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Monday, October 9th, is Indigenous Peoples' Day!

_Elsa_
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edited October 2023 in Discussions

Hello community members! 

I’ve been missing in action because I have been building up my social media with many animated gnomes that I have created in the past few months. This coming Monday many states will be celebrating a special day and the Native Americans that I hold close to my heart. Although I am not aware of having any Native Americans on my family tree, something has always drawn me to them and to wolves. So I hope that you can help me celebrate this here in the community!

A brief history …….

Although the second Monday in October has been known as Columbus Day, more and more cities are recognizing a new holiday on that same date – Indigenous Peoples' Day – to recognize and respect the indigenous people who lived in the Americas before Columbus’s “discovery.”

Indigenous Peoples' Day celebrates Native American's history and culture to recognize the challenges they continue to face. I’ve read books, watched movies and even wrote a story about them: Chewy and Yeti learn all about dream catchers.

So if any of you would like to join in with me to recognize the history and the struggles of these Indigenous people, please share whatever you’d like (images, poems, or whatever). I know that I have friends here in the community who have generations of Native Americans in their family, so please feel free to join in!


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