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Overview
This year, we celebrated the fourth Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the city of Philadelphia and it was a two days digital awareness event. Scheduled for the second weekend of October, IPD Philly brought Native artists and dignitaries to share their unique perspectives on how important it is to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ History and Heritage across the nation instead of celebrating the myth of Christopher Columbus.
This program is now available for public view and educational purposes only (see below). If you have any questions, please reach out to us via email.
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Prorgam
Oct 10 & 12
AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEW
DAY 1 & 2
Fundraiser Concert: We Are Still Here
Panel 1 – Welcome Remarks + Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Brief History
Panel 2 – In Conversation: Lenape Peoples in Diaspora, Then and Now
Panel 3 – Indigenous Expressions
Panel 4 – Indigeneity and Latinidad
Panel 5 – Indigenous Futures Now: Not for Columbus
We Are Still here
Fundraising Concert
Performers:
Tee Iron Cloud | “Wakanyeja“ and “Good Voice Wolf”
Campatlanezi (Danza Azteca del Anahuac) | “Paloma” and “Tlaloc”
Bazille | “Othehike Feat. Darrell Zephier”
Jessa Calderon | “Injustice”
Just Jamez, Tony Louie & Big D | “Brake the Chains”
Richie Olivera + Vic Alvin | “Wolf”
Roberto + Joselyn Borrero with Kasibahagua Taíno Cultural Society | “Atabei”
Red Blanket Singers | “Ellis’ Family” and “Honor Song in Memory of Kevin T. Tarrant”
Premiered on October 12, 2020 at 6:45 PM EDT.
PANEL 1 | DAY 1
Welcome Remarks
By Chief Mark Gould
Chief of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation in New Jersey
Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Brief History
Presenter:
Rev. Dr. John Norwood
Tribal Chief Justice of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation in New Jersey
Description:
We are still here: The keepers of Lenapehoking. The history of this lands original people, the Lenni-Lenape, is as diverse and rich as the winding shores of the Delaware River. Come sit in on this brief history lesson from Tribal Chief Justice Rev. Dr. John Norwood as he walks us through a timeline from Colonial contact to the Modern Sovereign Tribal Nations that still reside in the ancestral lands of Lenapehoking. Rev. Norwood focuses on the struggle and continued fight Lenape people have endured to stay here and preserve the land for their familial ties living in the Diaspora; and how many Lenape people survived by hiding right in plain sight.
Premiered on October 10, 2020 at 1:15 PM EDT.
PANEL 2 | DAY 1
In Conversation:
Lenape Peoples in Diaspora, Then and Now
Host:
Curtis Zunigha
(Lenape / Cultural Director of the Delaware Tribe of Indians in Oklahoma)
Panelists:
Chief Mark Peters
(A historian and elected ‘Chief’ of the Munsee-Delaware First Nation, Ontario)
Brent Stonefish
(A Lunaapeew and citizen of Eelūnaapèewi Lahkèewiit (Delaware Nation) in Ontario Canada)
Heather Bruegl
(Citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and a first line descendent Stockbridge-Munsee)
Description:
Learn about the history of the Lenape peoples in Diaspora in a conversation with Lenape tribal historians and members. Examine the importance of their ancestral land Lenapehoking, and about the infamous Walking Purchase–a historical period where the Lenape peoples experienced a mass genocide, forced migrations and who were displaced about 280 years ago.
Premiered on October 10, 2020 at 2:15 PM EDT.
PANEL 3 | DAY 1
Indigenous Expressions
Host:
Tailinh Agoyo
( Narragansett and Chinese / Director of We Are the Seeds)
Panelists:
Herman Agoyo, II
(Ohkay Owingeh, Cochiti, and Kewa / Architect and Artist)
Priscilla Bell
(Taino / Artist and Activist)
Urie Ridgeway
(Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape / Performance Artist)
Description:
In this hour long conversation, the artists will share how their art practices are informed by tradition, community, and issues that affect Native people today.
Premiered on October 10, 2020 at 3:15 PM EDT.
PANEL 4 | DAY 2
Indigeneity and Latinidad
Host:
Américo Mendoza–Mori
(Peruvian / Quechua Scholar)
Panelists:
Tai Pelli
(Borikén Taíno Tekina / Indigenous Rights Activist)
Erica Villanueva-Bautista
(Peruvian / Quechua Scholar)
Adniel Avendano
(Mexican & Zapoteco / Graphic Artist)
Rubén Chicomeocel Tezcatl
(Mexican-Nahualt / Aztec Dancer & Entrepreneur)
Description:
This panel aims to discuss reclamation and celebration of Indigenous cultures and languages of the Americas. We will share experiences around Indigeneity, Latinidad, and groups in the diaspora.
** Notes this panel is multilingual with-out subtitles but the host is summarizing in English when it is needed.
Premiered on October 12, 2020 at 4:15 PM EDT.
PANEL 5 | DAY 2
Indigenous Futures Now: Not for Columbus
Host:
IPD Philly
Panelists:
Curtis Zunigha
(Lenape / Cultural Director of the Delaware Tribe of Indians in Oklahoma)
Tai Pelli
(Borikén Taíno Tekina / Indigenous Rights Activist)
Roberto Múkaro Borrero
(Taino / Human Rights Advocate, Consultant, Cultural Adviser, Writer, Artist, Musician)
Eugene Black Crow
(Oglala Lakota)
Américo Mendoza–Mori
(Peruvian / Quechua Scholar)
Description:
Indigenous Peoples of the Americas have survived one of the major unspoken holocaust of the last 500 plus years of humanity. While this issue is insurmountable, in this panel we will explore what role Columbus Day, the Doctrine of Discovery or settler colonial mythology, as a whole, have to do with our cultural erasure, and in contrast, centering ideas of Indigenous Futurity as a present act, we will discuss what is possible based on what we desire for each of our communities, nations, and collective futures.
Premiered on October 12, 2020 at 5:15 PM EDT.
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