12/25/2023 0 Comments Zoom it peter toochHow many Native people got consulted on that decision?ĥ. Youth Advocates of Sitka starts a new teen club to celebrate Native culture.Ħ. In 1971 a group of elected officials decided that this image, featuring a cannon that is pointed at the location of the Tlingit fort that was actually shelled by Russians in 1804, would be a fine seal for the City of Sitka. The cannon is clearly a symbol of forced and violent colonial occupation of Tlingít Aaní. Russian and later American cannons got pointed at and fired on local Native people (and not the other way around). The City Assembly unanimously voted to get a new city seal that would replace to current one that features a cannon. 18th in a new way that honors Native culture. Reconciliation Day advocates go to the Alaska Day Planning Committee meeting and begin face to face discussions about celebrating Oct. When multicultural groups come together in a spirit of mutual respect, it's an act of decolonization.Ģ. In a colonized community racial groups are often segregated. This movement has been building for years and with your support and contributions we can make 2020 a very good year in Sitka! Please send your ideas for what we could do in 2020 or actions that have been completed to On the decolonization dinner and discussion group has a public potluck to start the month. The creative actions will be varied, and could be at an individual, organizational, or community level. The goal is to complete 108 inspired actions this year, thus the name Project 108. To make the most of this auspicious year the new decolonization discussion group will be collecting stories, photos, accounts, and documents related to the healing, learning, and racial equity activities that take place this year. It’s already off to a good start, as you can see from our tally below. This time it’s both Native and Non-Native people working courageously together on reconciliation, racial equity, healing, and health. 2020 marks 108 years since the breakthrough in 1912 and once again locals are uniting to make history. They fought courageously for their civil rights. 108 years later, in 1912, local people once again united, to create the Alaska Native Brotherhood. In 1804 local people united and fought together courageously for their land. 108 is a very important number in the East as it is here in Sitka.
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