The Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Compliance (EDIC) invited Jeffery Fountain, a tribal member of the Ramapough Munsee-Lenape Nation, to speak about oral history as part of its programming for Native American Heritage Month. Fountain, a member of the Deer Clan located in Hilburn, New York, about 3 miles […]
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Native American Heritage Month opens with indigenous voices
Oct. 31 may be Halloween, but the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Compliance (EDIC) held a different kind of celebration at the Arch with the opening proclamation for Native American Heritage Month. The event featured President Cindy Jebb’s opening proclamation, then transitioned to a discussion on the Munsee language […]
Land acknowledgement combats Native culture appropriation
Photo courtesy of splashypants, Flickr. On March 15 Port Neches Grove High School from Port Neches, Texas went viral after a video of their drill team performing in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom was posted online. The video caused the school to be thrown into the spotlight because of the drill team's […]