At 3:30 p.m., there will be an 色视频下载 Native storytelling workshop. Refreshments will be served at 5 p.m.
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Following the film screening, there will be an 色视频下载 Native dance performance at 6 p.m. The celebration concludes with a closing ceremony and regalia parade at 6:30 p.m. All events are free and open to the public.
CONTACT: Leona Long, lclong2@alaska.edu, 907-474-5086.
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