Ceremonies, speeches and performances in traditional regalia Monday came two years after President Joe Biden officially commemorated the day honoring “America’s first inhabitants and the Tribal Nations that continue to thrive today.”
Three-year-old Estelle Evans was on stage during the Ánchichx Kwaan Dancers performance at the Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration at Alaska Pacific University on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023.
People attend an Indigenous Peoples Day Sunrise Ceremony at Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis, Minn. on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Vanessa Gloria, left, and Maggie Cooper, right, both of the Duwamish Tribe, hold out their arms during remarks from Duwamish councilwoman Desiree Fagan before a celebratory march for Indigenous Peoples Day, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Seattle.
Gina Ondola, a Dena’ina Athabascan from the city, said she graduated from East Anchorage High School in 1962 with only four or five other Alaska Natives in her class and certainly no Indigenous culture club. Jeanette Akin, left, whose family is from the village of Kake, sang and drummed with Áanchich'x Kwaan Dancers during their performance at the Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration at Alaska Pacific University on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023."This is a wonderful opportunity for us to connect with other Alaska Native and American Indian people and celebrate our indigenous heritage," said Akin.
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