Invitation to Wreath Laying Ceremony

 This Friday, September 30th, please join the Gadugi scholars at the old Cherokee Training School silo (by the EBCI transportation office) for our wreath laying in memory of the children who died at the boarding school as well as in honor of those who survived. The ceremony will begin at 12:30 pm and will last approximately fifteen minutes. All are welcome! S'gi

2021 wreath laying ceremony

Orange Shirt Day

 This is my great-great Grandfather, Lorenzo Dow Swayney. He and his sister were taken from their home in the Big Cove community of the Qualla Boundary and sent to the boarding school in Hampton, Virginia. I will be wearing orange this Friday in his memory. I hope you all will also wear orange and keep the stories of what happened alive. S'gi!!

Upcoming Gadugi Events

 The Gadugi Partnership has a busy fall coming up with lots of exciting programs being held on campus! Below are some of the events we will be offering...please come out and join us and support the partnership if you can!

October 10th: 
Why Ira Walked: The Struggle to Teach American Indian History
This presentation examines the challenges for teaching an honest and 
unflinching history of the American Indian in the midst of 
the national panic over Critical Race Theory.

October 24th:

Voting Rights in Indian Territory 

This session is led by Dr. Jean Schroedel, author of 

Voting in Indian Country: The View from the Trenches

and will discuss efforts at disenfranchising Native communities across

the United States.

November 2nd:

American Indian Film Series Kickoff

We will launch the American Indian Film Series with a showing of 

Powerlands

In this film a young Navajo filmmaker investigates displacement of Indigenous people and devastation of the environment caused by the same chemical companies that have exploited the land where she was born. On this personal and political journey she learns from Indigenous activists across three continents.

Orange Shirt Day

 Siyo, everyone! Don't forget that Friday, September 30, is Orange Shirt Day. The day is set aside to remember the victims of Indian Boarding Schools and to honor the survivors. It is vital that we never forget the physical, spiritual and emotional abuse these children experienced so that we may insure it never, ever happens again. You can find more information the link below. S'gi!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/orange-shirt-day.../....

Why Ira Walked: The Struggle to Teach American Indian History

Click on the photo below to watch the trailer for Gadugi's Indigenous Peoples Day celebration presentation!!

 

Anthony Toineeta

 The Gadugi Partnership would like to announce that we recently partnered with American Forests to plant a tree in memory of former Gadugi scholar Anthony Toineeta. American Forests work in partnership with local organizations in an effort to restore areas that are in greatest need. They planted Anthony's tree in a part of the Central Oregon Fire Scar Reforestation project. For this project, 900,000 trees--including Anthony's--were planted to replenish the forest after fire damage.

Rest in Power.

Disruption

 This is an awesome event showcasing the remarkable artistic talent on the Qualla Boundary. And several former Gadugi scholars are represented!! Please stop by and check it out!

Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration at Appalachian State!

 Mark your calendars for a very special event on October 10--Indigenous Peoples Day!! I am so excited for this presentation, and even more excited to be doing it with two of my very favorite former students, Darius Lambert and Simon Montelongo! We will be talking about the Critical Race Theory panic and how it threatens the teaching of honest American Indian history. Please come join us if you can. The program is sponsored by the Gadugi Partnership and App State's Native American Student Association!