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X-WR-CALNAME:Indigenous Heritage Month Keynote: "We Are Still Here\, We Are
  the Story and We Are the Land: Honoring the Past\, Present and Future of 
 the Indigenous People of Western Massachusetts"
X-WR-TIMEZONE:Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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DESCRIPTION:Born and raised in Springfield\, Massachusetts\, Larry Spotted 
 Crow Mann is an author\, musician\, activist and community engaged leader.
  A member of the Nipmuc tribe\, he also co-directs the Okheteau Cultural C
 enter\, which offers classes\, workshops and a space for the Indigenous co
 mmunity to connect. The Nipmuc (which means ‘Fresh Water” people) exis
 ts as an indigenous community in Central Massachusetts. Their ancestral la
 nd once comprised over 1000 square miles from northern Rhode Island\, Conn
 ecticut\, central Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. As Larry Spott
 ed Crow Mann reflects on the presence and vitality of the Nipmuch people a
 nd other Indigenous tribes of Western Massachusetts\, he continues to comb
 at the stereotype that all Native Americans are gone from the area. Tellin
 g traditional stories\, he educates those around him about the historic an
 d contemporary legacy of the Indigenous people of Western Massachusetts.\n
 \nBefore the lecture\, there will be a special memorial and reflection in 
 honor of the Indigenous ancestor whose remains were recently repatriated f
 rom Mount Holyoke to the Stockbridge Munsee tribe in community with the Ni
 pmuc.
GEO:42.256764;-72.572917
LOCATION:Art Building\, Gamble Auditorium
SUMMARY:Indigenous Heritage Month Keynote: "We Are Still Here\, We Are the 
 Story and We Are the Land: Honoring the Past\, Present and Future of the I
 ndigenous People of Western Massachusetts"
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.mtholyoke.edu/event/indigenous_heritage_month_
 keynote_we_are_still_here_we_are_the_story_and_we_are_the_land_honoring_th
 e_past_present_and_future_of_the_indigenous_people_of_western_massachusett
 s
CATEGORIES:Gatherings & Meetings
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