The Ohketeau Cultural Center and Double Edge Theatre co-presented The Living Presence of Our History: Part IV on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 1 August 2021 at 10 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 12 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 1 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4).
In this panel, Indigenous leaders and allies educate on the importance of recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day over Columbus Day as well as the current movement to pass state legislation.
Panelists include:
Melissa Ferretti, chairperson for Herring Pond Wampanoag
Brittney Walley, Nipmuc, special commission to state flag and seal, Nipmuc Anti-Mascot Representative
Claudia Fox Tree, liaison of the United Confederation of the Taíno People, board member of Massachusetts Native American Cultural Center
Heather Leavell, Italian Americans for Indigenous Peoples Day
Jorge Baracutei Estevez, Taino of the Carribean
Darlene Flores, Taino of the Carribean
Thank you to our sponsors:
Jacob’s Pillow, a sponsor of The Living Presence of Our History
Mass Humanities, strategic partnership support for The Living Presence of Our History: Parts IV and V
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