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Akron's annual commemoration of Native American history, life, and culture will take place virtually on the Library's Facebook page.
Akron-Summit County Public Library will join with a coalition of history and education organizations to sponsor this Facebook Live event on the Library's Facebook page, featuring interviews with founders of the commemorative event and their American Indian colleagues. Participants include Sam Chestnut and Matt Russ of the Lippman School along with Akron historian, Dave Lieberth. They will be joined in conversation by LaDonna Blue Eye, an enrolled member of the Choctaw nation, as well as other representatives of Indian nations appearing virtually on the program.
North American First People's day was created in 2018 when students at the Lippman School prompted Akron City Council to set aside the first Monday in October as a tribute to American Indians. The commemoration is guided by the Portage Path Collaborative, an assembly of organizations that includes the Summit County Historical Society, The Lippman School, Summit Metro Parks, and The University of Akron Institute for Human Science and Culture/Cummings Center for the History of Psychology. Akron Public Schools has incorporated studies of Native Americans into their curriculum and Teachers are encouraged to invite students to watch. Students from Lippman, Portage Path CLC and the Cheyenne Nation joined together to create a mobile app that provides extensive information about the Portage Path Indian trail. This app can be accessed at www.walkportagepath.com.
No registration is required. This Conversation will be available live, for free, via Facebook Live exclusively at Akron-Summit County Public Library's Facebook Page.
AGE GROUP: | Teen | School Age (Grades 3-5) | Family | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Virtual Program |
TAGS: | Portage Path | Native American History | Akron History |
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