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At The Water’s Edge, 1910. Edward S. Curtis photographed Piegan tepees at the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northwest Montana. The Reservation is bordered by Canada to the north and Glacier Park to the west. Browning, site of tribal headquarters, has an average of 196 days per year with temperatures below freezing.

In Montana, Blackfeet is used as both the singular and plural designation for tribal members. The Siksika of Canada describe themselves as Blackfoot.

 

“it does not require many words to speak the truth.”

– Chief Joseph, of the Wallowa Band of Nez Perce

 

 Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a holiday in the  United States that celebrates and honors Indigenous Americans and commemorates their histories and cultures. It is celebrated across the United States on the second Monday in October, and is an official city and state holiday in various localities.

 

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credits: text and digital restoration of photo, gary coffrin, edward s. curtis, native american history site

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  2. “We as Aboriginal people still have to fight to prove that we are straight out plain human beings, the same as everyone else’” – Neville Bonner
    An elder of the Jagera people, Neville Bonner was the first Aboriginal Australian to become a member of Australia’s Parliament. An independent thinker, he often faced criticism from left-wing Indigenous activists. The pressure of being the first Indigenous person in Parliament was also challenging. In 1981, Bonner was the only vote opposing drilling in the Great Barrier Reef. He died in 1999.

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  5. Beth, thank you for this. I was watching a documentary on Swiss TV (which I can watch on my iPad), featuring amongst many others, a Swiss woman who got married and lived with an Indigenous American from Pablo and this man has an extra-ordinary depth and beliefs.
    I also visited – a long time ago – the Hopi Indians and I still recall, after all those years, how impressed and awed I was by their ways of living, their art, their pride and knowledge.

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  7. How many people know there is an Indigenous Peoples’ Day? I may have know at the time but maybe not. It isn’t advertised well or maybe I don’t read the papers or watch for “Indigenous Peoples’ Day” sale ads.
    Somehow the word indigenous has a (dirty meaning) and I don’t mean that at all!! And certainly not to everyone. But there is that certain attitude.
    We enjoy/love learning about civilizations of other lands and visit them, but give little or no attention to the wealth of history we have right here.
    In school we always sang, “Columbus the Gem of the Ocean”.

    I’ve taken up more than my fair share of space. lol
    Great post, Beth!

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  10. Happy Indigenous Peoples Day, yes, Beth. In my part of our world, there’s a discussion going on about what best to do with the long-standing Columbus statue, and of course this past weekend both sides had groups had representatives at the location.

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  16. I was going to say I wasn’t aware, but then I looked at my calendar. It’s right there, along with Columbus Day, which should soon be disappearing from our calendars (since everything I learned about him decades ago was wrong).

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  22. A great article Beth. We have many indigenous people in So. Florida and through out. The Seminole and Miccosukee . They have maintained their cultures and prefer to live on their own lands. They receive subsidies from the federal government and they alone are allowed to own gambling sites here such as the Hard Rock , etc. still it must be very hard to be delegated to lands chosen by the original pilgrims long ago and enduring so much suffering. I’m part American Indian having a great great grandmother who had a Cherokee mother. Thanks for the tribute to Indigenous peoples day.

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  23. It was a bad day for the people living on this side of the Atlantic when Columbus showed up. I said “Happy Indigenous People’s Day” to a dog groomer I met this morning. She replied “thank you from both me and my grandmother.”

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  24. That is great Beth, I love that there is an indigenous day, I wish there was something here for our indigenous people, but apparently in this country we like to keep them hidden and silence their voices. Thank you for your post.

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