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BONNER SPRINGS, Kan. — Wyandot Nation of Kansas held an inaugural Indigenous People’s Day celebration on Saturday, offering a chance to participate in traditional dance, indigenous craft making, and taste cuisine.

“We can be united and we can work together. You can learn our history. Even though you’re not in our tribe you can learn our history, you can be a part of us because we want to teach you our history,” explained Principal Chief Judith Manthe of the Wyandot Nation of Kansas.

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Principal Chief Judith Manthe, Wyandot Nation of Kansas.

Several tribal nations including Kansas Delaware, Kickapoo, and Oklahoma Wyandot attended to preserve their culture.

“We’ve been here fighting for everything that we have here. We want to tell our stories. That is what our goal is,” added Manthe.

Wyandot and Kansas Delaware Tribes originated from Ontario, Canada and present-day New England regions of North America. Numerous treaties and forced removals led the tribes to Kansas.

Between the two tribes, their populations ranged upwards of 70,000. Through the individual tribes’ Trail of Tears stories, populations dwindled below 1,000.

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Linda Graff, Former Chief Kansas Delaware Tribe.

“When the government removed Indians to Indian territory, they required that they not practice their culture and their cultural connections be disconnected,” said Linda Graff, former Chief of the Kansas Delaware Tribe. “Everybody that has been here today is trying to recover their culture.”

Kansas’ indigenous tribes have reached the point of struggle to preserve their culture, starting with youth involvement.

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Drum circle during Community Round Dance at Wyandot Nation Indigenous People’s Day Celebration.

“Today was wonderful because we had young children learning the importance of the turtle and nature. And…

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History, care, and joy — a surprising mixture — were shared Monday at Shackamaxon, also known as Penn Treaty Park, on a gorgeous fall day during the eighth annual celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day there.

The event, put on by Indigenous Peoples’ Day Philly, Inc., honored the Lenape tribe and Indigenous communities originating or residing in the Northeast of the U.S.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day commemorates the history and legacy of native tribes within the U.S. The holiday is celebrated on what had previously been marked as Columbus Day, with the intent to decenter the perspective of European explorers like Christopher Columbus and other historical figures who sought to destroy Native cultures.

Before honoring other tribes, IPD Philly introduced visitors to the Lenape, or Delaware, tribe, whose ancestral lands span southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and southern New York. 

Curtis Zunigha, co-director of the Lenape Center in New York, spoke to the audience about the relationship between the Lenape and Quaker settlers who arrived here initially, as well as the shift from peace to strife, and the colonists dubbing the Lenape as the Delaware tribe.

To recenter the joyous aspect of the day, Zunigha led the Bean Dance, a Lenape tradition that illustrates the growth of bean plants. Many children were happy to participate, and adults were welcome to join in.

Bart “Standing Elk” Cartwright is a member of the Lenape tribe and part of the Turtle Clan signifying the original people of the Philadelphia area. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Bart “Standing Elk” Cartwright was one of those adults. The self-employed Lenape carpenter believes that the event is a sign of progress, from focusing only on the narratives of settlers from the past to highlighting the survival of the tribes across the Americas.

During the performances and speeches, people…

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Forgoing the expected stylization—be it the imperative: Correct history!, a call to revise and rewrite it, or the interrogative, Correct history?, questioning whether there might be a singular narrative—the asterisk in the title Correct History* suggests a more conditional and hypothetical approach.

The VLC Forum 2024: Correct History* explores how history and historiography invariably function as acts of correction and revision while examining some of the ideological mechanisms that drive them. Discursive strands consider how historical narratives and ideological formations are created, edited, altered, and contested, including historical revisionism, whitewashing, and rehabilitation by state and other hegemonic political actors. Over three days, the VLC Forum brings together scholars, artists, and curators whose reparative and recuperative artistic strategies point toward ways of redressing historical injustice, restitution of artifacts, memorialization, and negotiating conflict, competing claims, and historical relatedness.

Curated by Eriola Pira with Carin Kuoni, the VLC Forum is presented as part of the center’s 2022–24 Focus Theme Correction* and is accompanied by a new publication with a commissioned photo essay by Hande Sever.

For up-to-date event listings, please visit veralistcenter.org or register for our Monday newsletter here.

Day one: Thursday, October 24
Conversation, Re-visioning Native Histories: 6:30–8:30pm EDT
The New School, Wollman Hall, 65 West 11th Street, Fifth floor, New York City.

In an expansive conversation introduced and moderated by VLC Borderlands Curatorial Fellow Larissa Nez, Cree artist Kent Monkman joins Nathan Young, a member of the Delaware Tribe of Indians, to revisit some of the foundational narratives of the so-called United States of America, centering Indigenous figures, events, and narratives that have been erased or denied as part of the settler-colonial project.

Day two: Friday, October 25
Keynote, Naeem Mohaiemen: Prisoners of Shothik Itihash: 6:30–8pm EDT
The New School, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center/Parsons,…

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Indigenous Peoples Weekend is here, and to commemorate the occasion, the Museum of the American Revolution will be hosting a series of events and performances from Oct. 12 to 14.

Throughout the weekend, the Museum will be joined by members of the Delaware Tribe of Indians, who will perform traditional Lenape social dances on the Museum’s outdoor plaza, a release notes. Dance performances will take place daily at 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. and are free and open to the public.

Courtesy of the MoAR

Other activities geared towards the occasion include a “Meet the Revolution” event, and craft activities in the venue’s Revolution Place.

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With the former (daily 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.), living history interpreters Kehala Smith (Tuscarora Nation, Turtle Clan) and Jordan Smith (Mohawk, Bear Clan) will share stories about their culture, costuming, and traditions. The duo will also demonstrate and display culturally meaningful objects and materials, including woven baskets, slippery elm bark, and wampum belts.

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The Museum of the American Revolution will honor Native American history and culture with a series of events next weekend. 

Indigenous Peoples Weekend will run Saturday, Oct. 12, through Monday, Oct. 14. Each day, the museum will host traditional Native American dance performances, living history interpreters, crafts and films.

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Each day during the weekend, a group of dancers from the Delaware Tribe of Indians will perform traditional Lenape social dances. The dances, which are free and open to the public, will take place on the museum’s outdoor plaza at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. In case of inclement weather, the performances will move inside to the museum’s lobby.

Also during the weekend, living history interpreters Kehala Smith (Tuscarora Nation, Turtle Clan) and Jordan Smith (Mohawk, Bear Clan) will be in the museum’s Oneida Nation Atrium sharing stories with visitors about their culture, costuming and traditions. Visitors can check out a discovery cart, which features replica artifacts and documents linked to Tyonajanegen (Two Kettles Together), an Oneida woman who participated in the Battle of Oriskany during the Revolutionary War’s Saratoga Campaign.

In the Oneida Nation Gallery, visitors can also explore a multimedia gallery detailing the Oneida Indian Nation’s debate over whether to break away from the Six Nations Confederacy and support the Revolutionary cause. 

Join us to explore Native American history, culture and their role in the Revolutionary War with living history interpreters, traditional dance performances, and more as part of our annual Indigenous Peoples Weekend celebration at the Museum.

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— Museum of the American Revolution (@AmRevMuseum) October 5, 2024

On Saturday and Sunday, visitors can color a wampum belt craft. Wampum beads — purple and white beads made from seashells or glass —…

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WEST CHESTER, PA — West Chester University has once again been honored with the prestigious Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award by Insight Into Diversity magazine, marking the fifth consecutive year the institution has received this national recognition. This award acknowledges the university’s steadfast dedication to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across its campus.

Tracey Robinson, Vice President of the Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at West Chester University, emphasized the significance of this accolade. “The HEED Award demonstrates engagement in a wide array of best practices, in addition to innovation and a collective commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. This award is all about what we do, not just what we say,” Robinson stated. The university’s efforts to serve a diverse student body have been pivotal to this recognition.

Among the initiatives that contributed to the award are the COMPASS Program, which boasts an impressive 87% student retention rate, and the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Gordon Natural Area. The latter included new signage in both the Lenape and English languages, reflecting a collaboration with the Delaware Tribe of Indians. Additionally, the university has expanded its support services for pregnant and parenting students and launched the Moon Shot for Equity Initiative, aimed at closing equity gaps through strategic interventions.

The HEED Award process is rigorous, involving a comprehensive application that evaluates recruitment and retention strategies, leadership support for diversity, and campus culture, among other criteria. Lenore Pearlstein, publisher of Insight Into Diversity, highlighted the thoroughness required to select the award recipients, emphasizing the high standards set for institutions to achieve this honor.

West Chester University will be featured in the November/December 2024 issue of Insight Into Diversity magazine alongside 113 other distinguished institutions, celebrating its ongoing commitment to…

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State Audit Reveals More Than $300,000 in Misappropriated Funds in Red Rock

A State Auditor and Inspector’s report shows hundreds of thousands of dollars were misappropriated in the Town of Red Rock.

The auditor says the office has seen an uptick in forensic audit requests for small towns.

Fewer than 300 people live in Red Rock, in Noble County.

From the beginning of 2019 to mid-2024, the state auditor and inspector’s office found about $336,000 was misappropriated from the town and the Public Works Authority.

State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd says for a small town like Red Rock, the impact of losing the funds can be felt for years.

“A lot of our small cities and towns are struggling for revenue streams to just keep basic functions in operation, and whenever you have such a large misappropriation of funds as this, it could take a decade for this small town to get back on its feet,” Byrd said.

Among the findings, the audit shows the town’s former clerk and treasurer misappropriated more than $241,000 and the clerk’s spouse also received unlawful payments.

Byrd found, the town’s board members were also overpaid and another clerk misappropriated funds.

City Leaders Discuss Litigation Options For Mold Infested Norman Library

The Norman City Council held a closed-door session Tuesday night to discuss legal options related to the ongoing mold issues at the Norman Central Library.

The library has been closed since last November.

Documents show the building has had mold problems since 2018, months after construction began.

Officials are weighing potential litigation costs which could reach $200,000 according to estimates.

No public statements were made after the meeting.

The library’s reopening date remains uncertain.

Oklahoma Tribes Receive Domestic Violence Prevention Grants

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded nine Oklahoma tribal nations $6.2 million under two programs.

The Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program allocated funding to tribes to decrease…

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The Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program allocated funding to tribes to decrease domestic violence incidents within the reservation and to provide support to tribes exercising sovereign authority over these crimes and the perpetrators.

The Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma received the largest amount under this fund, totaling at $1,169,642. Following that was the Eastern Shawnee Tribe at $793,463; the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma at $792,148; the Quapaw Nation at $600,000 and the Delaware Tribe of Indians at $282,632.

In addition to this, the 2024 Office for Victims of Crime Tribal Victim Services Program awarded funds to support victims’ needs through traditional and cultural services as identified by the tribes.

The Eastern Shawnee Tribe, the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, and the Osage Nation each received $441,989. The Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma also received $394,653; the Seneca Cayuga Tribe $254,413 and the Shawnee Tribe $229,973 respectively.

According to the DOJ, four out of five Native people have been or will be the victim of domestic violence in their lifetime.

A 2023 report from the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office shows Oklahoma has seen a steady increase in intimate partner related offenses and homicide. In the past four years, there have been over 100 victims of domestic violence related murders.

Oklahoma currently ranks third in the nation for intimate partner homicide, and number one for domestic violence offenses.

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Blue Whale Materials (BWM) – a leader in advanced lithium-ion battery recycling – announced it has been selected for negotiation of an award of over $55 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC) under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing Program.

The selection is part of BWM’s larger $110 million expansion initiative, which will enable BWM’s state-of-the-art facility in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, to process up to 50,000 tons of battery feedstock annually and produce enough valuable critical minerals to power 100,000+ electric vehicles annually.

These expanded operations will convert 3.5 times more end-of-life batteries and production scrap into Blacksand, a high-purity, dry, mixed-metal precursor that stands apart from the conventional black mass. And this state-of-the-art process recovers up to 98% of the cobalt and nickel in lithium-ion batteries and production scrap. It significantly reduces contaminants such as aluminum, copper, and fluorine, leading to a high metal recovery rate and creating an optimized input for downstream metal refiners and battery material manufacturers.

BWM is a portfolio company of Ara Partners, which is a global private equity firm that is decarbonizing the industrial economy. And by scaling up operations, BWM will further establish itself as a leading supplier of critical minerals for electric vehicle manufacturers, battery producers, and energy storage companies. The expansion is another meaningful step toward creating a closed loop and sustainable feedstock solutions for spent lithium-ion batteries.

The expansion is expected to create 150 permanent jobs and 180 construction jobs, increasing local employment in Bartlesville and contributing to the state’s sustainable growth.

About $3 million of the grant would go towards workforce development and community outreach through expanded partnership programs with the Delaware Tribe of Indians, Blue Star Recyclers, Tri-County Tech, and James Emmett and Company.

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