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Indigenous Peoples' Day

Typically on the second Monday of October, Indigenous Peoples’ Day recognizes the Indigenous communities that have lived in the Americas for thousands of years.

2023 Event on UAS Juneau Campus

Indigenous Peoples' Day Discussion: AAMA XALDAWXGA WÜNEEYA, Food Is Good Medicine

haa atx̱aayí teen k'idéin yei ḵug̱ax̱toostée, we will live well with our foods. . AAMA XALDAWXGA WÜNEEYA (food is good medicine)

Listen to our discussion about our locally harvested foods with seasoned harvesters and Instructors Xh'unei Twitchell, Forest Haven, Naomi Leask, and Naomi Michalsen. Discussion facilitated by Associate Vice Chancellor Ronalda Cadiente Brown.

Hosted by the Native and Rural Student Center.
Monday, October 9, 2023

Typically on the second Monday of October, Indigenous Peoples’ Day recognizes the Indigenous communities that have lived in the Americas for thousands of years.

Indigenous Peoples Day has been recognized for decades in different forms and under a variety of names to celebrate Native Americans’ history and culture and to recognize the challenges they continue to face.

In 2021, Biden issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples Day. He said in a statement that the day is meant to “honor America’s first inhabitants and the Tribal Nations that continue to thrive today.”

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