October 14, 2019 Newsletter
Today is Indigenous Peoples' Day, and we invite you to celebrate and deepen your understanding of the First Peoples of this land.
Please read further for related events happening today in Olympia:
!!TODAY!!
Indigenous Peoples' Day 2019
Monday October 14th 4:30 - 7:00pm
Percival Landing Park, Olympia
Come gather at 4:30pm at the Harbor House (216 Olympia Ave NE, Olympia WA 98501)
Agenda:
Welcome / Prayer / Blessings - Squaxin Island Nation
Native Youth Speaker
Native Voting
History of Fish Wars
Water Ceremony
Basket Stories
Native Medicines
MMIW Representation
Talking Circle I
Open Mic
Following the event will be a culture sharing session!! Drumming, singing, dancing, and other expressions welcome!! 7:00 to 9:00pm in Pavilion on the Boardwalk.
Meaningful Movies presents:
Ancestral Waters
Thursday, October 17th 6:30pm
Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation
2315 Division St NW, Olympia
Come join us in watching Ancestral Waters, a documentary chronicling the Puyallup Tribe's fight for treaty rights, the water and their way of life. Evening will include panel discussion with filmmakers Benita and Darren Moore of Native Daily Network.
Click here for event flier. Please distribute as you are able!
DOCTRINE OF DISCOVERY:
Indigenous rights activist Steve Newcomb discusses how the Doctrine of Discovery has enabled the subjugation of Native peoples for hundreds of years, and is still very much alive today, being cited by the Supreme Court as recently as 2005.
Click here to watch video: It's Time to Revoke the Doctrine of Discovery.