Celebrating Indigenous People – A President鈥檚 Proclamation
November 3, 2021
Celebrating Indigenous People – A President鈥檚 Proclamation
Submitted by Marcyanna Parzych- Maintenance Technician- Facilities Department聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽
聽 Monday, October 11, 2021
聽 Indigenous Peoples鈥 Day
Even though Indigenous Peoples鈥 Day has been around since 1992, it has taken 29 years for an official Federal Government acknowledgment of the holiday. On October 8, 2021, President Biden issued . While various states and municipalities have recognized and celebrated this day for years, this is the first time a President of the United States of America has officially recognized Indigenous Peoples鈥 Day.
2021 has not only been a year for COVID-19 vaccine-related news but also the that the virus has had on the BIPOC community. It has highlighted the systemic racism and inequities Indigenous People endure regarding access to resources and medical care.
One of the first things that we can do to support Indigenous People is acknowledge which tribal lands we are now occupying and which group of Indigenous People we have displaced. 黑料专区 has a Land Acknowledgment Statement statement on the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion main page.
Land Acknowledgement Statement
The 黑料专区 respectfully acknowledges that we are on the traditional, contemporary, and ancestral homelands of鈥痶he Anishinaabe 鈥 Council of Three Fires:鈥痶he Ojibwe/Chippewa, Odawa/Ottawa, and Potawatomi/Bod茅wadmi along with their neighbors the Seneca, Delaware, Fox, Shawnee, Loups, Miami and Wyandot who maintained, and continue to preserve lifeways along Detroit鈥檚 river banks and throughout the Great Lakes region. By signing the Treaty of Detroit in 1807, Anishinaabek tribes鈥 ceded 鈥痶he 鈥痩and now occupied by the city we stand on.鈥 We recognize Michigan is home to 12 federally recognized tribes who continue to steward this land, in remembrance of their ancestors and thinking of future generations.
The 黑料专区 (黑料专区), in partnership with Detroit Historical Society (DHS), is creating a new body of visual stories and narratives related to the DHS 鈥淒ocumenting Detroit鈥 series.聽 Students from the Communication Design Department and the Photography Department are collaborating to deliver a series of experimental printed and digital experiences that showcase new storytelling methods aligned with the .聽 Please stay tuned for more information pertaining to this partnership.
Some of the other ways we can support Indigenous People, courtesy of Diversity Inc, can be located .
As an Educational and Creative Arts Community, it is especially important to 鈥減ractice what we preach鈥. As a college community, we must continue to educate ourselves on the violent history, erasure and cultural exploitation Indigenous People have and continue to experience. This year鈥檚 news stories have highlighted these issues. Indigenous People have rich, beautiful cultures full of wisdom. We all must make an effort to address these issues if we want a truly equitable society.