On Monday, October 11, 2021 the SLP American Indian Parent Advisory Committee (AIPAC) hosted a virtual celebration for Indigenous People’s Day. Special thanks to AIPAC Members and their families for coordinating this event. Michael Charette, a member of the Red Cliff band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, provided tales of Laughing Fox, a musical journey with flutes and stories.
Did you know that the St. Louis Park Public Schools School Board unanimously approved a Land Acknowledgment statement at its April 26, 2021 meeting? Such statements are typically intended to recognize and respect that Indigenous Peoples as traditional stewards of the land and the enduring relationship that exists between Indigenous Peoples and their traditional territories. The District's Land Acknowledgment statement is below:
We are gathered on the land of the Dakota and Ojibwe peoples. I ask you to join me in acknowledging the Dakota and Ojibwe community, their elders both past and present, as well as future generations. St. Louis Park Public Schools also acknowledges that it was founded upon exclusions and erasures of many Indigenous Peoples, including those on whose land this school district is located. This acknowledgement demonstrates a commitment to dismantling the ongoing legacies of colonial power and the district’s desire to support the ongoing work of local Indigenous communities to thrive in our schools.
