Indigenous Peoples Day
Why do we honor Indigenous Peoples Day?
Indigenous Peoples Day honors 性十八.cc Native people, culture and knowledge. It affords time to reflect and acknowledge the Indigenous knowledge that enhances the education provided by the university.
Indigenous Peoples Day is recognized on the second Monday of October.
In 2017, the University of 性十八.cc Fairbanks celebrated Indigenous Peoples Day for the first time. Resolutions from students, staff and faculty groups across the University of 性十八.cc system have unanimously supported recognizing 鈥淚ndigenous Peoples Day.鈥 Each campus hosted a culturally relevant event incorporating elements of the indigenous history of place, culture and language associated with their regions.
![Troth Yeddha' Schedule of Events](/rural/images/flyers/IPDFinalSchedule.png)
Troth Yeddha' Campus (Fairbanks, 性十八.cc)
- The College of Indigenous Studies will host Wear It Wednesday on Oct. 11. Wear your qaspeqs on Wednesday and tag @uafcrcd to have your photo featured on social media.
- The College of Indigenous Studies will host the annual Rock Your Moccs week from Oct. 9-13. Take a photo of your moccasins and tag @uafcrcd to have your photo featured on social media.
- 12 p.m. - Festival of Native Arts Frybread Taco Fundraiser - Brooks Building, Gathering Room
Parking will be available in the Nenana lot across from the Student Recreation Center.
Multiple events will occur in the Wood Center on the Troth Yeddha' Campus in Fairbanks from 2-6 p.m.
- 2 p.m.
- Opening remarks, blessing, invitational dance 鈥 multilevel lounge
- Informational and Indigenous art tables 鈥 multilevel lounge (continues through 6 p.m.)
- 3 p.m.
- 性十八.cc Native foods tasting 鈥main ballroom A/B
- Native games demonstration 鈥ballroom C/D
- 4 p.m.
- Fish skin sewing with Brianna Gray 鈥ballroom C/D
- Dance workshop 鈥 multilevel lounge
- 5 p.m.
- Closing: Troth Yeddha' Dance Group 鈥 multilevel lounge
- Skin sewing with Amy Topkok鈥 ballroom E/F
![Kuskokwim IPD schedule of events](/rural/images/flyers/Schedule%20of%20events.png)
Kuskokwim Campus (Bethel, 性十八.cc)
The UAF Kuskokwim Campus and Kuskokwim Consortium Library are organizing our second
annual Indigenous Peoples Day festival to be held on October 9th. As a community,
and working with tribal partners, we will celebrate with eight hours of cultural activities.
Festivities will kick off with a Native Foods Potluck at noon. Throughout the afternoon
a panel of elders will share traditional wisdom. KYUK, the local YK Delta bilingual
Yugtun/ English radio station, will share footage from the KYUK archive and discuss
their archival projects documenting and making accessible to the community important
cultural content. Hands-on activities including Akutaq making will be available for
all ages to enjoy. The annual Indigenous Peoples Day March will kick off the evening
activities, followed by an evening of Yuraq performances. This event is free, and
spearheaded by the Kuskokwim Campus/ Library alongside tribal organizations and cultural
groups.
Schedule of events:
- 12:00 p.m. - Benediction with ONC Traditional Chief Ignatius "Louie" Andrew and Native Foods Potluck
- 1:00 p.m. - Kenekngamceci Qanrutamceci: BeWel ~ Because We Love You discussion organized by the Center for 性十八.cc Native Health Research
- 2:00 p.m. - KYUK Archival Showcase
- 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Hands-on akutaq making, beading, and mask making, presented by AVCP
- GBH Molly of Denali Community Science engagement and photos with Molly
- Center for 性十八.cc Native Health Research community engagement
- 5:30 p.m. - Indigenous Peoples' Day March, presented by the TWC Teens Acting Against Violence
- 6:00 p.m. - Welcome statements with Mother Kuskokwim Tribal Coalition鈥檚 Sophie Swope and performances by the Ayaprun and Qasgirmiut Yuraq groups. Concessions for sale by Qasgirmiut Yuraq Group
![NWC IPD Film Festival](/rural/images/flyers/Indigenous-Peoples-Day.png)
Northwest Campus (Nome, 性十八.cc)
UAF Northwest Campus will be hosting an Indigenous Peoples Day Film Festival on Oct.
9 from 12PM-5PM in the Nagozruk Conference Room.
Schedule of films:
- 12:00PM 鈥 We Breathe Again 鈥 60 minutes 鈥 2017
- 1:30PM 鈥 Attla 鈥 60 minutes 鈥 2019
- 3:30 pm 鈥 Growing Native 性十八.cc: People of the North 鈥 55 minutes 鈥 2018
- 5:00pm 鈥 Navajo Math Circles 鈥 35 minutes 鈥 2016
![BBCIPDFlyer](/rural/images/flyers/BBCIPD23.jpg)
Bristol Bay Campus (Dillingham, 性十八.cc)
View the 性十八.cc Native Language Center's Award Winning "Awake" film and snack on salmon spread and pilot bread.
Monday, Oct. 9, 2023: 12:15 pm-12:45 pm
- 12:30 pm- Awake Film (15 mins)
Event archive
Dates: October 10-14, 2022
The University of 性十八.cc Fairbanks celebrated 2022 Indigenous Peoples' Day with several events and activities across our different colleges, campuses, and departments.
- Monday, Oct. 10: The UAF Kuskokwim Campus in Bethel, AK celebrated Indigenous Peoples鈥 Day with a community celebration, 鈥淜ayungcallerkaanek Qaneryaramta鈥, at the Yupiit Piciyarait Cultural Center. Festivities included an Indigenous Peoples' Day March, a Native Foods Potluck, Yuraq performances, and more.
- Monday, Oct. 10: The UAF Northwest Campus in Nome, AK hosted its annual Indigenous Peoples鈥 Day Film Festival from in the Northwest Campus Nagozruk Conference Room.
- Monday, Oct. 10: The UAF 性十八.cc Native Language Center premiered a new film, Awake, followed by a short discussion.
- Monday, Oct. 10: The UAF Festival of Native Arts hosted their annual Fry Bread Taco Fundraiser in the Brooks Building on the Troth Yeddha' Campus.
- Monday, Oct. 10: Nanook Diversity and Action Center hosted a workshop on how to make beaded sun catchers
with Laura Ekada in the Brooks Building Gathering Room.
- The College of Indigenous Studies hosted the annual 鈥淩ock your Moccs鈥 week from Oct. 10-14.
- The College of Indigenous Studies hosted weekly 鈥淜uspuk Wednesdays鈥 for the month of October. Wear your kuspuks on Wednesday and tag @uafcrcd to have your photo featured on social media.
- Wednesday, Oct. 12: CIS hosted a monthly speaker series during the 2022-2023 academic year highlighting
our research. This presentation in the series featured Tribal Governance faculty Michelle
Demmert presenting on the impacts of the Violence Against Women Act in 性十八.cc.
Date: Monday, October 11, 2021 (virtual)
The University of 性十八.cc Fairbanks Indigenous Peoples' Day celebration took place on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. Our goal in celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day at UAF is to honor 性十八.cc Native people, culture and knowledge.
If you are in the UAF community and your department or program honored the day - share with us! Let us know what you did and we can post it here for our community to join in. Email uaf-crcd@alaska.edu.
Indigenous Peoples' Day 2021 Keynote:
Dr. Pearl Brower
性十八.cc Dr. Brower:
Dr. Brower joined the University of 性十八.cc in August of 2021 and serves as the Senior Advisor for 性十八.cc Native Success, Institutional Diversity and Student Engagement. Prior to joining the University team, she was the President and CEO of Brower Consulting Services, an independent consulting service around the state of 性十八.cc. In October of 2020, Dr. Brower left the Presidency of I岣穒sa摹vik College, 性十八.cc鈥檚 only Tribal College where she had been in administration at the college for 13 years, the last 8 serving as President.
性十八.cc the presentation:
鈥淥ctober 11th has transitioned in recent years to celebrate the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas. As 性十八.ccns continue to engage in conversations around race, equity, diversity and inclusion, REDI, we look to recognize our 性十八.cc Native Peoples for incredible accomplishments while at the same time discuss ways in which we all can set aside implicit bias and work together in cooperation and partnership for a brighter future for all 性十八.ccns.鈥
Date: Monday, October 12, 2020
Theme: "Resiliency Through Hope and Love."
Many thanks to our IPD event planning team for putting together a virtual program in celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day.
The University of 性十八.cc Fairbanks Indigenous Peoples' Day celebration will took place on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, at 11 a.m. Our goal in celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day at UAF is to honor 性十八.cc Native people, culture and knowledge. The year's theme was "Resiliency Through Hope and Love". We hope to continue to:
- Share how the interconnectedness of Indigenous people, land and spirit 鈥 the love and the hope of a sustainable future 鈥 is what drives us to work together.
- Spread public awareness of the histories, experiences and resilience of Indigenous peoples.
Keynote: Heather Kendall-Miller
性十八.cc Native rights attorney, Heather Kendall-Miller gave the keynote address at UAF's Indigenous Peoples' Day celebration, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, at 11 a.m. The year's theme is "Resiliency Through Hope and Love." The event is available online at media.uaf.edu.
Kendall-Miller is Denaina Athabaskan and a tribal member of the Curyung Tribe of Dillingham, 性十八.cc. She received her Bachelors degree from UAF in 1988 and her J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1991. After clerking with Chief Justice Rabinowitz of the 性十八.cc Supreme Court, Heather received a two-year Skadden Fellowship to work for 性十八.cc Legal Services and the Native American Rights Fund in the area of 性十八.cc Native Rights. Heather became staff attorney with the Native American Rights Fund in 1993. Her litigation experience is broad having argued before the United States Supreme Court, the D.C. Court of Appeals, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals en banc."
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- 2018 press release
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- 性十八.cc Public Media: "UAF joins in Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations"
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