UI celebrates Indigenous People’s Day

Today marks the third year of Indigenous People’s Day being a recognized holiday in Moscow instead of Columbus Day.

The change took effect in 2017, after a 5-1 vote by the Moscow City Council, and today the University of Idaho Office of Tribal Relations celebrated, according to an Oct. 2017 Argonaut article.

A discussion was held by UI faculty, staff and students of Native American heritage today in the Idaho Student Union Food Court.

Here is the discussion visually:

Director of American Indian Studies, Philip Stevens, (right) listens to fellow panelist Dianne Baumann, American Indian Studies professor, (left) address a question to the audience at the Indigenous People’s Day discussion in the Idaho Student Union Building Monday.
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Panelists for the Indigenous People’s Day discussion in the Idaho Student Union Building Monday.
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Panelist host address the panel at the
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UI students, staff and Moscow community members listen to the panelists at the Indigenous People’s Day discussion in the Idaho Student Union Building Monday.
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UI fourth-year Jordan Thompson ends the Indigenous People’s Day celebration with a closing song sung in the Dine (Navajo) language Monday.
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Kaitlin Gambler, UI first-year student, address a question at the Indigenous People’s Day discussion in the Idaho Student Union Building Monday.
***Alex Brizee | Argonaut***

Moscow community continues the celebration

Later in the evening community members gathered in Friendship Square for an event sponsored by the Moscow Human Rights Commission in honor of Indigenous People’s Day.

Moscow community continues the celebration

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