It’s a sad remembrance. What our fellow human beings, our governments, and some ostensibly religious connections did to Native American children and their families in Canada and the U.S. is horrific. Supposedly trying to educate but more like take away their heritage, culture, and family life is what happened over many decades. Boarding schools for […]
June already? One of my nephews turns 45 today. Two of my children have birthdays in the next couple of weeks. June is also a month for honoring some specific groups among us. Canada begins National Indigenous History Month and on June 21st honors National Indigenous Peoples Day. A large part of my genealogy and […]
Do you know who was on the land where you now live about 200 or more years ago? I’m betting that then or way before, it was Indigenous people who lived on “your” land in what became the United States. You may be a descendant of that group of Indigenous people whose land was taken […]
Indigenous Peoples’ Day. October 11. It’s who I pay homage to today. I am proud to say that my home city of Saint Paul and my home state of Minnesota have designated today as a day to celebrate this. The land on which I have lived all of my life belongs to those who first […]
Cool things! 12 Native Hawaiian Programs Awarded $1.18 Million in Federal Grants “Twelve Native Hawaiian programs based in Hawaiʻi have been awarded federal grants totaling $1,181,486 to help preserve the indigenous history, heritage and culture of Hawaiʻi, US representatives Ed Case (HI-01) and Kaialiʻi Kahele (HI-02) announced today. The grants are administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, […]
Today’s blog post is pretty much a soapbox post. Today is Indigenous Peoples Day in Minnesota. As a Minnesota resident, I am proud to say that. In 2016, then Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton issued a proclamation for Indigenous Peoples Day. Many localities and some states have replaced the Columbus Day “holiday” with Indigenous Peoples Day. […]