September 30 marks the National Day of Remembrance for U.S. Indian Boarding Schools. Recent discoveries of mass graves at Canadian residential schools have highlighted the shared legacy of abuse in the U.S. and other countries. Healing starts with accountability from the institutions responsible.
From International Examiner (by Roxanne Ray) – Opening on MLK Day, January 15th, The Creative Café seeks to provide a “third place” in the Central District.
From The Conversation (By Elisa J. Sobo, Michael Lambert, & Valerie Lambert) – Three anthropologists explain the rationale of the Association of Indigenous Anthropologists’ recent request to officially pause land acknowledgements.
From Northwest Asian Weekly (By Kai Curry) – “Centuries and Still” is a short film from Vietnamese director Sally Tran recounting the history of anti-Asian discrimination in the United States.
